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Roblox has seen huge growth over the pandemic, but isn't profitable at present
Read More »Roblox valued at $38bn after first day’s trading – that’s more than EA
Sumo enters games publishing with Secret Mode – looks for ‘smaller gems – smart, creative games’
“We will bring a fresh approach to the publishing scene, embracing creativity and experimentation..."
Read More »Want your story to drive your game rather than vice-versa? Inkle and Failbetter discuss the storytelling potential of the open source Ink
Want a tool that remembers every choice your players have made? Want to banish over complicated flow diagrams? Inkle’s Jon Ingold and Failbetter’s Emily Short talk about a tool that puts writing first
Read More »Xbox Store adds overdue language information – “We believe that fans will more likely engage with content when they know that it supports their preferred language”
We talk to Briana Roberts, senior program manager at Microsoft, about the new tagging sytem
Read More »Epic Games acquires Capturing Reality
Epic Games has acquired another studio this week, picking up Capturing Reality – the creator of RealityCapture, a photogrammetric software for 3D scans.
Read More »Microsoft completes ZeniMax acquisition – confirms that some Bethesda games will be Xbox and PC exclusives
Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed that "some" of Bethesda's titles will be exclusive to Xbox consoles and PC.
Read More »London Games Festival announces its 2021 programme for an entirely-online event
The London Games Festival will run from the 19th-28th of March, and promises to be the most accessible version of the event ever, with online content available for everyone.
Read More »TinyBuild listed on AIM stock exchange with a value of £340m
Hello Neighbor and Totally Reliable Delivery Service are the groups big successes to date
Read More »Fundamentally Games to enter games publishing for live titles
"Too many great games are missing out on their potential because publishers are getting involved too late to help them prepare for success..."
Read More »Creative Assembly fund Teeside scholarships for ‘female, black, ethnic minority and disadvantaged students’
"We believe that careers in the games industry should be accessible to everyone"
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