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"We all have a strong attachment to the Oculus brand, and this was a very difficult decision to make."
Read More »Oculus Quest to rebrand as Meta Quest
Sony is restructuring PlayStation Plus in a bid to compete with Xbox Game Pass
Sony is seemingly responding to the popularity of Xbox Game Pass, and is planning a new subscription tier to take on their console rival.
Read More »Ukie and Jagex team up for virtual festive quiz to raise money for games charities
With the end of the year almost upon us, Ukie and Jagex will be wrapping up 2021 with the Ukie Big Christmas Quiz of the Year.
Read More »The Steam Deck won’t have exclusive titles, says Valve
According to Valve, having Steam Deck exclusives "doesn't make much sense to us. It's a PC and it should just play games like a PC."
Read More »ELAM opens student games lab in collaboration with Creative Assembly
“We are so happy to launch this new dedicated games education space and to welcome the trainees to learn and grow their skills there."
Read More »10th annual Jingle Jam raises over $1m within first 24 hours
The festive Yogscast streamathon is back, supporting 14 charities across the UK and beyond
Read More »Twitch launches Suspicious User Detection to combat harassment in chat
"Our work will never be finished and we’re continuing to develop more tools to prevent hate, harassment, and ban evasion on Twitch"
Read More »Unity acquires SyncSketch
"With this acquisition, we are doubling down on productivity tools for the Unity creator community."
Read More »[From the industry] New research highlights flexible working is key to employee retention
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The games industry is gradually heading back to the studio or office, but after an extended period working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals are now looking for permanent flexibility in working conditions going forward.
Read More »Sony patents DualShock-style controller for mobile devices
Controller patent suggests Sony’s isn’t just porting its games to mobile, but wants to control them too.
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