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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
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Disney: No IP is off limits to indie developers
SVP of Walt Disney Games explains why the entertainment giant is looking to work with indie creators
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Team OFK's double act as a game developer and virtual band
Creative director Teddy Dief and lead programmer Jarryd Huntley on making fictional music biopic We Are OFK a reality
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The games industry can be a scary place | 10 Years Ago This Month
Let's revisit the headlines of October 2012, sorted by which subgenre of horror movies they most closely resemble
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Sponsored | To build a great games business, unify your marketing and monetization strategy
Meta's Rob Kiely on the future of monetization and growth
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Video games are the new battleground for big brands
A panel of experts discuss how everyone from high-end fashion labels to celebrities are collaborating more closely with video games
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Gotham Knights | Critical Consensus
Much like the fictional city after Batman, WB Montreal's title is a visual treat, but action is underwhelming and convoluted
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Donkey Kong Country 2 creates an atmosphere like no other | Why I Love
Lego Bricktales game director Tri Do Dinh reflects on a formative summer vacation spent seeing everything Rare's SNES classic had to offer
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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope | Critical Consensus
A fun RPG with more freedom than the original but some critics feel the game plays it safe due to Mario's presence
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Rooster Teeth tells staff it's working to improve on "past transgressions"
Internal memo admits "things should have been handled differently" but refers to unpaid VO work as a "perk"
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How Monomi Park nailed the indie sequel with Slime Rancher 2
Studio founder Nick Popovich discusses teaching himself Unity, and the weight of making a follow-up to a debut that sold six million copies
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Sponsored | The future of in-game ads, in-app purchases and beyond | Podcast
Meta Audience Network’s Michael Bertaut discusses the major trends and challenges facing in-game monetisation
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Making an MMO for solo players in The Elder Scrolls Online
ZeniMax Online's creative director Rich Lambert talks us eight years of trying to appeal to both longtime series fans and ravenous MMO veterans
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Is dedicated cloud gaming hardware self-defeating? | This Week in Business
The cloud gaming pitch was about cost and flexibility, but devices like Logitech's G Cloud handheld don't have those advantages
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Is Game Pass’ dominance a hurdle to the Activision acquisition? | Opinion
The UK’s competition authority suggests that subscription services are legally a separate market from game consoles; if that idea holds water, it could spell trouble for Microsoft
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Daedalic goes there and back again with Gollum
Head of publishing Jonas Hüsges talks delays, being acquired by Nacon, and renewed interest in the Lord of the Rings IP
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Could the UK regulator end Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard? | Opinion
The Competition and Markets Authority can be hard to predict
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Haven wants to clarify machine learning's fuzzy future
Jade Raymond and Leon O'Reilly answer questions about how the new tech is already paying dividends, whether its adoption will result in fewer jobs for devs
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Machine learning's potential for players and developers
Haven Studios' Jade Raymond and Leon O'Reilly joined by Mark Cerny in discussing how new tech could change games, from conceptualization to customization
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Has CD Projekt overburdened itself? | This Week In Business
Polish developer once again demonstrates how ambitious it can be, but it's hard not to worry the studio is overreaching
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Sponsored | Come and Make: Iron Man
EA Motive is working on the return of EA’s Dead Space franchise and a major new game based on Marvel’s Iron Man
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Overwatch 2 | Critical Consensus
The follow up to the 2016 hero shooter is here but critics debate whether it feels like a full-on sequel
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The rise and fall of Stadia
Reflections on the story of Google's ambitious but ill-fated cloud gaming service, from its inception to the upcoming closure
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Once more Into the Breach | Why I Love
Foretales creative director Alain Puget lavishes praise on Subset Games' sublimely designed turn-based strategy game
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EU mandates USB Type-C chargers for mobile devices, handheld consoles
Update: Parliament formally passes law setting an end-of-2024 deadline for phones, tablets, and cameras, spring 2026 for laptops