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Read More »“The way governments behave, even in Western democracies is quite creepy” – Why the Animal Farm game is alarmingly relevant to our political climate
“For Descenders, it has been immense. Sales across all platforms increased after we went into Game Pass” – What does Game Pass mean for indies?
With Microsoft making aggressive, headline-grabbing moves with its subscription service, we find out what Game Pass’ recent developments mean for smaller creators
Read More »“The best thing we can do is to get people talking about difficult subjects” – Wired Productions on its next-gen plans
With its first-ever console launch title in The Falconeer, and with Martha is Dead following on soon after, Wired Productions is ready to come into the next gen swinging.
Read More »“Integration has shaped a demographic that is unusually well suited for international competition” – Sweden’s gaming powerhouse in Skåne
The games industry in the old port town, and the surrounding region, has seen huge growth in recent years, and now has a development community and supporting infrastructure that’s second to none.
Read More »[ICYMI] “The most meaningful moment as a player of our game should never be reading about it on Twitter” – Bungie’s David ‘DeeJ’ Dague on the Destiny 2 community
"What we're really trying to inspire is this sense of belonging"
Read More »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
Read More »New games, fresh experiences – Taking a look behind the games with Frontier’s new games label, Frontier Foundry
Unforgettable times await from our visionary new games label [This article was created in collaboration with Frontier Foundry]
Read More »“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
“In time of silver rain. The earth puts forth new life again”
Read More »Onboarding a whole studio stress free – The inside story of Sumo Digital’s buyout of Lab42
Back in early February two old friends and former colleagues met in a pub to discuss a potential acquisition.
Read More »Regional Spotlight: How Guildford became the ‘Hollywood of Video games’
From Molyneux to Media Molecule, we spoke to the games community in Guildford to find out why the area has become synonymous with the UK games industry
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