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Shinra Technologies programme aims to help proven studios create something "ambitious and new"

UKIE is about to embark on a significant research project into London’s digital skills needs – an initiative that will be funded by the Mayor of London’s London Enterprise Panel. The trade body will partner with the Education Foundation think tank for the project, which will build on UKIE’s Next …

Aardvark Swift reveals how it helps graduates find their first big break in games development

Series creator believes working on franchise will help studio gain media attention

Captain Forever Remix developer Dean Tate on keeping the work/life balance

Developer renamed Daybreak Game Company; plans to bring games to Xbox One

Alice Rendell is a game designer with particular interest in concept, narrative and characters. Due to her love of storytelling and an immense fondness of video games, Alice decided to study Computer Game Design at the University of Wales, Newport, which lead to her first job as a game designer …

Joab Gilroy will now bring the latest developments from Australia and New Zealand

Apex 2015, the annual Smash Bros. community gathering, almost ended before it began last weekend after a series of ill-timed disasters left organisers shaken and without a venue. However the intervention of Twitch and Red Bull ensured the show went on to hand Kevin "PPMD" Nanney the coveted Melee singles …

Ubisoft has reinstated deactivated Far Cry 4 keys that were stolen from EA’s Origin website and resold to gamers. Thieves had used a stolen credit cards to buy Ubisoft PC games from EA Origin, and then sold these stolen codes via cheap key websites, such as G2A and other such …