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This last month has not been the most professionally inspiring for anyone who works in online games journalism. And while most normal humans who don’t have to spend the majority of their waking hours online may be largely unaware of the gritty details surrounding #GamerGate, if you’re in the industry …
Read More »Develop Live: ‘We need to pull together to make our industry inclusive’
Jo Twist, Gina Jackson and Kate Ho debate the issues surrounding diversity, and what can be done about it
Read More »Games media’s confidence crisis
It seems like the dust is finally settling on the recent #gamergate scandal, but what longer-term effects could accusations of corruption have on games journalism as a whole? MCV asks Simon Parkin, Matt Lees and Keith Stuart… Will the recent events deter people from joining the industry? Matt Lees: It’s …
Read More »Can World of Warships fare better than World of Warplanes?
Last year, online games giant Wargaming finally launched its World of Tanks follow-up – World of Warplanes – to disappointing results. Now in 2014, it believes it can bounce back with its first foray onto mobile and the impending launch of World of Warships. Christopher Dring speaks to CEO Victor …
Read More »25 reasons to attend Develop Live
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Read More »Hospital Club 100 gaming and tech shortlist unveiled
The Hospital Club has unveiled its shortlist for the hClub100 gaming and technology category. The hClub100 is a list of the one hundred most innovative and inspirational people within the creative industries. This is the sixth year the scheme has been running. The games and technology category shortlist is comprised …
Read More »Where is the real next-gen revolution?
Once upon a time a new generation of consoles brought with it a major step forward in game content. From Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 and Grand Theft Auto III to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, each generation has brought with it something that has forever transformed …
Read More »Ukie announces new members and initiatives
Ukie has announced 10 new board members and two new initiatives at its AGM at EGX. The newly-elected members on the trade body’s board are as follows: Ella Romanos, commercial director at Strike Gamelabs Fergal Gara, VP and MD at Sony Computer Entertainment UK and Ireland Helana Santos, lead programmer …
Read More »UK games companies are worth £1.7bn
The UK games industry consists of 1,902 companies that have an economic value of 1.72bn. That’s according to data from NESTA and UKIE and double the previous estimates of 2011 and 2012. The reason for the change in value has been driven by an alteration in how the industry is …
Read More »Devolve or die
There were so many announcements during PlayStation’s E3 2014 media briefing that it’s hard to remember them all. One that was unexpected – but perhaps not entirely unsurprising – was a sizzle reel trailer for a number of indie games by publisher Devolver Digital. Sony has been very active within …
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