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Studio director Gavin Raeburn discusses why now was the right time for the studio to go first-party and the benefits it brings

Splash Damage's Alex Wright-Manning on the benefits of recruitment at America's huge games show

"We're looking for the best and the brightest, it's not easy to come by those people"

Tiny Rebel Games' design allowed it to bring in talent from beyond the gaming space on an episodic basis – which helped it pick up a Ukie GDC Game of the Show Award

Fortnite continues to grow and invests $100m in competitive play too

Covering themes such as LGBTQ representation and mental health, all attendees are welcome to come along and discuss

Telltale is working on a Stranger Things game, while Minecraft: Story Mode is getting a Netflix series

Draconian cross-platform rules prevent account linking for anyone who has already played on PlayStation, while Xbox, mobile and PC players suffer no such restrictions

Can’t remember what’s releasing when? Fear not, we got your back

The new GSD data will give the industry a clearer view of the region than ever before – with retail and digital data in a single format