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Like Google, Netflix has the cash to throw at such an effort, unlike Google it already has 210m eyeballs pointed straight at TVs
Read More »Netflix hires EA veteran to head up gaming development – so what’s the plan?
Avoid the mounting costs of multiplayer games with hybrid cloud
“While relying on the cloud might eat up your budget, relying on bare metal alone might not allow a studio to scale up fast enough if a game becomes popular.” [In association with Improbable]
Read More »[ICYMI] Uplift Games: Roblox’s 60m user smash-hit Adopt Me! has a new parent
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With 60m users Adopt Me! is the gaming titan you might (still) not have heard of. Now the team behind it is taking on a new identity as Uplift Games – a globally-distributed mix of Roblox natives and industry veterans, all set to help define the metaverse
Read More »Ubisoft to develop Assassin’s Creed Infinity using a collaborative, cross-studio structure
“Rather than continuing to pass the baton from game to game, we profoundly believe this is an opportunity for one of Ubisoft’s most beloved franchises to evolve"
Read More »Reconnect with the industry at the Game Services Forum
GSF will bring the games industry’s leading studios, publishers, service providers & vendors together for two days of match made business meetings [Created in association with GSF]
Read More »Indie publisher Ravenage launches with $20m investment pot
"Our motto is to be completely transparent to our partners"
Read More »Open 3D Engine is launched off the back of Amazon’s Lumberyard
"O3DE will lead the way for cloud-first development, freeing developers to collaborate without traditional restrictions"
Read More »[From the industry] Big Money and a Tesla: Mobile Games Publisher Kwalee Launches ‘Hypercasual Heroes’ to Celebrate Indie Innovation
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Leading hypercasual games firm’s challenge for independent developers offers major investment, mentorship and publishing deals
Read More »Nintendo announces long-awaited new Switch model – Nintendo Switch (OLED model) has a larger 7in display
All round update is evolution not revolution of current device
Read More »Entries close on July 16th – Apply for up to £200,000 of DCMS’ £7m Global Screen Fund today!
Neil Peplow director, industry & international affairs, at the BFI discusses who can apply, what the criteria are, and how to go about it [This content was created in association with the BFI]
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