Former SCEA man Mark DeLoura has been named as Google’s ‘developer advocate’ for video games, and is set to start in the new position today. This appointment marks the first time the Google has hired somebody to a specific games development role.
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Playing for the Planet today announced the official go live launch of the 2026 Green Game Jam, with 70 participating games beginning to roll out new in-game environmental activations to players worldwide. The games are launching exclusive coral reef and rainforest themed content, events and challenges to celebrate World Environment Day, with yet more titles joining the festivities in September of this year making this year’s Green Game Jam the biggest to date!
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