News
Ubisoft appoints new chief people officer
Sébastien Froidefond will "lead Ubisoft's global people strategy, driving excellence in human resources across the company"
Human Resources
Data
Around 21% of European games professionals have been laid off in the past year
Most of those affected have secured new jobs, some outside the games industry
News
Report: Rockstar mandates return to office five days a week
The new policy will reportedly take effect in April to increase productivity and security
Academy
How to effectively communicate through change
Cat Channon advises on how to minimise the human impact and ensure better understanding of big changes at your games business
Academy
How to successfully run a remote studio, and make it last
Roll7 head of people Nisha Minhas shares the OlliOlli studio's tips for building a strong studio culture when people don't work at the studio
News
Ubisoft Montreal mandates partial return to office
Publisher now insisting on two-day-a-week minimum on-site; employees say it's breaking promises for remote work
News
Activision Blizzard publishes pay equity analysis
ABK's 2022 global median gender pay gap was 16.4% but pay equity was reached for comparable work
Academy
What is an open salary policy and should you consider having one?
Lightforge CEO Matt Schembari gave a GDC talk looking into the benefits of salary transparency within a games studio and how to normalise conversations around compensation
Feature
Why InnoGames decided to open up about pay
HR director Andreas Michael Lieb and senior PR manager Marc-Philip Morian tell us why the German firm decided to be this transparent about salary