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Ed Mizrahi, junior games analyst at Hutch, talks about turning data into insights, prompting discussions and the wide variety of career opportunities that can provide
Read More »Rising Star: Ed Mizrahi, junior games analyst at Hutch
Grand Theft Auto V reaches 155 million units sold worldwide, boosting Take-Two’s second fiscal quarter
Take-Two Interactive has released reported revenues from their second fiscal quarter, demonstrating the seemingly immortal status of Grand Theft Auto V.
Read More »“There are more opportunities than there have been for a decade.” – How a 30% tax relief has boosted the Australian games industry
The Australian Government has announced a 30% tax relief to further grow the nation’s games industry. Chris Wallace reaches out to the indies and triple-As there to find out about the explosive growth in Australian development
Read More »Keywords Studios opens new studio in Canada
“I’m incredibly happy to announce the official opening of our Mirabel studio which is another great win for our staff, our clients and Keywords Studios, by extending our presence in North America by another 160 seats"
Read More »[From the industry] BAFTA launches 12th annual competition to find the UK’s best young game designers
BAFTA has opened entries for its 12th annual Young Game Designers (YGD) competition for 10 – 18 year olds, celebrating new games talent and inspiring the UK’s future game makers by giving young people the chance to design or make their own game.
Read More »Jen Oneal leaves Activision Blizzard after just three months
"I am doing this not because I am without hope for Blizzard, quite the opposite--I’m inspired by the passion of everyone here, working towards meaningful, lasting change with their whole hearts."
Read More »Levelling Up: Samantha Luzon, senior QA at Payload Studios
Samantha Luzon, senior QA at Payload Studios, talks about inclusivity, work culture and working alongside the award-winning Tentacle Zone
Read More »PAX South has been cancelled “for the foreseeable future” due to lack of growth
"Faced with that reality, and compounded by the impact of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to bring PAX South to an end for the foreseeable future"
Read More »Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Airship Images – “A business needs to have a culture or vision that they inhabit, and mine has always been enabling personal growth”
Aardvark Swift sat down with the company’s founder and CEO, Joseph Harford, to reflect on the culture and foundations of Airship Images that have provided them with such success, and how these elements of their studio model have required adaptation over a pandemic.
Read More »Microsoft forms a strategic alliance with Sega on a “Super Game” project
The alliance will see Sega using Microsoft's cloud technology in its game development – Using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to "produce large-scale, global games in a next-generation development environment."
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