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Hell Let Loose on the (working from) home front

11th July 2022 Games, In-Depth Comments Off on Hell Let Loose on the (working from) home front

Team17 has taken charge of Hell Let Loose and is establishing a new virtual studio to service the game and its long-term expansion. Richie Shoemaker pins down CEO Michael Pattison and his recruitment sergeant-major as they assemble for the next advance

Industry Voices: How the Epic Games and LEGO metaverse collaboration outcompetes a competitive market

29th June 2022 In-Depth Comments Off on Industry Voices: How the Epic Games and LEGO metaverse collaboration outcompetes a competitive market

This is a guest article by Stuart Smith, corporate transactions and intellectual property lawyer and Partner at Simkins On 11th April, Epic Games announced that it had raised a further $2 billion, bringing Epic’s post-investment value to $31.5 billion. Half of that investment comes from Sony, building on a previous …

Discovering The Sound of the Unknowable in Trek To Yomi

27th June 2022 Development News, In-Depth Comments Off on Discovering The Sound of the Unknowable in Trek To Yomi

Composer and producer Cody Matthew Johnson chronicles the thought processes, ambition and effort that went into Trek to Yomi.

Wolfenstein 3D: 30 Years On

23rd June 2022 Development News, In-Depth Comments Off on Wolfenstein 3D: 30 Years On

As Wolfenstein 3D enters its 30s, Chris Wallace catches up with John Romero to get his take on the current state of the shooter

Time For Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft’s Lisa Opie

22nd June 2022 Development News, In-Depth Comments Off on Time For Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft’s Lisa Opie

Richie Shoemaker catches up with Ubisoft studio MD Lise Opie

The ZX Spectrum At 40

20th June 2022 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on The ZX Spectrum At 40

Richie Shoemaker went to meet two people that helped make the ZX Spectrum happen

Catching up with Hyper Luminal Games: “We’re really passionate about accessibility. Our stories are universal, so we feel our players should be too”

24th May 2022 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Catching up with Hyper Luminal Games: “We’re really passionate about accessibility. Our stories are universal, so we feel our players should be too”

Dundee’s Hyper Luminal Games doesn’t just aim to make good games, it wants them to do good and leave players feeling even better. Seeing it’s two new titles in production, Richie Shoemaker senses good times ahead

Is Moxy the acceptable face of blockchain gaming?

23rd May 2022 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Is Moxy the acceptable face of blockchain gaming?

Backed by the venerable founders of Atari and MicroProse, Moxy.io is hoping to revolutionise what play-to-earn and blockchain games are all about. Richie Shoemaker braves the slings and arrows of their outrageous fortunes

User acquisition in mobile publishing: how marketing makes a hit out of your mobile games

20th May 2022 In-Depth Comments Off on User acquisition in mobile publishing: how marketing makes a hit out of your mobile games

Are you an up-and-coming mobile game developer that has never dealt with user acquisition? In this article, UA managers from AppQuantum reveal the details of the paid user acquisition cycle for a mobile game. Today, the mobile games market is flooded with hundreds of thousands of titles. New projects — …

EA’s knockout initiative to address skills shortfall – “We want everyone to see a future for themselves in the industry, no matter their background, ethnicity, or gender.”

19th May 2022 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on EA’s knockout initiative to address skills shortfall – “We want everyone to see a future for themselves in the industry, no matter their background, ethnicity, or gender.”

In March, EA announced the start of not one but two educational partnerships. The first with Ukie’s Digital Schoolhouse, the other with EVERFI in the UK. The aim: to bring the spheres of education and industry closer together.