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Read More »Celeste developer establishes new Canadian studio, Extremely OK Games
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Double Eleven’s Jenny Wheatley: ‘You should take a chance on a studio that will give you the space to grow and learn.’
Taking a new opportunity in the industry can open a door to the job of your dreams. We catch up with…
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Creative Assembly: ‘There are many definitions of Technical Art, and all of them are correct’
The team at Creative Assembly debunks some common dev role myths. This month, Mohrag Taylor, princip…
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Starbreeze announces plan to repay its debts
The company hopes to repay its creditors within five years …
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Iterating for Better: Just 40% of working mums feel enthusiastic returning to work
This month, MCV looks into how attitudes to maternity leave can have an enormous effect on the retur…
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The Sounds Of… Martin Stig Andersen
Every month, we discuss the unique process of making music for video games …
Nintendo announces 20 SNES games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online retro library
Games include Super Mario World, Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Read More »Niantic settles trespassing class-action and promises to implement new reporting system
The 12 plaintiffs themselves receive just $1000 each
Read More »Nintendo unveils new sports and fitness peripheral for Nintendo Switch
More details are expected on September 12th
Read More »Ikumi Nakamura leaves Tango Gameworks before Ghostwire: Tokyo’s completion
"Contact me if anyone wants to work with me!”
Read More »Why more studios and partners than ever are supporting next week’s Women in Games Conference
Women in Games has brought in a raft of new partners for this year’s conference and beyond
Read More »New Steam Library changes and dev tools want to ‘help connect you with your audience’
"We've been listening to a lot of feedback from game developers about better tools and channels"
Read More »Sledgehammer opens new studio in Melbourne, Australia
"You’re looking at the first official hire at Sledgehammer Games Melbourne!"
Read More »Game Revolution and PlayStation LifeStyle parent company Mandatory ‘fires’ freelancers for chasing late pay
"They said in order to stay employed with them I had to write 80 articles a month"
Read More »Ukie hopes its new diversity census will be the ‘most detailed analysis on the diversity of the industry’s workforce ever conducted’
"The anonymised data will then be aggregated and used to form a high level analysis of the make-up of the UK games industry"
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Landing the best possible hire for your games industry role – studios and agencies provide expert advice
With skill shortages causing problems across the industry, finding and successfully hiring the best employee can be a challenge, so we reach out to the experts for their advice
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Ubisoft wants to help teach kids to program with Rabbids Coding
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When We Made… Ape Out
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How Wargaming is bridging the cultural divide with its biggest assault on western markets to date
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Ain’t no party like an Xbox party – Aaron Greenberg clarifies exclusivity stance and explains why the upcoming X019 is coming to London
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Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Firesprite
Richard Wood, senior development manager, sat down with Aardvark Swift to talk about what makes Firesprite such a great studio to work for.
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Double Eleven’s Jenny Wheatley: ‘You should take a chance on a studio that will give you the space to grow and learn.’
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Creative Assembly: ‘There are many definitions of Technical Art, and all of them are correct’
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Iterating for Better: Just 40% of working mums feel enthusiastic returning to work
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Playtonic Games’ Anthea van Leeuwen: “Don’t take anything for granted. Keep working on your skills as you go.”
