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Reports about loot boxes and gambling ignore key information about transparency, player spending and addiction
Read More »UK Government calls for evidence that loot boxes are gambling – but often misses key details
Valve delays Summer Steam Game Festival
The event will now run from June 16th to the 22nd.
Read More »“By listening to the present, together we’re helping to inform the future of game dev” – Kelly Vero, SO REAL
We played with the numbers, and got our Eureka from ‘concept’ to engine process down to as little as three hours by taking out the concept phase
Read More »GDC Relief Fund distributed to over 170 developers
The GDC Relief Fund, which was formed in response to GDC’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has distributed $148,714 so far to 177 applicants
Read More »“As streaming platforms like Stadia reduce technical limitations, studios will be given new design possibilities” – ZeniMax Online talks The Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia
"For as long as the team has been working on our integration, it's still a magical moment for us to see ESO launched on a smartphone."
Read More »“It’s tough out there, but the code must get through” – Paul Stone, Indigo Pearl
"No one is an island, even if they are the acting island representative for Tom Nook."
Read More »“It’s illegal to discriminate based on race. So why does it still happen in the games industry?” – POC in Play explains how to make real change.
"Words of support alone have little effect and are more self-serving to the company. Change takes ongoing action to fix"
Read More »So why is Creative Assembly giving away Total War for 24 hours on Epic Games Store?
Creative Assembly seem to have come up with the best strategy yet for the tricky Epic exclusive
Read More »PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show postponed for a week
The E3 that never was, is now the delayed E3 that never was
Read More »Need socially distanced motion capture? Audiomotion is open for business
"There is no need to delay production at the front end of the development period."
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