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It was Richard Branson who said that “to succeed in business you need to be original, but you also need to understand what your customers want.” This has never been more true for games developers, as intense competition for gamers’ money and eyeballs is set to ratchet up a notch …

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that Jim Ryan has been named the deputy president of SIE, with immediate effect. Ryan is currently the head of global sales and marketing of SIE, and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE), and will be retaining those roles and responsibilities in addition …

Thirteen developers around the world receive funding totaling over $200,000.

Liverpool based development house now recruiting for first project.

Sega is making an announcement today, after several teases on social media, and it could be a spiritual successor to Theme Park, if rumours are to be believed. Here’s what we know. Sega tweeted out a picture of a light bulb with the date January 16 written in text next …

Comic Book reports that two Lego games are currently in the works at Warner Bros-owned developer TT Games, according to “sources linked to WB.” The first one would be Lego Incredibles 2, that is reportedly due to launch alongside the upcoming Pixar film. Highly awaited Incredibles 2 will hit theatres …

Young people (10 - 18 years old) interested in a career in games are encouraged to sign up.

Charity speedrunning company Games Done Quick has set a new funding record, raising $2.26m for chosen charity the Prevent Cancer Foundation with their first event of the year, Awesome Games Done Quick 2018. The outfit runs two events a year, with Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) running during the winter …

CD Projekt Red’s upcoming game has been rumoured to be making an appearance at E3 2018. The rumour comes from polish gaming site www.gry-online.pl but is apparently drawn from two sources and sounds pretty credible. The much-awaited game was announced way back in 2012 with a scintillating teaser trailer being …

It looks like Netflix won’t be coming to Switch anytime soon. A Twitter user asked the burning question to Netflix’s customer service account, with @Netflixhelps answering: “There are currently no plans for Netflix on Nintendo Switch.” The tweet was promptly deleted, but you can see a screenshot below (thanks Polygon): …