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The return of Goat Simulator
Coffee Stain's Sebastian Eriksson and Santiago Ferrero talk us through the design philosophy of the sequel to its viral hit
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THQ's imminent demise becomes clear | 10 Years Ago This Month
Five years of futility caught up to the publisher as yet another bad quarter and a cash crunch paved a short path to bankruptcy
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The inspirations behind Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Ustwo's Emily Brown also reflects about her career in games and her addition to the BAFTA Breakthrough program
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Lowtek on tackling dyslexia in games
Alastair Low talks dyslexia-friendly options in the industry and working on his own solution to make games more accessible to dyslexic players
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker strikes gold | Why I Love
Togges game director Lucas Bonatti draws inspiration from Nintendo's endlessly inventive puzzle platformer
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Radical Forge's journey from Unity plugins to Bright Paw and beyond
CEO Bruce Slater and COO Tom Didymus discuss outsourcing work, and becoming a powerhouse in the north
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First Xbox Transparency Report shows over 7m enforcements over six months
General manager for Xbox Product Services Dave McCarthy talks us through new commitment to bi-annual reports
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Eurogamer founder Rupert Loman aims to shake up online communities with Just About
New platform will share 50% of all revenues with content creators, moderators and contributors
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Ten years of Candy Crush: How King continues to dominate mobile
Todd Green and Tjodolf Sommestad talk about evolving the iconic IP, renewed interest in mobile from traditional game companies, and King's changing position within ABK
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Gaming's gambling problem is out of hand | This Week in Business
People Make Games report on CS:GO underscores how difficult it will be for the industry to kick the habit
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Virtuos on establishing presence in the Bay Area with new studio Calypte
Studio director Kirsten Kennedy and Virtuos CRO Jake DiGennaro discuss North American expansion and tapping into local talent
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Coexist Gaming's Jaye Watts made a business out of togetherness
CEO explains that the subscription-based gaming lounge and co-working space was born from the draw of community and networking
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Melbourne International Games Week on its most successful year yet
The event returned last year following a pandemic lull, and organiser Fran Kerlin tells us it's bigger than ever
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God of War: Ragnarok | Critical Consensus
Critics praise Sony Santa Monica's storytelling and style as Kratos makes his long-awaited return - but is the sequel too big?
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What does PSVR 2's pre-order scheme mean for retailers? | This Week in Business
Sony is selling its new headset direct-to-consumers in some major markets and we asked analysts what it means for the future of its retail partnerships
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Survios' TQ Jefferson: VR has arrived
Studio's chief product officer points to Quest 2 outselling Xbox Series X|S hardware as evidence, discusses brand crossovers in Fortnite and the metaverse
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The Five Games of Tim Schafer | Podcast
Our special series returns with the Double Fine leader discussing '90s adventure games, early 3D graphics and changes to comedy in games writing
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Certain Affinity on reaching "AAA quality on a AA scope"
CEO Max Hoberman and newly appointed COO Paul Sams about taking their lessons as a support studio into lead development
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How developers can secure investment with a recession looming?
Investors and publishers discusses their evolving approaches to games funding during times of economic uncertainties
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"Nothing is a barrier to being a developer – except maybe yourself"
Rare's Louise O'Connor discusses the industry's biggest changes during her career, and encourages the next generation to push things further
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HoloLens and hollow promises | This Week in Business
A post-mortem on Microsoft's AR effort offers ready parallels to Meta's metaverse ambitions
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Critical Consensus
Innovations in the campaign don't quite make up for uncomfortable moments in what critics overall deem a fun but imperfect Call of Duty title
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4J Studios on its pivot into publishing
The developer best known for putting Minecraft on consoles wants to bring other indies to market, here's how it got there
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Sponsored | See the game platforms and genres generating the highest user spending
Newzoo shares revenue insight across console and PC platforms
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Why PlayStation London Studio is leaving VR to create a fantasy online combat game
The Best Places To Work Award winner discusses the company’s latest transformation on its 20th anniversary