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When publisher Square Enix launched its indie game pitching program, the Square Enix Collective, back in 2014, it did so with the aim of helping small teams get their games to market, whether it was raising awareness through its community of fans, running Kickstarter campaigns or providing support during a …

Marie Dealessandri talks to nDreams, Remedy and Creative Assembly about networking and why developers should take time away from the office to attend events and make connections

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Talent, access to markets, data security and EU funding are all specifically highlighted in Ukie's post.

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Super Smash Bros 4 player Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada was the halftime entertainment at the last Sacramento Kings NBA match.  The NRG Smash player was brought in by the team to play against Caleb “8BIT Roc” Patton, a local Smash player who won a tournament to face off against Nairo. The …

The British eSports Association has made a statement saying eSports are not sports.  “Esports is not a sport, but a credible activity in its own right,” said the British eSports Association in a statement.  The statement comes after the BBC reported on eSports, which sparked a lot of debate about …

The latest update to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has added a ton of new content including a Method Man voice pack.  Method Man is best known as a rapper for his work in the Wu-Tang Clan, however he has also been a prolific actor, appearing in many movies and …

Valve has revealed the dates and location of The International 7.  The main event of the competition will again return to Seattle’s Key Arena between August 7th and 12th. This will be preceded by a group stage presumably taking place the week before.  Tickets for the event will go on …

Blizzard has finally added new Overwatch hero Orisa to the game’s competitive modes.  After launching on the PTR a few weeks back Orisa is finally available to pick when playing the game’s ranked modes, which are the modes that most people play.  This tactic is one that Blizzard hasn’t used …