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From FIFA to Untitled Goose Game, the console industry must sometimes chant, or honk, together.
Read More »PlayStation’s E3 snub is damaging to the broader console games industry
Only 20 per cent of parents use parental controls but half worry about time kids spend gaming – as Ukie launches Get Smart About P.L.A.Y initiative with Rio Ferdinand
New initiative will promote existing parental controls to the vast majority of parents who do not take advantage of them
Read More »Why has Microsoft announced the Xbox Series X console so early? Because it needs time to play out its multi-console release strategy
A two-pronged console launch would be a very tricky beast to manage
Read More »“It doesn’t have to be a chore, you can create something truly innovative for the game, outside of the licence itself” – Vernon Vrolijk on Good Shepherd and John Wick Hex
Executing licensed games: John Wick style
Read More »Epic opens up in-game purchases on Epic Games Store for developers and publishers
"Developers who use their choice of purchase and payment services in-game do not have to share any revenue on those transactions."
Read More »The new MCV/DEVELOP Awards – bringing the whole industry together – where you get to vote for the winners!
New categories, no time-consuming entries and an industry-wide voting system
Read More »X019 Project xCloud interview: How the service is expanding today and what it means for gaming tomorrow
xCloud executives Kareem Choudhry and Catherine Gluckstein discuss with us the latest announcements for the fledgling cloud streaming service
Read More »X019: Xbox’s Phil Spencer pitches Game Pass as the saviour of linear games – as Microsoft announces three new IPs
“On Game Pass, a game can just be a game, with a beginning, a middle and an end. We can support those kind of games.”
Read More »Modern Wolf wants to make game publishing more ethical: ‘A lot of these publishing deals are pretty predatory’
Crunch culture has become a hot topic over the last 12 months, so we speak to Fernando Rizo, CEO of new publishing outfit Modern Wolf, about its plan to treat devs better
Read More »Assemble with Care: Why Ustwo Games’ tricky follow-up to Monument Valley found its perfect home on Apple Arcade
Putting a price on any experience is always tricky, especially in the fickle market of premium mobile games, but thanks to Apple Arcade, Ustwo Games’ latest title is simply priceless – and in more ways than one
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