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The "wonderfully simple" winning recipe of Wholesome Direct

We chat to organisers Matthew Taylor and Jenny Windom about this year's show, providing escape and solace, and its publishing label Wholesome Games Presents

June 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Baldur's Gate 3 wins Nebula Award for Game Writing | News-in-brief

Larian's hit was nominated alongside Alan Wake 2, The Bread Must Rise, Chants of Sennaar, Dredge, and Ninefox Gambit

June 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Call of Duty, new Gears of War and Doom headline Xbox Showcase 2024

Black Ops 6 dated for October 25, Fable and South of Midnight expected in 2025, Dragon Age due this year

June 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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£2.3m programme funds new Games Innovation Zone in the UK

The new space opened in Guildford to boost the industry in Surrey

June 7, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Mediatonic alumni form Kindred Spirit Games

Megan Ralph and Joel Herber join forces as co-founders

June 6, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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GAME drops Xbox All Access and reward scheme

Xbox All Access offer at the UK retailer will stop on June 26, Reward programme to end on July 31

June 6, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Behaviour to lay off up to 95 employees

The vast majority of the layoffs are to impact the firm's Montreal studio

June 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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PSVR 2 PC adapter to launch on August 7

The device will give access to Steam's VR library from PlayStation's headset

June 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Worldwalker Games goes into hibernation

"Nobody is shutting us down. We are going into hibernation because we are done with this project," clarified co-owner Nate Austin

June 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Hypersonic Laboratories raises $7m for modding platform Helix

The funding round was led by Play Ventures

June 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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John Romero's autobiography to get two adaptations

A documentary and a drama series are set to release based on 2023's Doom Guy: Life in First Person

June 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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ZeniMax staff now included in Microsoft and CWA's labour neutrality agreement

Microsoft is now legally bound to take a neutral approach to the unionisation of employees at ZeniMax

May 31, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass

Update: Microsoft confirms this year's Call of Duty won't be locked behind a new premium tier in its subscription service

May 31, 2024 James Batchelor

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Amazon signs debut title from Playground alumni Maverick Games

The unannounced driving title will be open world and narrative-led

May 29, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Larian did "a bit of crunch" on Baldur's Gate 3 due to unforeseen challenges

Director Swen Vincke emphasised the team "didn't overly crunch," and staff were paid overtime

May 28, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Bungie wins lawsuit against AimJunkies

The Destiny developer was awarded $63,210 in damages

May 28, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Zelnick on Roll7 and Intercept Games: "We didn't shutter those studios"

Update: Take-Two says "entire organisation contributed to cost reduction efforts" after CEO claims firm hasn't "shuttered anything"

May 17, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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GamesAid has raised £150,000 for charity in FY23/24 | News-in-brief

AFK, Access Sport, Autistica, Game Therapy UK, and Solving Kids' Cancer will each get a £30,000 donation as a result of the organisation's efforts

May 17, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Singularity 6 laying off 36 staff

The news comes a month after a third of the Palia studio was let go

May 17, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Owlchemy: Vision Pro is biggest step towards VR mainstream adoption

We talk to the exec team about virtual reality's latest developments, and why hype cycles are making the journey to mainstream seem longer than it is

May 16, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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The former Ubisoft dev who wants to bring back the golden age of JRPGs

We talk to CEO Emma Delage about the community's hunger for JRPGs, and why Kickstarter could be a viable path for Studio Camelia's debut project

May 14, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Square Enix embarking on "aggressive multiplatform strategy" as profits drop 70%

Following disappointing financial year, company unveils three-year plan targeting long-term growth

May 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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London Games Festival 2024 gathered over 100,000 people

Event already set for a 2025 edition next April

May 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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From The Last of Us to Baldur's Gate 3: The success of the Game Music Festival

We talk to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about the new golden age of games music

May 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for Games

New law to bolster legal framework around games in the country will pave the way for more opportunities

May 7, 2024 Marie Dealessandri