Destiny creator Bungie has announced a series of expansion plans for the company, including opening its first international office in Amsterdam.
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Hiro Capital leads $15 million of Games VC investment into Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano Games
Venture Capital fund Hiro Capital has made investments in three international game studios. …

Sony is shutting down development at Japan Studio
"In an effort to further strengthen business operations, SIE can confirm PlayStation Studios Japan S…

Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
This research forms the basis for a new report, Games Marketing Insights for 2021, which is availabl…

Coin Master Surpasses $2 Billion in Lifetime Player Spending
The game earned $1.2 billion in 2020 alone, a 122.4 per cent increase over 2019. …

Mid-to-hardcore, cross-platform games played on weekdays – Unity’s predicts 2021 trends
Non-mobile gaming grew by over 38 per cent in 2020 …
GDC goes all-digital for 2021, dropping its in-person plans
GDC has cancelled its original plans to host a hybrid event in 2021, choosing instead to host an all-digital event this year.
Read More »EA completes its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
“This is the beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content as we bring together the talented teams at Electronic Arts and Codemasters."
Read More »EA looks to free trial period to establish Knockout City – the ‘dodgebrawl’ game from creators of Mario Kart Live
Can latest title succeed where Rocket Arena failed
Read More »Star Wars Hunters – Zynga’s first console title breaks cover on Nintendo Direct
Brighton-developed title from Boss Alien is unveiled – but when did it pivot to console?
Read More »Guildford’s Turbulenz becomes Larian Guildford – to work on Baldur’s Gate 3
Turbulenz becomes part of Larian and is set to double in size
Read More »[From the industry] TIGA calls for UK Government to boost competition across the UK
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, said today that the UK Government should adopt a more robust approach to foster healthy competition in the UK.
Read More »Dota 2 is receiving a Netflix anime adaptation
The eight episode series is titled DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, and will launch on Netflix on March 25th globally
Read More »Developers can now send their games to Microsoft to test its accessibility
Microsoft has now expanded its Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, and is now offering to assess developers' games to see how accessible they are.
Read More »Vikings are big business in 2021 – two Jormungandr-sized hits in three months
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Valheim both surpass expectations
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How to Make a Monster Trailer… and empower it with Social Weirdness with Liquid Crimson
We caught up with Lauran Carter, head of comms at Liquid Crimson, to discuss its work during the pandemic, the new demands of next-gen titles, and bringing the Guildford Games Festival to the masses
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“73 per cent of Reddit users find out about new games on Reddit” – How to market your game on Reddit
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“A huge learning curve was understanding and being OK with not being able to be as effective as I was pre-COVID” – Joining the games industry post-COVID
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Press Alert: Games journalists speak on the past, present and future of games journalism
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“Carlyle really makes sense for us, that independent spirit. We only need to think about ourselves,” – Behind the acquisition of Runescape creator Jagex
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Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
This research forms the basis for a new report, Games Marketing Insights for 2021, which is available to download for free today.
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“Current data suggests that over two thirds of job seekers consider a diverse workforce to be important when comparing companies and job offers” – Debugging D&I
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“We have plans to continue growing our teams across all of our locations, especially our Manchester studio” – Team17 in the Recruiter Hotseat
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The value of blended in-game advertising in a privacy-first world – Anzu.io’s Ben Fenster
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“We have amazing creative industries, and games are a key part. We should acknowledge that.” – Ukie’s Grace Shin