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UKIE boss Dr Jo Twist talks about the uncertainty that Brexit presents UK games businesses, the questions that need answering, and what we can do in the mean time The uncertainty that the referendum result has created is palpable. Brexit poses many questions for which as yet there are no …

After the UK has voted to leave the EU, we have spoken to members of the UK games industry to see what happens next. After two weeks of uncertainty, leading venture capitalists insist that Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment. UKIE boss Dr Jo …

Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment, insist leading venture capitalists. London Venture Partners and Mercia Fund Management say that the digital nature of the games business means that the Brexit result, although unfortunate, will leave UK games firms largely untroubled. It comes as UK …

Warner Bros ascribes job losses to transition into free-to-play, mobile outlet

The head of Sony’s third party developer relations Adam Boyes has announced his decision to return to development. VentureBeat reports that Boyes confirmed his intention to leave Sony on the PlayStation blogcast. This represents a return to the pastures from where he came when joining Sony in April 2012. He …

Former Capcom director of production spent four years spearheading Sony’s indie self-publishing campaign

After a 15 year absence, original developer Stainless brought the Carmageddon series back in 2015 with PC release, Reincarnation. Now that title is coming to PS4 and Xbox One as Max Damage, and is even set for physical retail via publisher Sold Out.We speak to studio co-founder Neil Barnden about …

Gamers may remain split on the potential benefits of the dawn of a new console cycle, but Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney is certainly enthusiastic about the prospect. "I’m absolutely thrilled," Sweeney told Eurogamer. "It gives you the best of both worlds, the upgrade cycle of the PC which ensures that …