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A full list of all the games revealed at Sony's press conference
Read More »All the games from the Playstation 5 press conference
18 hours ago
A Eurovision for games! Introducing the Europlay Games Contest
Unreleased games will go head-to-head to find the best indie title in Europe …
21 hours ago
8Bitdo’s launches officially-branded Xbox controller for xCloud
Mobile controller is clear indication that smartphone is a key format for cloud gaming …
21 hours ago
Now everyone wants to buy Warner Bros… with Microsoft the latest rumoured hat in the ring
But don't presume that a platform holder purchase of Warner means certain exclusivity …
22 hours ago
“Substance is a place to thrive and display your individuality” – Elisha Brown, Substance Global
Elisha Brown, social media account manager at Substance Global, talks about her work, the opportunit…
2 days ago
Will Rishi Sunak become the ‘next-gen Chancellor’ with £500 giveaway?
£500. For every adult. In the same year as a new console generation. You couldn't make it up. …
PlayStation triumphs, with E3 press conference it said it wouldn’t have, in a year where there’s no E3
A somewhat traditional effort was packed with great content and executed to perfection
Read More »Despite landmark cases in Fortnite and Call of Duty – licensing in games is still a tricky issue
Recent victories for Call of Duty, NBA 2K and Fortnite, but battle isn't over yet
Read More »Expect the unexpected – Sony’s PS5 showcase is both wonderfully and frustratingly unpredictable
If not tonight then when will Sony discuss the big three: Console. Price. Date.
Read More »Chinese console market will double in size over next five years – Niko Partners
"China’s tough regulatory environment is currently a negative and prohibits growth of the legal market.”
Read More »Was Hellblade II actually the first showing of Unreal Engine 5?
It seems that we saw Unreal Engine 5 even before Epic’s own announcement
Read More »Unity reports a 46% increase in daily active gamers, alongside a jump in monetisation, due to COVID-19
The report points to a dramatic increase in daily users, likely due to the social distancing measures brought on globally due to the crisis
Read More »Nintendo’s data breach affected 300,000 users
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will continue working to safeguard our platforms and our customers' data."
Read More »Unity 2019 LTS is now available
The long-term support version of Unity 2019 contains everything from the previous three TECH steam releases, and includes all the fixes and improvements added to Unity 2019.3 since its release earlier this year.
Read More »Xbox revolutionises console bundled games with Digital Direct – but will it let third-party publishers in on the party?
New system should boost sign-ups to services such as Game Pass
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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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“Substance is a place to thrive and display your individuality” – Elisha Brown, Substance Global
Elisha Brown, social media account manager at Substance Global, talks about her work, the opportunities for progression and the importance of curiosity
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“I like the problem-solving aspect of my role; trying to figure out why we see certain patterns in the data” – MAG Interactive’s Lucy Hill
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Sensor Tower: How the mobile games market is faring amid the global pandemic
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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
