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The console accessories market has always been pretty healthy in the UK, but last week’s Ukie Consumer Spend Valuation report showed it took a hit in 2016, with sales in the Peripherals and Accessories category down 16.6 per cent year-on-year. However, this drop can traced to a number of factors. …

It's April 11.

Maximum Bulletstorm

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

Let's all be really nice to each other

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

Program sponsored by Google's Women Techmakers.

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 …