Xbox has announced that it is acquiring MinecraftEdu and releasing a new edition of Minecraft for schools. Entitled Minecraft: Education Edition, the title is being made in collaboration with Teacher Gaming. It is currently set for release this summer. The title is going to be building upon what MinecraftEdu does …
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[Event news] Leading Games Industry Entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl CBE Joins the Games Growth Summit
Chris van der Kuyl CBE has been announced as the latest speaker to join the Games Growth Summit, bri…
Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
MCV/DEVELOP has announced Code Wizards as a key sponsor at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. …
[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
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Blizzard pumping $4m into Heroes of the Storm eSports circuit
Blizzard are fronting $4m in total across this year’s spring, summer and fall seasons of MOBA Heroes of the Storm. The money will be split across the three seasons leading up to BlizzCon’s Global Championship in autumn, and shared among the seven regions of localised competition around the world. Joining …
Read More »Ex-TSM Counter-Strike players form Astralis, become co-owners
A Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team has become the latest eSports squad to self-organise and determine their own future. Since leaving Team SoloMid at the end of last year – citing the complexities of living in Europe while being managed from the US West Coast – the Danish team has …
Read More »Crytek launches VR First initiative to encourage grassroots virtual reality development
Studio to offer full source code access to CryEngine for free to students and researchers
Read More »New Year, New Job: Making the move from journalism to marketing
In the late ’90s and ’00s, Geraint Evans worked at Future on brands such as GamesMaster. Now he is head of marketing of publisher PQube. Here he shares how he made the transition from journalism to PR and marketing I started working in the game industry in 1999 at Future …
Read More »Punch Club crosses $1m in sales following ‘Twitch Plays’ success
TinyBuild Games just announced that Punch Club has grossed over $1m (0.6m) in just 10 days, with more than 100,000 sales across all platforms. It follows the game’s unusual marketing push via the ‘Twitch Plays’ system. Punch Club was launched on Steam on January 8thand on iOS on January 14th. …
Read More »Chinese Room’s Dan Pinchbeck picks up British Writers’ Guild Award for Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture
The writer of PS4 exclusive Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture picked up the games writing prize at the British Writers’ Guild last night. Dan Pinchbeck of UK studio The Chinese Room beat out competition from murder mystery game Her Story and Failbetter Games’ Sunless Sea. The first person title is …
Read More »Twitch Plays release model spurs Punch Club to $1m revenue in 10 days
Developer Lazy Bear Games refused to release the PC and iOS title until it was completed via an audience-controlled live stream
Read More »£1.2m Games London programme to ‘cement city’s status as a world leader in development’
London Games Festival and Games Finance Market in April to match up local talent with international backers
Read More »Tokyo VR Startups launches incubator for local virtual reality devs
Group led by CEO of mobile publisher Gumi aims to turn Japanese capital into a global hub for nascent platform
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[Industry news] Games Industry Shows Signs of Rebalancing as Workforce and Studios Adapt to Changing Market Conditions, Skillsearch Report Finds
The global games and immersive technology industry is moving into a new phase of adjustment, as professionals and studios respond to the lasting impact of recent market changes while adapting to new technologies and evolving expectations.
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