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13 nominations for The Last of Us Part II sets new record
Read More »[From the industry] BAFTA games nominations announced
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[From the industry] World’s Biggest Charity Event in Gaming Returns For 2021 with Fourteen Fantastic Charities
Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, Jingle Jam brings together the whole gaming community in an epi…
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“Keywords has been hugely focussed on supporting our employees around the world, throughout this unprecedented time” – How gaming’s most global company is building a better workplace out of the pandemic
We talk to Sonia Sedler, COO and joint interim CEO of Keywords Studios, who is using the opportunity…
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MY.GAMES acquires hyper-casual publisher Mamboo Games
"There is a symbiosis between MY.GAMES' expertise in mid-core games and Mamboo Games' expertise whic…
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Ins and Outs – September 2021’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's Sept…
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Keywords Studios appoints Bertrand Bodson as its new CEO
"We are delighted to have attracted a candidate of Bertrand's calibre to lead Keywords through the n…
[From the industry] Kickstart – games industry to advertise over 100 roles across the country through Government scheme
Forty-five games businesses – including EA, Nosebleed Interactive, Plan of Attack, Drumroll HQ and Futurlab - will be advertising 115 roles
Read More »Terraria is once again coming to Stadia, after developer’s Google account is unbanned
"Due to the hard work the Stadia team has put in - as well as our partners at 505 Games - we have decided that we will allow the upcoming launch Terraria on Google Stadia to proceed"
Read More »HP Inc to acquire HyperX
HP Inc has reached an agreement to acquire HyperX for $425 million.
Read More »E3 2021’s physical event is reportedly cancelled
In a report published by the Board of Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Commission, E3 2021 is listed as a "cancelled event."
Read More »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.
Read More »Sony is shutting down development at Japan Studio
"In an effort to further strengthen business operations, SIE can confirm PlayStation Studios Japan Studio will be re-organized into a new organization on April 1"
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »GameMaker Studio 2 launches support for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
YoYo Games has announced that its popular 2D games engine, GameMaker Studio 2, will shortly launch support for next-gen consoles, with a date set of March 2021. The feature is currently in closed beta, but once launches will allow users to create titles for the devices. Of course, it’s possible …
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“Keywords has been hugely focussed on supporting our employees around the world, throughout this unprecedented time” – How gaming’s most global company is building a better workplace out of the pandemic
We talk to Sonia Sedler, COO and joint interim CEO of Keywords Studios, who is using the opportunity to improve the lives of 8,500 staff, across 69 studios and 22 countries
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Marketing Panel: The experts talk about their changing approaches to game marketing
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Lawn Mowing Simulator is undoubtedly the most British release of a very British summer – creator Skyhook Games talks on balancing co-development with its own IP
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Career Switch: The UK games industry on making a change in their careers – “Sometimes in your career, you just have to do what feels right and hope for the best, even if it’s terrifying at the time.”
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“It’s show business, the games business. Not every game is successful” – catching up with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi aboard HMS Belfast
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Levelling Up: Dead Good PR’s Carly Moxey: ‘”There are plenty of other people working within gaming PR who haven’t got here through what would be considered a ‘conventional’ career path.”
Carly Moxey, account director at Dead Good PR, talks humility and confidence, the varied paths to PR, regular appraisals, and her Bloodborne achievements
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“We like to put ideas first and that kind of integrity can be hard to hang on to in the world of global campaigns, mass messaging and celebrity influencers” – James Glover, Fluid Design
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The Art Of… Yes, Your Grace: “Pixel art is just another style and it also requires a level of expertise to create good results.”
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Discoverability: Are your games visible to shoppers? – eebz
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Debugging D&I: Polystream talks about how to take the first steps to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
