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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot wants to disrupt the games industry at every turn. Financial gain is an important goal, sure, but it’s the creative freedom and experimentation that interests him more. Jem Alexander finds out how a diverse, free environment makes Ubisoft one of the most creative developers on the planet

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Play Expo Manchester has revealed that this year’s event will have the biggest roster of indie games the event has ever seen. Taking place between October 14th and 15th at Manchester’s Event City, event organiser Replay Events will be hosting upcoming titles such as Hyper Sentinel by Huey Games and …

Earlier this week there were reports that Unity issues were delaying the release of the Switch version of Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee. To help clarify the situation, the developer has now issued a statement explaining its continued delay. The team are "very nearly there," according to a new blog post, but they …

Mike Healey from Rebellion talks us through how the independent developer keeps its technology the best it can be

Pokemon reigned supreme at the top of the Japanese charts last week, with the download card version of Pokemon Gold and Silver taking the top spot and Pokken Tournament DX taking No.2, giving Nintendo titles four spots in the Top Ten for the week ending September 24th. The download card …

MCV’s 30 Under 30 returns in November. Once again, we will be showcasing 30 of the most talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the UK games industry. MCV’s 30 Under 30 is open to all involved in the games business – publishers, retailers, media and supporting industries. …

In this week’s roundup: PlayStation UK appoints new product managers, PC Gamer has a new deputy editor, Will Freeman becomes editor atAskAboutGames and Venatus Media hires publisher relationship manager and business development manager. PlayStation UK PlayStation UK is pleased to welcome Gameloft’s Toby Dawson (pictured above, left) as product manager on the software …

MOBA titles are the top-marketing priority for English-language game developers, according to a new report from online translation agency One Hour Translation. Whereas MOBA, MMO and MMORPG translation projects made up just 22 per cent of all game translations in 2016, that figure has since jumped to 54 per cent …

While retro mini consoles have been around for years, the NES Mini, and the just launched SNES Mini have broadened the market and visibility of such devices. So it makes sense for Retro Games to release this miniaturised version of the massively popular home computer. With a retail price of …