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After moving to a work from home model due to the coronavirus pandemic, Square Enix is set to make the change permanent as of December 1.
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“We’re going to create something… that I think the British games community has wanted to work on for a long time” – Sharkmob’s new triple-A team in London
Has the UK scene been under-utilised in terms of new teams creating new IP? Sharkmob thinks so, and so it has swum over from Malmö to set up in London
Read More »Sumo spreads the (game) jam around: “We’ve written staff five and six figure cheques for royalties”
Go to work, make games, get paid, doesn’t sound too bad. But Sumo is now also paying staff serious bonuses for the ideas they come up with during in-house game jams. MCV/DEVELOP talks to MD Gary Dunn about the scheme
Read More »[ICYMI] Roblox: The 10bn hour gentle giant
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With the Roblox IPO approaching we look back to our talk with chief business officer Craig Donato about the platform’s international expansion and cross platform development, and how it empowers its young community
Read More »Codemasters doubles H1 revenues, fuelled by game launches
Codemasters has released its interim results, pointing to a total revenue of £80.5 million for the six months ended 30 September 2020
Read More »Facebook Gaming: The next level of diversity and inclusion
As part of Facebook Gaming’s support of this week’s Women in Games Awards, Cheryl Savage, Facebook’s Director of Gaming, EMEA talks about how we can push for better representation in the games industry. 2020 has shown us once again that gaming can bring people together. While we stayed apart, games …
Read More »[From the industry] NG20+ lifts off this week
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Nordic Game launches this year’s second major online event, NG20+ on 25-27 November.
Read More »The Gambling Health Alliance calls for a Christmas boycott on games featuring loot boxes
The campaign is, and I'm afraid this is unfortunately real, using the hashtag #LidOnLoots and is inviting young gamers to "take back controllers."
Read More »“There’s a lot more opportunity for smaller independent studios to make their mark and be a sustainable business.” – Darren Yeomans, Atomhawk Design
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight. This month we talk to Darren Yeomans, studio director at Atomhawk Design
Read More »[From the industry] How To Watch The Golden Joystick Awards 2020
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The 38th Golden Joystick Awards will live stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and GamesRadar on November 24th at 12.30 PST, 15.30 EST and 20.30 GMT
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