VR & AR

[From the industry] Video Game Development and Services Company PTW Opens Studio in Charleston, South Carolina

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. PTW, a global game development and services provider for many of the industry’s largest publishers and studios, today announced the opening of its latest studio in Charleston, South Carolina. Its opening makes PTW the first gaming services …

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[From the industry] Here are the winners of the TIGA Awards 2024!

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. The 2024 TIGA Games Industry Awards have once again showcased the extraordinary creativity, innovation, and talent within the sector, which gathered at the historic Shoreditch Town Hall for a gala dinner and presentation ceremony on the evening …

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[From the industry] Gamescom to host first ever ‘Home of XR’ megabooth, revealing new games from world’s top XR studios

Ahead of what is anticipated to be XR’s biggest holiday season to date, a new industry-focused alliance has confirmed both its formation and exhibition plans for Gamescom 2024 today. The Home of XR megabooth has been established by award-winning companies in the virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality (together …

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Tickets still available for Pioneers in XR event in Salford next week

There are a few seats left for the Pioneers in XR event being held next week, Thursday 6 June, at Salford’s Media City UK. Introduced by Dr. Maria Stukoff of the University of Salford, the free event will look the intersection of XR technology, personal performance and sports, and interactive …

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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

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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

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