The Substance Painter Spring 2018 update provides a total of 15 improvements
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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
Ex-IO Interactive and Ubisoft Massive devs form new indie studio Sharkmob
Malmö-based developer creating a new multiplayer title based on a ‘cult classic’ IP
Read More »Sonic Mania is finally getting a physical release
Sonic Mania Plus will launch this summer, and Sega also announced a new Sonic animated series
Read More »Weekly charts: Burnout Paradise Remastered crashes into No.1, Kirby Star Allies takes No.2
EA and Nintendo carve up the charts between them
Read More »ESL One Birmingham is officially the fastest selling ESL Dota 2 Major – ever
Organiser now reworking seat plan to gain extra capacity
Read More »Gamescom 2018 exhibitor early bird registrations up 13%
Gamescom 2018’s early bird registration just ended and organiser Koelnmesse reported a 13 per cent increase in exhibitor applications year-on-year, as well as a ten per cent increase in the amount of exhibition space booked. Companies from 40 countries have already registered, with 16 country pavilions already confirmed, which is also …
Read More »What’s it like to start your career at Ubisoft? We talk to one of the company’s graduate recruits
Brian Evans moved straight from Abertay University to a production role at Ubisoft Reflections
Read More »Microsoft’s plans for new Cloud Gaming Division are somewhat nebulous
New division looks to be taking charge of Azure Cloud for gaming in the short-term with plans for a fully-streamed version of Xbox Game Pass in the future
Read More »Creative England: “There’s a real growth potential in more narrative forms of gaming”
We went to Manchester to talk to Creative England CEO Caroline Norbury about the organisation’s initiatives to help to grow emerging games businesses, what challenges lie on the way and why narrative matters more and more in games
Read More »Jack Tretton and Doug Kennedy launch indie investment fund Interactive Gaming Ventures
Interactive Gaming Ventures will work with two to three studios per year, investing between $1m and $5m per project
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026

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