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Why PlayStation is buying Firesprite, one of the UK's fastest growing studios
The 250-person team was formed by the founders of Sony's old Liverpool Studio
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GI Live: London is a new games conference taking place at EGX in October
Tickets on sale now, with Valve, Sega, EA and more speaking to game developers
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Sponsored | How to nurture a holistic, proactive, approach to technology problem-solving
Improbable discusses the various options for studios looking to secure a support team for its multiplayer games
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Keeping trolls out of the Caves of Qud community
Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat discuss the many benefits (and few trade-offs) of a tightly moderated Discord channel
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Yogscast Games: "You can tell a lot about the people you're working with through their contracts"
New publishing boss Simon Byron on the state of indie publishing, and finding the next Human: Fall Flat
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The first ever Paralympics video game
Developer JP Games on crafting a sports-centric MMO-style game that finally represents Paralympians' achievements
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Naughty Dog's real mark on the industry | This Week in Business
Negative impact of studio's conflation of crunch with quality is only amplified by the success of its games
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From Cooking Mama to Control: The rise of 505 Games
President Neil Ralley on how the publisher is taking more control over its destiny with its Remedy partnership and acquisitions such as Ghostrunner
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South Korea's App Store law is a grand experiment | Opinion
With legislation regulating app stores considered by many regions, South Korea's typically early-mover approach will be watched carefully
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Disgaea's focus on "the road most niche"
As the strategy RPG series marks five million units sold, NIS president Sohei Niikawa discusses its enduring appeal
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CD Projekt first-half sales up 29%
Ongoing work on Cyberpunk 2077 weighs down profitability; European sales halved year-over-year while North American revenues nearly double
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ProbablyMonsters raises $200m to make games with a "people-first" culture
CEO and founder Harold Ryan says the hard part of building that culture has been convincing people he means it
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From James Bond to Legally Blonde, MGM focused on "modernised nostalgia" in video games push
The Hollywood giant tells us about its plans for the video games space as it seeks to revitalise dormant franchises
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Best Places To Work Awards 2021 UK finalists revealed
Creative Assembly, Criterion and Rare lead the nominations
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No More Heroes 3 | Critical Consensus
Stylish action game is fun but some critics feel the overall experience is uneven and it may be too referential
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The Captain leads Tomorrow Corporation into publishing
Kyle Gray explains how the sci-fi adventure inspired the studio behind 7 Billion Humans to do things it's never done before
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ITN Productions: "We set out on a mission to dispel the myths about the industry"
The news broadcaster on Games For Good, an industry documentary produced in collaboration with IGDA
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EA wants to once again Challenge Everything (almost) | This Week in Business
Apex Legends ping system exemplifies the benefit of questioning assumptions of how things are done
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The industry should follow EA in using patents to defend accessibility | Opinion
Software patents are a controversial topic but employed defensively, they can help to protect essential accessibility features from the chilling effects of a flawed system
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EA's efforts to catch up to its responsibility
FIFA publisher's Chris Bruzzo on how the company is pushing for Positive Play, dealing with toxicity and responding to loot box criticisms
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Sponsored | Facebook announces new features to level-up your advertising campaigns
Krystel Bitar, global gaming product manager at Facebook, discusses the latest updates to Facebook's Automated App Ads
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Taking Gamescom everywhere (when it can't be somewhere)
Gamescom co-organiser Felix Falk reflects on the challenges the world's biggest games event faces in its second online-only year
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European games market generated €23.3 billion in 2020
ISFE report shows 44% of all spending was on console, followed by smartphone at 40%
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Psychonauts 2 is vintage Double Fine in strengths and flaws | Critical Consensus
Reviewers say the sequel's few flaws are more than offset by a compelling story, charming characters, and imaginative levels
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Inside the mind of Tim Schafer
Double Fine founder talks about the impact of subscription models and how he'll ultimately judge the Microsoft acquisition