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Opinion: Care about game developers? Then stop getting angry about studios going exclusive with the Epic Games Store News Aug 7th, 2019

Opinion: Care about game developers? Then stop getting angry about studios going exclusive with the Epic Games Store

The Fortnite firm's platform might not be perfect, but it's letting creators achieve financial stability in an increasingly difficult market

The PC Pulse: What were the biggest news stories of 2018? The PC Pulse Dec 14th, 2018

The PC Pulse: What were the biggest news stories of 2018?

As 2018 draws to a close, we decided to turn to our incredibly smart panel of PC games industry experts to see what the biggest trends and stories of the year were.

OPINION: No-one wins in the Black Friday race to the bottom Interviews & Opinion Nov 23rd, 2018

OPINION: No-one wins in the Black Friday race to the bottom

Why the sales event is having a destructive impact

OPINION: The games industry needs to stop caring about being in the Olympics Interviews & Opinion Sep 7th, 2018

OPINION: The games industry needs to stop caring about being in the Olympics

Our medium needs to get over its cultural insecurities because at the end of the day our time will come

INSIGHT - Just what the hell is going on in China? Interviews & Opinion Aug 20th, 2018

INSIGHT - Just what the hell is going on in China?

Conspiracy or cock-up?

INSIGHT - Why game jams are so important Interviews & Opinion Jul 10th, 2018

INSIGHT - Why game jams are so important

The GM of the GameMaker Studios firm has spoken to some of the biggest names in the sector to share their insight

The average 'good' indie game makes just $25,000 in its first year on sale, says Grey Alien's Birkett Interviews & Opinion Feb 6th, 2018

The average 'good' indie game makes just $25,000 in its first year on sale, says Grey Alien's Birkett

Birkett shares his research about how indie games perform in the first week and first year

With Steam new releases almost doubling year-on-year, Valve needs to take a closer look at what should make the cut Interviews & Opinion Jan 11th, 2018

With Steam new releases almost doubling year-on-year, Valve needs to take a closer look at what should make the cut

"Human curation - like that seen on GOG - won't be perfect, but I would far rather a storefront control what appears on its platform in a proactive way as opposed to the reactive way in which Steam appears to act"

What are the biggest mistakes you can make in a pitch? Communications guru Jon Torrens tells all Interviews & Opinion Jan 10th, 2018

What are the biggest mistakes you can make in a pitch? Communications guru Jon Torrens tells all

Ahead of PC Connects London on January 22nd and 23rd, we have been speaking to some of the wonderful speakers who are going to be sharing their insight at the show

What makes a good game development showreel? Interviews & Opinion Nov 24th, 2017

What makes a good game development showreel?

Pete Leonard, outsource manager at VFX firm RealTimeUK shares his tips for what makes a good developer showreel.

Escape Studios: Why we need video games in the classroom Interviews & Opinion Nov 2nd, 2017

Escape Studios: Why we need video games in the classroom

Head of gaming Simon Fenton tells us why and how we should reinvent education

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