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[From the industry] Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice to Keynote Develop:Brighton 2024 as full programme announced

Develop:Brighton organisers Tandem Events have announced the conference’s latest keynote session will see Shuhei Yoshida from Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and Greg Rice share insights from their extensive work with indie video game developers around the world.  Tandem has also announced this year’s full conference programme, with more than 100 …

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[From the Industry] TIGA sets agenda for the UK games industry with call for an Independent Games Tax Credit

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has today presented an ambitious 10-point 2024 Manifesto that outlines proposals that will enable the sector to achieve its potential and support economic growth across the UK. Key elements include launching a new Independent Games Tax Credit, a new National Games Accelerator, …

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PR Panel 2004: Suzanne Panter, Lick PR

In the Feb/Mar issue of MCV/DEVELOP we featured our annual PR Panel, bringing together the good, the bad (in a good way) and the beautiful people of games PR to give us their take on what’s been going on in our beloved industry over recent months. The magazine feature was …

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[From the industry] Nina Adams steps up to studio director at Auroch Digital

Auroch Digital is delighted to announce Nina Adams has stepped into the role of Studio Director at the Bristol based studio. Nina takes over the 130 strong studio from co-founder, Dr Tomas Rawlings, who has moved into a new role of a Vice President at Sumo Digital UK supporting Auroch …

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[From the Industry] Starlight Games – a new Liverpool based studio bringing innovative experiences and empowering young talent

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Starlight Games, a new and pioneering video game studio based in Liverpool, UK lead by Gary Nichols and well-known industry experienced developers, has been set up to develop new IP that focuses on innovative gameplay experiences that …

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