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Jingle Jam has announced the eight partner charities that will benefit from money raised during Jingle Jam 2024.  Building on last year’s success, Jingle Jam 2024 will unite the world’s best games, creators, and their communities for a fortnight of entertainment to raise millions of pounds to help make the …

Smart distribution platform VaultN.com is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with renowned British video game publisher and developer Team17. By partnering with VaultN, Team17 gains access to several key benefits to streamline digital distribution of its product catalogue. With its smart distribution platform, VaultN enables Team17 to efficiently manage …

Koei Tecmo is one of the biggest video game companies in Japan, and the games it creates have been popular with players around the world for decades. It is the studio behind classics like Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors, Fatal Frame and Nobunaga’s Ambition, as well as other more recent RPG …

CI Games has announced the appointment of Tom O’Connor as Senior Vice President of Development. O’Connor’s most recent role was at Tencent Games, where he served as Senior Director of Production. Closely collaborating with studio leadership, he played a pivotal role in the overall strategy and management of its Western …

We are delighted to announce David Sharrock, Executive Producer at Slitherine Software and Chris Molozian, CEO of Heroic Labs will be joining the line up of over 20 expert panelists from academia and industry, on the 4th July at Bournemouth University. TIGA’s Games Education Conference will comprise a full day of …

Today, Game Devs of Color Expo announced that tickets are now available for purchase for its 2024 online event. The ninth edition of the conference will take place from September 18-21, featuring discussions, panels, interviews, and game announcements from creators of color across the games industry. Online tickets can be …

Amazon Games announced today that it has reached an agreement with Maverick Games to publish a new AAA multi-platform title. The unannounced game will be a narrative-led open-world driving game for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Maverick Games was founded in 2022, by several of the core team …

Blaze Entertainment has announced that games industry veteran Dominic Wheatley has been appointed as its new Chairman. The announcement comes as the retro-focused Evercade platform reaches a milestone of selling over 1 million cartridges and prepares to launch a new Tomb Raider bundle pack over the summer. Dominic Wheatley brings …

The 20th anniversary edition of Nordic Game Conference from May 21 till May 24 was a big success, with many brilliant speakers and attendees from all over the world. More than 2500 attendees visited the live event, either physically in Malmö, or online via the Nordic Game Discord. 30k unique viewers …

Last bit of “news” from us before the weekend, which is that there are just four weeks left until the 2024 MCV/DEVELOP Awards. Slightly less, in fact, because in precisely four weeks the winners will have woken up with sore heads. Not because of undue excess – we would never …