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M-Two Inc. has reportedly been in operation for over a year
Read More »Former PlatinumGames CEO Tatsuya Minami leads new Capcom-backed studio, M-Two Inc.
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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 …
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Paradox acquires Airlines Manager developer Playrion Game Studio
Playrion becomes eight internal studio at fast-growing strategy specialist …
7 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…
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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” …
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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 …
Kalypso Media opens new studio in Frankfurt
"I couldn’t be prouder to be working on a true icon of strategy gaming," says new studio director
Read More »Bethesda puts free-to-play card game The Elder Scrolls: Legend on indefinite hold
"We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future"
Read More »Gameloft UK’s closure followed redundancies in Brisbane and Manila offices
"The company said it was “working with all employees, on a case by case basis, to find the best way to handle their situation"
Read More »Flavourworks hires new MD following £3m investment round
"As soon as I saw the company’s plans for the future, I knew I had to get involved"
Read More »Vote in the UK General Election and win gaming prizes with the Gamechangers Giveaway
"It’s time to step up and be a gamechanger"
Read More »2K’s Kelley Gilmore on Cloud Chamber, working on a new Bioshock title, and being the first female studio head in 2K history
"I’m really honoured to have the opportunity to build this new team and deliver the next offering in one of the greatest game franchises ever created."
Read More »Niantic partners with Qualcomm Technologies for a ‘multi-year joint collaboration’ on AR hardware, software, and cloud-components
"We’re looking forward to helping move the entire AR industry forward as we work together"
Read More »Chucklefish apologises for ‘insensitive’ casting decisions that didn’t acknowledge the ‘systemic problem of representation in the industry’
"We sincerely apologise for the harm we have caused"
Read More »Adobe acquires Oculus’ 3D sculpting tool, Medium
"We’re excited to share that Medium is joining the Adobe family"
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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+
