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Read More »New UK gaming website Play Diaries will ‘focus on storytelling’ in games
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Japan accounts for almost a quarter of global mobile spend from App Store and Google Play
Mobile analyst Sensor Tower has just published a report showing that Japan continues to spend huge a…
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2K inserts Oculus Rift adverts into NBA 2K21 just weeks after launch
2K has also added in-game billboards imploring players simply to 'VOTE' …
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[From the industry] Esports in the UK – new Ukie report looks into size and growth of sector
New report shows that the sector has grown at an average rate of 8.5% annually between 2016 and 2019…
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Disc Room developers launch sawblade-based game jam to demystify game development
"Just because a game is simple doesn’t mean it has to be boring" …
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Crystal Dynamics delays next-gen edition of Marvel’s Avengers until 2021
"Marvel’s Avengers’ launch was not without turbulence" …
The UK video games industry is ‘on course for growth’
"2020 is set to be an encouraging year for our industry"
Read More »Register now to run a Global Game Jam later this month
"Working with this amazing charity has opened my eyes to what a great impact a small staff and a massive team of volunteers can have on a global scale"
Read More »Nexon sells mobile dev Gloops for a single Japanese Yen
"Keeping up with such changes in game development and operations has continued to be more difficult than initially expected"
Read More »Sony appoints Veronica Rogers as new SVP of business operations
"I am excited to join a company that has such a passionate community, legendary history"
Read More »UK retailer GAME will close dozens of stores unless landlords offer ‘realistic’ rents
"GAME with its extensive retail footprint, needs to restructure and landlords need to work with us in setting realistic, fair rents"
Read More »Only 20 per cent of parents use parental controls but half worry about time kids spend gaming – as Ukie launches Get Smart About P.L.A.Y initiative with Rio Ferdinand
New initiative will promote existing parental controls to the vast majority of parents who do not take advantage of them
Read More »Death Stranding leads the nominations for the 20th annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Control and Outer Wilds also pick up several nominations
Read More »Brenda and John Romero headline Interactive Futures 2020
"Their knowledge will provide delegates with invaluable insight"
Read More »Australia games retailer EB Games to close 19 ‘unprofitable’ stores
"EB Games [will] continue to be one of Australia’s largest specialty retailers"
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Accessing Valhalla – Descriptive Video Works on producing audio-transcribed trailers for Assassin’s Creed
We find out about the work that went into producing the audio described trailer for one of this year’s biggest releases
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New games, fresh experiences – Taking a look behind the games with Frontier’s new games label, Frontier Foundry
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“We’re a woman and a black man making games, heading up a studio… it just naturally brings a more diverse range of applicants” – behind the scenes at Silver Rain Games
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“The way governments behave, even in Western democracies is quite creepy” – Why the Animal Farm game is alarmingly relevant to our political climate
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Onboarding a whole studio stress free – The inside story of Sumo Digital’s buyout of Lab42
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Iterating for Better: How companies can tackle unconscious bias
We’ve previously covered Unconscious Bias in the hiring process, but here Amiqus' Liz Prince discusses the issue of how it plays out in the workplace, and how you can tackle it…
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Facebook Gaming: Achieve more with less with Automated App Ads
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“The industry can’t afford for this year’s graduates to be less prepared than those that came before them” – Levelling up the academic year with Aardvark Swift
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Could 2020 prove a watershed year for games? – James Douglas, Riot Communications
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“A huge part of narrative and mood is set within a game’s art style and location” – Mediatonic’s Anna Hollinrake
