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Steel City Interactive, developer of the critically and commercially successful Undisputed video game franchise, today announces three senior appointments. Glen O'Connell joins as Commercial Partnerships Director, James Shaw as Senior Production Director, and Shaun White as Brand and Communications Director. They arrive at the Sheffield-based studio following distinguished careers across sports and interactive entertainment, including roles at EA SPORTS across the entire portfolio.

Another wave of speakers has been confirmed for the 6th Games Growth Summit, taking place on 4th June, with Arden Aspinall, CEO of Cast Iron Games, and Adam Keely, Head of IT at Code Wizards Group / Studio Wizards, joining the growing lineup of industry experts. Adam Keely will take …

Combined Effect has today announced that Pim Holfve, the current CEO of Raw Fury, will expand his leadership responsibilities to become CEO of Combined Effect, the growing indie powerhouse group that is building an ecosystem of creative video game publishers and studios.

Ryan Lastimosa joins Devoted Studios as Studio Art Director. A more than two-decade AAA veteran behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – his decision to make this move says something about where the industry is headed.

ProbablyMonsters, an independent video game company focused on building original IP through a focused, scalable development model, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team. Jonathan Lander joins as Chief Publishing Officer, David Reid joins as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mark Subotnick now serves as Chief Product Officer, aligning product leadership with the company’s broader C-suite structure.

Entity Component System (ECS) architectures have become a standard approach for scaling modern games. They offer predictable performance, efficient memory usage, and a clean way to extend gameplay logic.

Facepunch Studios, the developers behind Rust and Garry’s Mod two of the biggest selling games on Steam, are officially sponsoring DreamHack Birmingham this March. 

Kasedo Games, the publishing label of the Kalypso Media Group, has today announced the appointment of Timea Edvi as its new Publishing Director. Edvi brings with her more than twenty years of experience in games publishing, platform partnerships and indie development support, further strengthening Kasedo’s strategic focus on premium indie strategy titles.

The 6th annual Games Growth Summit returns on 4th June at RSM Global in Farringdon, bringing together industry leaders to explore growth, resilience, and the evolving future of the games sector. Organisers are pleased to announce the first speakers confirmed for this year’s event, with two compelling sessions set to …

Second edition follows tangible business wins for attendees in 2025 Following a successful inaugural event that resulted in confirmed new partnerships and commercial deals for attendees, Games Meets Music returns for its second year with an expanded programme aimed squarely at developers, publishers and commercial leaders. Launched in 2025 to …