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THQ Nordic states "we do not plan to implement casino-styled mechanics in our games"
Read More »Epic Games is ‘committed’ to loot box transparency across all titles
Gaming remains the UK’s biggest entertainment sector ‘by far’
Video game sales account for "nearly half of the combined music, video and games markets"
Read More »NetEase’s new $725m esports park in Shanghai will include facilities for ‘development, team building, and talent training’
“Shanghai has world-class location advantages"
Read More »UK’s Video Game Tax Relief scheme has awarded £324m since 2014
"It is in the interest of our sector that companies continue to apply for it and use the relief to drive investment across the UK," says Ukie
Read More »Women in Games European Conference 2019 will take place in London next month
The tenth annual conference will be held at UAL, London College of Communication on September 11th and 12th
Read More »Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony will ‘require’ developers to disclose loot boxes odds by 2020
"The video game industry relies on creating relationships with our players based on fun, but just as importantly on trust"
Read More »58% of Take-Two’s Q1 FY20 revenue came from virtual currency, add-on content and in-game purchases
“Fiscal 2020 is off to a terrific start with first quarter operating results that beat our expectations," Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick said
Read More »Sega Hardlight’s Billie McMillan: ‘Don’t let never having worked in games before put you off applying’
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month's Rising Star is Billie McMillan, UX designer at Sega Hardlight
Read More »Regional spotlight – From free-to-play to the ‘epicenter of gaming’: How Hamburg ships games around the world
For our third regional spotlight, we take you to Germany. Destination: Hamburg. Following a successful transition from free-to-play browser games to much much more, the ‘epicenter of gaming in Germany’ has a lot to offer, from an excellent quality of life to the support of an incomparable cluster of games talent
Read More »Jagex: ‘Distilling a clear process for making games’
Every month Jagex’s developers visit us from Runescape’s Gielinor to talk about their latest adventures. This month Nicholas Beliaeff, SVP game development, provides an overarching way to think about making games
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