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Read More »“It’s tough out there, but the code must get through” – Paul Stone, Indigo Pearl
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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 …
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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 …
So why is Creative Assembly giving away Total War for 24 hours on Epic Games Store?
Creative Assembly seem to have come up with the best strategy yet for the tricky Epic exclusive
Read More »PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show postponed for a week
The E3 that never was, is now the delayed E3 that never was
Read More »Need socially distanced motion capture? Audiomotion is open for business
"There is no need to delay production at the front end of the development period."
Read More »Tencent has not bought DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive – UPDATE
Tencent's most recent purchase is a majority stake in DayZ and and ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive
Read More »Wired Productions partners with Koch Media in distribution deal
The partnership is kicking off with Camel 101's Those Who Remain
Read More »MY.GAMES store to offer 90/10 split to game developers
The new plan applies to all purchases that have been made through the developer's advertising campaigns.
Read More »Gaming presses pause in respect of US protests – Activision joins EA and PlayStation – but what about the other ‘E3’ shows?
Multiple gaming giants have announced the delay of major announcements over the last 24 hours. Activision, PlayStation and EA lead the move, with all three postponing events which were to have taken place this week, in response to the continuing protests in the US after the death of George Floyd. …
Read More »Uncharted stars to present first ever ‘The Future Games Show’ into an E3-shaped hole later this week
We talk to Future's Daniel Dawkins about the upcoming show with Nolan North and Emily Rose.
Read More »Zynga acquires Peak – creator of Toy Blast and Toon Blast – for $1.8 billion
Zynga estimates that deal will boost its Daily Active Users by some sixty per cent
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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+
