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Five women-led games from across the UK have received a national award from Innovate UK
Read More »[From the industry] Five women-led games received an Innovate UK Award
Jagex has been acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments
CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments have acquired Jagex for an undisclosed sum
Read More »Wish You Were Here? A Spotlight On The Canary Islands
The Canary Islands is one of Europe’s most popular year-round holiday destinations, but the autonomous region of Spain (that is closer to Africa than it is Europe) has in recent years attracted the curious eye of a gaming industry looking to explore new horizons. Richie Shoemaker talks to four studios that have successfully settled in the sun
Read More »A Raftur Of Opportunity – Malize Evans on offering support to the games industry with new indie publisher Raftur Games
New indie publisher Raftur Games was set up late last year, partly in response to the layoffs that were blighting the industry. As well as funding, the proudly neurodivergent co-founders hope to offer unrivalled marketing and business support that will help get developers back on their feet. CMO Malize Evans told us more
Read More »Life After Cancer – Monomi Park’s Sakura Minamida Harris on returning to work after a life altering experience
Monomi Park's Sakura Minamida Harris on her breast cancer journey, and the changes after returning to work
Read More »Entrepreneurs Going Forth – Golf Clash’s Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby on ForthStar Games
After establishing the billion-dollar studio that teed-up Golf Clash for millions of mobile gamers, Playdemic’s co-founders have set a new course. Richie Shoemaker sets forth to find out more
Read More »Critical Path 2024 – Six highlights to look forward to!
Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for the next six months!
Read More »UK games industry recruitment agency OPM has closed after 26 years
One Player Mission (OPM, formerly OPMJobs and OPM Response) has announced its decision to close down after 26 years of providing recruitment services to the UK games industry
Read More »Critical Path: January 2024 – Highlights for the month!
Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for January 2024
Read More »Playdemic founders Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby are opening a new studio, ForthStar Games
Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby have announced that they’re opening a new mobile free-to-play game studio
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