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Read More »Is Half-Life: Alyx too little too late for VR?
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 »Creative Assembly: ‘There are many definitions of Technical Art, and all of them are correct’
The team at Creative Assembly debunks some common dev role myths. This month, Mohrag Taylor, principal technical artist explains how the role requires a modern-day renaissance woman, with a love of both art and maths
Read More »Playtonic Games’ Anthea van Leeuwen: “Don’t take anything for granted. Keep working on your skills as you go.”
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month’s Rising Star is Anthea van Leeuwen, environment artist at Playtonic Games.
Read More »Wargaming UK’s Darren Tucker: “Wargaming UK is a place of continuous learning and self-development.”
Wargaming UK’s Darren Tucker tells us about what being a vehicle artist entails, how he got there and what makes a difference when trying to get into the games industry
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 »The Sounds Of… Martin Stig Andersen
Every month, we discuss the unique process of making music for video games
Read More »Landing the best possible hire for your games industry role – studios and agencies provide expert advice
With skill shortages causing problems across the industry, finding and successfully hiring the best employee can be a challenge, so we reach out to the experts for their advice
Read More »‘It’s Runefest Baby’ – What you can learn from the UK’s biggest single game fan convention
Jagex’s developers visit us from RuneScape’s Gielinor to talk about their latest adventures.
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