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BAFTA Games Awards 2023 open for entries AWARDS Sep 12th, 2022

BAFTA Games Awards 2023 open for entries

New categories announced

Enchanted Works mind-bending puzzler Nomori wins The Big Indie Pitch BIG INDIE PITCH Sep 8th, 2022

Enchanted Works mind-bending puzzler Nomori wins The Big Indie Pitch

Winners breakdown

UK competition watchdog moves to second phase of Microsoft Activision deal investigation ACQUISITION NEWS Sep 2nd, 2022

UK competition watchdog moves to second phase of Microsoft Activision deal investigation

This is all part of the process

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Games developers share the duct-tape moments that got their games out the door QUICK FIX Dec 17th, 2018

Games developers share the duct-tape moments that got their games out the door

From invisible water-wheels to cut and paste conversations, developers share their messy tricks to get the job done

Insurgency: Sandstorm holds the line amid the firefight at the top of this week’s Steam Top Ten STEAM CHARTS Dec 17th, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm holds the line amid the firefight at the top of this week’s Steam Top Ten

Focus Home Interactive take two spots this week with a contrast of combat and calm corn-farming

Discord's store will be getting more competitive with new 90/10 revenue share in 2019 NICE Dec 14th, 2018

Discord's store will be getting more competitive with new 90/10 revenue share in 2019

Makes the comms app-turned-games marketplace one of the best deals in town

RTS maestro Relic names EA veteran Heidi Eaves as COO JOBS Dec 14th, 2018

RTS maestro Relic names EA veteran Heidi Eaves as COO

Former development director returns to games after a stint in HR services

Overwatch League ventures out of LA for second season ESPORTS Dec 14th, 2018

Overwatch League ventures out of LA for second season

Atlanta and Dallas fans can now join those in LA in watching games live in their hometown

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation UM Dec 14th, 2018

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation

But the exec has not been fired

Blizzard halts Heroes of the Storm esports as developers are taken off the title RIP Dec 14th, 2018

Blizzard halts Heroes of the Storm esports as developers are taken off the title

Heroes of the Storm will remain a live game but developers are being moved on to greener pastures

'Gig economy' workers union IWGB launches branch for video games employees NICE! Dec 14th, 2018

'Gig economy' workers union IWGB launches branch for video games employees

"As part of the IWGB, we will have the tools to fix this broken sector and create an ethical industry where it's not only big game companies that thrive, but workers as well.”

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea BAN Dec 13th, 2018

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea

Playing on someone else’s account to up their rank could land you in prison with an $18,000 fine

Black Desert Online developer Peal Abyss goes West with new California office EXPANSION Dec 13th, 2018

Black Desert Online developer Peal Abyss goes West with new California office

Move into the US marks “the next phase of our growth in the global market”

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it AWESOME! Dec 13th, 2018

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it

Successful applicants will get four months of training before joining a professional organisation

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege BREACH Dec 13th, 2018

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege

The publisher will still hold a firm stance against toxicity, but the old approach was fatally flawed

Consumers can mine cryptocurrency that isn't cryptocurrency in order to earn credit for Razer's store UM Dec 13th, 2018

Consumers can mine cryptocurrency that isn't cryptocurrency in order to earn credit for Razer's store

Keeping up?

Epic to release cross-platform tech that powered Fortnite for free NICE Dec 12th, 2018

Epic to release cross-platform tech that powered Fortnite for free

"We have put huge efforts into building services for Fortnite that reach 200 million players across seven platforms"

Valve's Artifact sees 81 per cent dip in concurrent players from launch DATA Dec 12th, 2018

Valve's Artifact sees 81 per cent dip in concurrent players from launch

11,596 users at time of writing - but don't rule out this new card game yet

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