Develop:Brighton announces the conference’s first ever open roundtables
Covering themes such as LGBTQ representation and mental health, all attendees are welcome to come along and discuss
diversity
Vlambeer's Rami Ismail: 'My problem with the word diversity is that it's an English word'
One of the biggest voices in indie gaming talks about broader cultural inclusivity
Testronic Talk: How we can all help the Women in Games initiative
Head of games business Ann Hurley discusses why Testronic is proud to be a Women in Games Ambassador – but says more needs to be done across the board to encourage women in to the business
Blizzard "global diversity and inclusion initiative" leaked in email
Reported by Kotaku, Blizzard want to do more to increase under-represented people in workforce
Zynga make 'substantial' gift to USC to support Diversity
USC will create a course and gift will fund three years of industry based class curriculum.
Life is Strange's Christian Divine talks representation
Games are becoming more diverse, but there's always more work to be done. Jem Alexander speaks to Life is Strange writer Christian Divine about representation in games
Cultural Diversity's Positive Impact
SuperData’s Stephanie Llamas investigates the reasons racial and ethnic diversity are underrepresented in games, and the effects that this has on their audiences
Gram Games announces The 22% Project to help women into the games industry
Several workshops to be held throughout 2017 under The 22% Project banner
Oculus announce $10m diversity pledge
"“Virtual reality will only succeed if it represents a diverse ecosystem that speaks to different people and opinions."
IGDA survey: Male technical workers more than double women
Workers of colour underrepresented in senior management roles, pay gaps detailed
'Diversity quotas don't address the root of the problem - we need leadership transformation'
Her Interactive’s Megan Gaiser says many studios need to “fundamentally reimagine how they do business”
EA opens doors to Girls Who Code for second year
20 10th- and 11th-grade students will be taught to program in Scratch and Python, as well as learning AI and UX design
Game Developer Barbie urges girls to study maths and technology
New entry in toyline promotes games developments as a career for young women
Maxis removes 'gender boundaries' from The Sims 4
‘We want to make sure players can create characters they can identify with or relate to,’ developer explains
New BAME in Games organisation founded
Group aims to drive diversity in the games industry
Naughty Dog: We set out to introduce strong female characters to Uncharted 4
'When I'm describing a new character to our lead character concept artist, constantly she will ask: ‘What if it was a girl?’' recalls creative director Neil Druckmann. 'And I'm like: 'Let me think, does that affect or change anything? No? Let's do it''
Amilia St. John blasts father's 'toxic waste trash fire' views on female game devs
‘By propagating this offensive ideology, he is feeding the fire for the dull brained Neanderthals in the industry who actually are anti-women to continue propagating these practices’
Rust devs make player gender random - and permanent
‘We understand that you may now be a gender that you don’t identify with in real-life. Technically nothing has changed, since half the population was already living with those feelings.’
'Hiring ideal job applicants limits diversity,' says Fullbright founder
Adds that studios should considering hiring female devs with potential rather than established male veterans to break the ‘self-perpetuating cycle’
ESA criticises lack of female devs, praises growing in-game diversity
Less than a quarter of those working in games are women, reveals CEO Michael Gallagher
Assassin's Creed Syndicate introduces first transgender character
Ubisoft continues push towards diversity with latest entry in long-running series
EA's Moore: Gamergate has actually helped diversity
FIFA publisher’s COO says last year’s controversy has caused companies to think more carefully about their workforce
Andy Payne: 'No excuse' for lack of diversity in games
UKIE chairman calls for more female developers at European Women In Games Conference
Slitherine: 'For us, appealing to women is like pushing water uphill'
Wargaming developer explains why diversity is tougher for certain genres to strive for
E3 2015: Bethesda aiming for 'aspirational' female characters in BattleCry
Executive producer Rich Vogel says studio was keen to make sure its female cast didn’t look like strippers
E3 2015: Diversity the big winner at E3
Women in games take centre stage at press conferences
Blizzard 'trying hard' to add diversity to Overwatch
New character Zarya "a step in the right direction" as consumers call for more varied casts in video games
GDC roundtable calls for more opportunities for black developers
Discussion of stereotypes and workforce diversity urges studios: "Don't be scared of trying something new"
Countdown to GDC 2015: Five days to go - Diversity at GDC
We look at some of the more progressive talks that will be held at next week's conference