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UK games companies can now sign-up to this year's games industry salary benchmarking service
UK games companies can now sign-up to this year's games industry salary benchmarking service
UK games companies are invited to join this year's salary benchmarking project, which is a collaboration between GamesI…
June 3, 2024
New studio Juicy Button raises $3m in seed funding round
New studio Juicy Button raises $3m in seed funding round
Mobile studio Juicy Button has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by The Games Fund.
May 30, 2024
Sinn Studio secures $2.5m funding for VR combat game
Sinn Studio secures $2.5m funding for VR combat game
Toronto-based Sinn Studio has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Hartmann Capital.
May 28, 2024
Lower-cost regions are key to the industry's rebuilding | Opinion
Lower-cost regions are key to the industry's rebuilding | Opinion
The enormous wave of layoffs, studio closures, and corporate consolidations which hit the games industry last year is b…
May 24, 2024
Report: Sony planning mobile games platform
Report: Sony planning mobile games platform
Sony seems to be building a mobile games platform for free-to-play games.
May 23, 2024
Relic Entertainment partners with investment firm
Relic Entertainment partners with investment firm
Relic Entertainment has partnered with UK-based investment firm Emona Capital to become fully independent after being s…
May 23, 2024
Sony shows off possible future PlayStation controller in prototyping exercise
Sony shows off possible future PlayStation controller in prototyping exercise
Sony has shared a video that shows the results of a prototyping exercise in which its teams imagined what future produc…
May 23, 2024
Amazon opens new studio in Bucharest
Amazon opens new studio in Bucharest
Amazon Games has opened its first studio in Europe, led by former Ubisoft managing director Cristian Pana.
May 22, 2024
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead names Shams Jorjani as its new CEO
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead names Shams Jorjani as its new CEO
Arrowhead Games Studios has named Shams Jorjani as its new CEO, replacing company founder Johan Pilestedt in the role.
May 22, 2024
Nintendo acquires Switch port specialist Shiver Entertainment from Embracer
Nintendo acquires Switch port specialist Shiver Entertainment from Embracer
Nintendo will acquire US game developer Shiver Entertainment from Embracer Group.
May 21, 2024
New fund for Irish indies offering grants of up to £15,000
New fund for Irish indies offering grants of up to £15,000
A new fund for Ireland-based indie game developers is now accepting applications, with grants of up to £15,000 on offer.
May 21, 2024
Devcom 2024 announces first 50 speakers
Devcom 2024 announces first 50 speakers
The organisers of this year's Devcom Developer Conference has unveiled the first wave of speakers ahead of the event's …
May 21, 2024