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Today, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announces applications opening across the UK and USA for BAFTA Breakthrough 2021, BAFTA’s flagship talent support initiative in partnership with Netflix. 

A raft of announcements show the huge potential of an ambitious but well-managed cloud gaming ecosystem

Over half of all gamers said that games helped them through the pandemic.

Panic has revealed further details for its upcoming handheld system Playdate, with pre-orders beginning in July

Creative Assembly is a craft-led studio with a people-first approach, and is recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK industry for the last four years.

Featuring eleven studios, insights into their work, their culture and team – plus some great roles that are available today. Take a look and see if something fits

Plus Activision co-president Nick Van Dyk joins as non-exec director

Plus Darewise and open development, Adopt Me!, Playtonic Friends and more

"The team has also helped establish new gaming creators while building communities around their content. Facebook Gaming shares these goals, and today we’re honored to welcome Unit 2 Games to the team."

The UN-facilitated initiative, Playing for the Planet Alliance, has launched the second-annual Green Game Jam, which brings the games industry together to educate their players on how to take action on the climate crisis.