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All round update is evolution not revolution of current device
Read More »Nintendo announces long-awaited new Switch model – Nintendo Switch (OLED model) has a larger 7in display
Entries close on July 16th – Apply for up to £200,000 of DCMS’ £7m Global Screen Fund today!
Neil Peplow director, industry & international affairs, at the BFI discusses who can apply, what the criteria are, and how to go about it [This content was created in association with the BFI]
Read More »Buzz Capital invests £500k in Fundamentally Games and Dream Harvest
Buzz Capital has completed its second-round equity raise, investing £500k into developer Dream Harvest and publisher Fundamentally Games.
Read More »H1 2021 game deals reach $60bn – almost double the total investments in 2020
The first half of 2021 has seen "unprecedented deal activity" in gaming, with acquisitions, public offerings and the like reaching $60 billion.
Read More »EA denies in-game advertising rumours
“Following incorrect reports suggesting that we are looking to introduce 'TV-style' commercials into our games, we wanted to clarify that in-game advertising for console games is not something we're currently looking at, or have signed any agreements to implement."
Read More »Humble Bundle will no longer allow users to donate 100% to charity
"The PC storefront landscape has changed significantly since we first launched bundles in 2010, and we have to continue to evolve with it to stay on mission"
Read More »The Art Of… Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – “D&D art has so many different styles and artists that I did not feel trapped in one distinct style”
Just saying ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ brings to mind an avalanche of genre-defining fantasy art. So with Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance coming to consoles and PC last month, we reached out to Tuque Games art director Stefan LeBlanc to discuss his interpretation of the classic Forgotten Realms setting
Read More »MTG acquires PlaySimple in $360m deal
"PlaySimple is a rapidly growing and highly profitable games studio that quickly has established itself as one of the leading global developers of free-to-play word games, an exciting new genre for MTG."
Read More »Sony acquires Nixxes Software
"I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE"
Read More »Indie developers make case to PlayStation over store policies, tools and account management
"I want to see support for devs improve across the ecosystem!”
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