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EA has filed a patent that could see personal data used to procedurally generate new experiences for its players
Read More »EA patents using player data to generate in-game content
Aardvark Swift Spotlight: Blazing Griffin
Aardvark Swift sat down with the Scotland based studio Blazing Griffin to find out more about their projects and accolades, forward-thinking studio culture, and what it means to be at the cutting-edge of cross-platform media
Read More »Internal Roblox employee documents posted online by hacker
A hacker has posted internal documents belonging to a Roblox employee online as part of an attempt to extort money from the company
Read More »InnoGames GmbH encourages salary transparency in German games industry by publishing salary bands
InnoGames GmbH has become the first company from the German games industry to share information on its salary bands
Read More »[From the industry] Airship Interactive is set to double workforce thanks to NPIF growth investment
The North West business is creating 50 new jobs after receiving a £450,000 investment from NPIF
Read More »DreamsCon returns next week
Media Molecule’s annual digital convention is set to return this July
Read More »Levelling Up – PlayStation London Studio’s Jack Chapman
Jack Chapman talks about what he does at PlayStation London Studio, and explains what they look for, in case you want to get there too
Read More »PlayStation completes purchases of both Bungie and Haven Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its purchases of Bungie and Haven Studio are now complete
Read More »[From the industry] The first-ever survey of online gaming connectivity finds gamers quit in droves when experiencing latency issues
An independent survey by Canadian start-up Edgegap of 2,000 US and UK-based gamers set out to find to what degree issues including latency and lag impact their gaming experience, delivering the first report dedicated to understanding the state of latency in online games
Read More »UK Government announces the games industry must self-regulate loot boxes or face legislation
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the games industry must protect children from loot boxes, but has yet to announce any formal legislation
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