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There was a time when The Yogscast was synonymous with World of Warcraft and Minecraft Let’s Play videos. Since then, however, the Bristol-based production firm has grown into a full-blown media company with multiple brands across a variety of digital platforms. Not only does it have a network of over …

SpatialOS outfit hire top legal and financial roles

Downing, Tafler and Oliver all step up at Sega Europe and Dan Sheridan joins nDreams. Three senior promotions at Sega The European arm of Sega has made three senior promotions to its marketing and brand teams. Anna Downing (pictured right) has been named as Sega Europe’s new marketing director, Rowan …

The pair will also be delivering keynotes at Develop:Brighton

Sean Cleaver speaks to Coatsink's chief operating officer, Eddie Beardsmore, about their CE50 nomination, the studio's VR development and its growth

The industry veterans will also receive the Development Legend award at the Develop Awards

Australia’s classification board has reportedly blocked the release of upcoming horror title Outlast 2 in the region. Kotaku Australia reports that the inclusion of what was perceived to be sexual violence in the game was blamed. As such, its content could not be accommodated by the existing R18+ rating, and …

Last Thursday, MCV celebrated its fifteenth annual Awards, with 24 accolades recognising the very best in the industry. You can now read all the reactions from the winners and see pictures from the night in this week’s issue. Elsewhere, we partnered with UK trade body Ukie to bring the definitive …

What one hand giveth the other taketh away. Sega has revealed at the SXSW event that upcoming 2D platformer Sonic Mania has been delayed from the spring until the summer. Fans of the series may also be pleased to know that the return of Flying Battery Zone, of Sonic 3 …

The co-founder and chief executive of Telltale games has left the company. Kotaku got hold of an internal memo sent around the developer confirming the news. Today I am writing to let you know that I’ll be stepping away from my position as CEO of Telltale,” Kevin Bruner said. We’ve …