For game designers, ‘finding the fun’ is a serious undertaking. In a competitive market, more fun equals more players, equals a thriving and happy community. The question is: how do you create a retentive, rewarding experience that gamers connect with and come back to, over and over again?
Read More »Rising Star: Uplift Games’ Zee Inczewska – “I love being able to make a difference in a young person’s life and make their days a little bit better”
Zee Inczewska, senior social media manager at Uplift Games, talks about their desire to make a difference, improving diversity through being seen and how things always change
Read More »Xsolla fires 150 employees based on big data analysis of their activity – “Many of you might be shocked, but I truly believe that Xsolla is not for you.”
"You received this email because my big data team analyzed your activities in Jira, Confluence, Gmail, chats, documents, dashboards and tagged you as unengaged and unproductive employees."
Read More »“I’m looking forward to this more than you can imagine” – Why OPM Jobs is an event partner of IRL, coming on September 16th!
"Events are my favourite part of what we do, and I’ve missed getting out, hearing about how my peers have been getting on, and having some fun."
Read More »Ukie announces the 15 finalists for UK Game of the Show 2021
Each of the 15 games are unreleased games developed by UK studios, and will be shown off via a Twitch stream hosted by Mr Midas at Loading Bar on Tuesday 24th August, as part of virtual gamescom.
Read More »Embracer Group acquires eight studios, including Ghost Ship Games and Crazy Labs
"Brick by brick we continue to improve our operating groups and consequently Embracer as a whole."
Read More »Career Switch: The UK games industry on making a change in their careers – “Sometimes in your career, you just have to do what feels right and hope for the best, even if it’s terrifying at the time.”
Looking to make a big career switch? We reach out to workers from across the industry who have taken some sudden left turns in their careers for their advice
Read More »Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor steps down as Open Roads lead, following reports of a “hurtful leadership style”
Gaynor's move follows complaints about his leadership, and particularly his treatment of women.
Read More »[From the industry] Former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier appointed Non-Executive Chair of nDreams
“I am delighted to join nDreams’ board to help the company achieve its mission to become a world leading developer and publisher of VR games"
Read More »“Accessibility is something that we try to weave into each of our services at PTW.” – Why PTW is supporting the Accessibility Award at IRL this September 16th
“Accessibility is something that we try to weave into each of our services at PTW. We believe that games can change lives and are passionate about making sure that everyone can find a way to play.”
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