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Following the closure of Motiga, more jobs are lost as the publisher moves to games-as-a-service strategy
Read More »Perfect World continues closures as Runic Games is shut down
Top Tips: How to create great fireworks
Develop asks Forza Horizon developer Playground Games for their top tips for creating fireworks in video games
Read More »Niantic buys 3D animation app Evertoon to work on Pokemon Go
The Pokemon Go developer buys the developer behind the app that lets you put photos on to 3D avatars to make your own movies
Read More »Gigiantic developer Motiga is closed by Perfect World
The free-to-play MOBA will continue under a small support team but the development studio will close and jobs lost
Read More »Video games accounts for $3.7 billion of Canada’s annual GDP
New stats from ESA Canada shows the growing impact of the games industry in the country.
Read More »EC extends UK tax relief until 2023
Amid the uncertainty of Brexit, the European Commission has ruled that existing video games tax relief (VGTF) rules for British game developers will remain in effect until at least 2023. Confirmation of the successful re-notification ensures that VGTF to be viewed as state aid exempt under the cultural exemption. Without …
Read More »Testronic Talk: How we can all help the Women in Games initiative
Head of games business Ann Hurley discusses why Testronic is proud to be a Women in Games Ambassador – but says more needs to be done across the board to encourage women in to the business
Read More »Full line-up announced for NASSCOM 2017
The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference will feature keynotes from King and partners with Unity
Read More »Razer finally confirm Hong Kong IPO to raise $550 million
The company first filed in July to go public and has now confirmed it will offer 1 billion shares
Read More »Glu Mobile posts $81 million revenue for the quarter as net losses fall
The mobile publisher has been boosted by the success of Design Home
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