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Read More »EA and Mojang call off live events due to coronavirus
10 hours ago
2K announces prices and terms for next-gen and cross-gen versions of NBA 2K21 – but it could be simpler
£5 premium for next-gen versions plus cross-gen editions available at a premium …
13 hours ago
Paradox acquires Airlines Manager developer Playrion Game Studio
Playrion becomes eight internal studio at fast-growing strategy specialist …
13 hours ago
OFCOM reports that only 3 to 6% of all gamers have ever purchased loot boxes
And only five per cent are signed up to game library subscriptions, and 21 per cent have received up…
15 hours ago
Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot sends open letter regarding sexual harrassment: “Change Starts Today”
“I want to be clear: you are heard, and you are helping drive necessary change within the company” …
2 days ago
Lord Grade takes to BBC Breakfast to call for loot box regulation – could it happen and when?
House of Lords Gambling Committee calls for urgent action on loot boxes …
The Wonderful 101 Remastered crowdfunding effort raises $2.25m
"We couldn't have done it without all of you!"
Read More »Buyer of the world’s last known Nintendo PlayStation prototype won’t leave it ‘buried in a closet somewhere’
"I'm interested in sharing my passion for gaming"
Read More »Epic Games is ‘wholeheartedly supporting’ GeForce Now as 2K is the latest publisher to withdraw its games
"Game companies who want to move the game industry towards a healthier state for everyone should be supporting this kind of service!"
Read More »Here are your MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2020 winners – with Media Molecule, Nintendo and Rare all winning big – Thanks to everyone who voted!
We can now reveal all the winners of the inaugural MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2020.
Read More »Iam8bit resigns as creative directors of E3
"It's with mixed emotions that Iam8bit has decided to resign as creative directors of what was to be an evolutionary E3 2020 floor experience"
Read More »Bungie and Microsoft ask ’employees who can work from home to do so’
Microsoft says it will continue to pay its hourly service providers "their regular pay during this period of reduced service needs"
Read More »Sony and Neil Druckmann to bring The Last of Us to HBO
"I couldn't think of better partners to bring the story of The Last of Us to life"
Read More »ESA insists E3 2020 is going ahead despite host city Los Angeles declaring a state of emergency
"Please know that we will continue to evaluate new developments and provide updates as needed"
Read More »Yumi Yang replaces Shannon Studstill as Sony Santa Monica’s new studio head
"She is perfectly positioned to lead Santa Monica Studio to a bold and exciting future"
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“I wanted to get bits of British culture in the game that aren’t seen” – Can games help us understand what it means to be British?
We talk to the creators of Pendragon, Landlord’s Super and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture about their take on Britain and how they engage with our biggest issues
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The Yorkshire Games Community – “Yorkshire has a friendliness to it unlike anywhere else I’ve been to”
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Mediatonic launches 300-strong Tonic Games Group – “It means that we can all be much more resilient and stand the test of time”
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“It’s illegal to discriminate based on race. So why does it still happen in the games industry?” – POC in Play explains how to make real change.
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“As streaming platforms like Stadia reduce technical limitations, studios will be given new design possibilities” – ZeniMax Online talks The Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia
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Sensor Tower: How the mobile games market is faring amid the global pandemic
Q1 2020 was by far the best quarter ever for mobile game downloads, hitting more than 13 billion installs across the App Store and Google Play
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Emotion Engine: Video game music to motivate or relax you during lockdown – Thomas Quillfeldt, Laced Records
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Mobile games industry M&A heads into overdrive – Craig Chapple, Sensor Tower
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“Onboarding remotely is uncharted territory for most studios” – Amiqus’ Liz Prince gives tips on onboarding new staff in a pandemic
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Pride in gaming – Gayming Magazine’s Robin Gray on 12 transformative months for LGBTQ+
