In-Depth

From Meme Machine to Mobile: 21 Years of Miniclip

Before YouTube, before even MySpace and the subsequent onset of social media, there was Miniclip, the ground zero for meme culture that together with Newgrounds inspired a punk-like attitude to game development. Richie Shoemaker picks up the story from president and co-founder Rob Small as the company celebrates a 21-year journey from Flash to mobile

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EPOS Audio: A Sound Start

Two years ago Sennheiser’s gaming division became EPOS and a new audio brand was born. Then the pandemic hit and everything changed. Richie Shoemaker listens in as Maja Sand-Grimnitz tells the story of how EPOS broke through the noise

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Hell Let Loose on the (working from) home front

Team17 has taken charge of Hell Let Loose and is establishing a new virtual studio to service the game and its long-term expansion. Richie Shoemaker pins down CEO Michael Pattison and his recruitment sergeant-major as they assemble for the next advance

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Industry Voices: How the Epic Games and LEGO metaverse collaboration outcompetes a competitive market

This is a guest article by Stuart Smith, corporate transactions and intellectual property lawyer and Partner at Simkins On 11th April, Epic Games announced that it had raised a further $2 billion, bringing Epic’s post-investment value to $31.5 billion. Half of that investment comes from Sony, building on a previous …

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