Company culture

Green Man Gaming's Ilona Popczyk wins inaugural HR Hero award

Ustwo Games' Julie Piedrabuena explains that improved studio wellness requires constant work

Ustwo, Rare, PlayStation London Studio all bring home two awards, Simon Iwaniszak from Red Kite wins Best Boss

At Develop 2023, Code Coven's Cinzia Musio posed questions studio leaders should ask themselves about how their company supports marginalised people

Ripstone's in-house psychology coach, James Marquis, makes the case for a proactive and holistic approach to mental health in the games industry

GOG head of PR, communication and culture Gabriela Siemienkowicz explains how the digital retailer introduced the initiative

Evolve aims at setting a standard for accountability and DEI in the games industry

NDreams Elevation's Glenn Brace shares tips on establishing a fully remote studio

Auroch Digital's Hannah Corcoran shares ways studios can create a better environment for their neurodivergent staff

Having trialled it alongside the four-day week, the Finnish studio settled on shorter working days as it "showed more benefits for employees"

"I’m sorry this was perceived that way," Yves Guillemot said, backtracking on previous statements

Formerly Trendy Entertainment, the studio had mismanagement issues back in 2013 that seem to have resurfaced in recent years

Kdin Jenzen also alleges she was unpaid for over ten months, then paid less than co-workers and industry standard

But employee group A Better Ubisoft says there are still abusers at large

The managing director for the publisher’s UK studios reflects on the challenges games firms face in trying to improve their company culture