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Ukie launches new State of Play report outlining games industry priorities in face of Brexit

Games trade body Ukie launched a new report today outlining the potential impact of Brexit on the UK games industry, stating that access to highly skilled international talent was one of the top priorities for UK games businesses. The report, entitled State of Play: The UK games industry’s priorities for …

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UKIE publish report highlighting biggest concerns about Brexit process

Dr Jo Twist: "We know that evidence is key to informing policy and want the information presented in this report to inform the direction that the country will follow both in our upcoming negotiations with the EU as well as our ambition to become a truly Global Britain"

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Celebrate International Women’s Day by nominating video games’ brightest for Women in Games 2017

It’s not too late to get your nominations in for the Women in Games 2017 awards, which take place in May. There are seven categories in this year’s awards, with nominations closing on March 10th. The New Development Talent Award recognises exceptional new talent in games development and design, and …

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already being emulated on PC

It was only released last week, but already Nintendo’s critical smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been emulated on PC. Motherboard reports that a hacked version of the game’s Wii U release was available online very shortly after the official release. It can be played …

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Penis slider will be removed from Conan Exiles on Xbox One

Funcom’s bold attempt at championing the male form in Conan Exile will be toned down for the game’s Xbox release. Much merriment resulted from the game’s release on Steam earlier this year when players discovered an ‘endowment slider’ among the customisation options. We’ve seen games with breast size adjustment before, …

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Bent docks and dead pixels added to Nintendo Switch noise

So here’s the thing – when millions of new electrical devices are shipped out for a product launch, some of them are going to be faulty. It’s statistically inevitable. The challenge then becomes determining whether the unavoidable issues that arise online are symptomatic of inherent problems we should be worried …

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Dean Hall’s space survival game Ion is no more

The space game announced by the creator of DayZ at E3 2015 is no more. Ion was proudly announced on the Microsoft E3 stage in 2015 by Dean Hall. He described it as a game that it not a game” and a universe built not on scripts or quests, but …

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