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Lead game designer Michael Hampden said we still need to work on ways to communicate what a VR experience feels like and that developers need to remember that “VR is not a one size fits all approach”

President of Sony's Worldwide Studios says that studios must “follow their hearts”

In a talk on stage at Develop Brighton, Tomas Rawlings, the design director at studio Auroch Digital, delivered a dose of reality as he presented a ‘survival guide’ for surviving the alleged ‘Steampocalypse’  “A few years ago, Steam was a relatively controlled space for the release of new titles,” said …

Amiqus is sponsoring the Major Studio prize at the Develop Awards 2018

Aardvark Swift's Search for a Star winners will be revealed at the Develop Awards this Wednesday

Each year MCV hosts the Develop Awards, the biggest awards night in the games development industry, and 2018’s event is no exception. This year the event will play host to over 500 people, representing 175 companies from around the world. Sponsoring the award for New Studio is Jagex, the Cambridge-based …

Worry not, you’ll be able to both watch the football and celebrate the industry’s best and brightest in Brighton this week

Although only 20, Xalavier Nelson Jr has already accomplished a scary amount during his freelance career, including narrative work on indie titles like Dead End Job and Hypnospace Outlaw, in addition to work on his own varied selection of releases. How did you break into games? It actually happened just …

Sumo Digital is now 15 years old, here its creative director takes us back to 2003 and charts its path through the years

From tackling the topic of mental health to inspiring scientific curiosity, this year’s BAFTA Young Game Designers Awards winners showed promising talent