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Nurturing a positive studio culture with CCP’s London studio – “It’s an ongoing process, you can’t just turn a culture on, you can’t checklist a culture, you have to grow it”

11th October 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Nurturing a positive studio culture with CCP’s London studio – “It’s an ongoing process, you can’t just turn a culture on, you can’t checklist a culture, you have to grow it”

With a rapidly growing studio in central London, We turned to CCP London Studio’s Adrian Blunt for his take on this tricky and topical subject

“It’s about treating people as human beings and empowering them to do the things they want” – The Hutch perspective on healthy leadership in the games industry

4th October 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on “It’s about treating people as human beings and empowering them to do the things they want” – The Hutch perspective on healthy leadership in the games industry

The industry has been rocked once again by stories of poor working conditions and failed management. Chris Wallace talks about a model for healthy leadership with London’s mobile racers Hutch

Picture Perfect: Behind the scenes of the Europlay-winning, upcoming game Viewfinder

23rd September 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Picture Perfect: Behind the scenes of the Europlay-winning, upcoming game Viewfinder

“That’s the hardest thing to do, puzzles and narratives are the hardest combination. You take something that is systematic like this mechanic, and then build in a narrative that hopefully takes the player on a journey… it’s stupid hard.”

“Keywords has been hugely focussed on supporting our employees around the world, throughout this unprecedented time” – How gaming’s most global company is building a better workplace out of the pandemic

21st September 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on “Keywords has been hugely focussed on supporting our employees around the world, throughout this unprecedented time” – How gaming’s most global company is building a better workplace out of the pandemic

We talk to Sonia Sedler, COO and joint interim CEO of Keywords Studios, who is using the opportunity to improve the lives of 8,500 staff, across 69 studios and 22 countries

Marketing Panel: The experts talk about their changing approaches to game marketing

11th August 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Marketing Panel: The experts talk about their changing approaches to game marketing

The games industry is bigger and healthier than ever yet making your title or product stand out from the crowd remains a critical art. Thankfully there are now more ways, and more creative ways, than ever to reach possible players.

Lawn Mowing Simulator is undoubtedly the most British release of a very British summer – creator Skyhook Games talks on balancing co-development with its own IP

10th August 2021 Development News, Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Lawn Mowing Simulator is undoubtedly the most British release of a very British summer – creator Skyhook Games talks on balancing co-development with its own IP

“Skyhook was originally founded to try to stem the tide of outsourcing work going overseas”

Career Switch: The UK games industry on making a change in their careers – “Sometimes in your career, you just have to do what feels right and hope for the best, even if it’s terrifying at the time.”

5th August 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on Career Switch: The UK games industry on making a change in their careers – “Sometimes in your career, you just have to do what feels right and hope for the best, even if it’s terrifying at the time.”

Looking to make a big career switch? We reach out to workers from across the industry who have taken some sudden left turns in their careers for their advice

“It’s show business, the games business. Not every game is successful” – catching up with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi aboard HMS Belfast

3rd August 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on “It’s show business, the games business. Not every game is successful” – catching up with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi aboard HMS Belfast

World of Warships comes to HMS Belfast, with a demo station within the landmark. We take the opportunity to catch up with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi onboard his latest venture

“Insisting that DDLC must be experienced in one specific way would be a very elitist and pretentious mindset for us to have.” – Behind the scenes of Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

29th July 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on “Insisting that DDLC must be experienced in one specific way would be a very elitist and pretentious mindset for us to have.” – Behind the scenes of Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

We talk to Dan Salvato and Serenity Forge about the challenges of releasing a premium version of a free game, and the introduction of content warnings to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

“I’m not running away from Xbox. I’m running towards a new experience, a new challenge.” – Thunderful Games’ Agostino Simonetta

28th July 2021 Business News, In-Depth Comments Off on “I’m not running away from Xbox. I’m running towards a new experience, a new challenge.” – Thunderful Games’ Agostino Simonetta

Indie champion Agostino Simonetta is moving on from seven years at ID@Xbox to Swedish publisher Thunderful Games. We tap into his immense insight into the publishing market.