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"Team17 is today announcing an end to the MetaWorms NFT project. We have listened to our teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space."

Entries for this year’s Develop:Star Awards are now open

Microsoft's $68.7bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be reviewed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an agency that has promised more aggressive policing of such deals

Bungie will remain a multiplatform studio, and will have the option to "to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play," according to a statement from Sony.

Team17's move into the NFT space hasn't gone down particularly well on social media.

"Given the current climate and the knock-on effects of Omicron, many of our partners and brands are not yet ready to return to live events."

Alexandre Do-o Almeida, product manager at Piepacker, talks about his changeable role, the need to be flexible and the need for a positive team dynamic

Make sure you save the date and prepare to vote in celebration of the UK games industry - in what will be the MCV Awards' 20th year

The acquisition of Volmi marks Virtuos’ first foray into Eastern Europe, bolstering its development capabilities for clients in the region and around the world

At what point when developing a game should you think about supporting mods and other forms of user generated content?