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Isaac Epp, game director of Fae Farm at Phoenix Labs, tells Vince Pavey about the challenges of infusing the cosy life sim genre with a dash of fairy magic and adventure
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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 »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 »Obelisk Studio has received £1.6 million from The Games Fund
Obelisk Studio has secured £1.6 million GBP from a specialist early-stage venture capital fund
Read More »The finalists have been announced for the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024
The list of finalists for this year’s Game Developers Choice awards has been announced
Read More »Plants vs Zombies will return to its roots with a third entry arriving on mobile in 2024
PopCap Studios has announced a brand new Plants vs Zombies mobile game
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