November 21, 2023 Women In Games Mattel163’s CEO Amy Huang on transforming classic brands into digital experiences LiftOff's inspirational Women in Games series speaks to Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163, about her career, achievements, challenges and work transforming classic brands into digital experiences
October 17, 2023 Interview GameHouse CEO Simonetta Lulli: “When I started there were zero females on the management team. Now after two years we make up 60% of it.” GameHouse were recently visited by Apple CEO Tim Cook where the team shared 25 years of gaming making and developing with women in mind
September 7, 2023 Out And About Mind Body Trivia is the latest game getting players outside A trivia game focused on sports, the unique spin is an incentive to go out walking
August 16, 2023 Diversity In Gaming Black Voices in Gaming announces Xperience Excellence Accelerator cohort The accelerator program is powered by Netflix Games
July 6, 2023 Big Festival Diversity in gaming: The importance of an inclusive workforce At BIG Festival, a panel of industry experts took to the stage to discuss the importance of a diverse workforce
June 30, 2023 Pride Month The power of Pride and the state of inclusivity in gaming As Pride Month ends we discuss why representing the queer community is important. And where companies still need to improve
June 26, 2023 Coming To Kwalee Kwalee hires Adrian Garton as VP of HR in mission to find the industry’s "best talent" Garton has more than 25 years’ experience in HR
June 24, 2023 Conference Round-up Investment and AI: more highlights from GameExpo Summit Our inaugural conference in the UAE revealed essential insights and perspective about the regional and global games industry (part II)
June 23, 2023 Q&a Pride Month 2023: How diversity and creativity go hand in hand at King King's Sabrina Carmona, Head of Farm Heroes Saga outlines how they promote diversity and inclusivity throughout their gaming portfolio
June 22, 2023 Accelerating Diversity Ten game makers named for the Wings Elevate 2023 accelerator program The Netflix sponsored program features ten game makers all from gender diverse development teams
May 12, 2023 Environment, Social, And Governance Activision Blizzard releases its second ESG report The report clarifies how the company performed last year, and its commitment to the future
April 25, 2023 Chess With A Change SuperDuperSecretCo raises $1m to make a chess battle royale game Dual economy will make Web3 elements optional
April 24, 2023 Diversity In Gaming Ustwo Studios announces partnership with Where Are the Black Designers? The partnership will connect black designers through networking events
March 23, 2023 Female Gamers 74% of women play mobile games daily While 67% see mobile gaming as a vital source of ‘me time’
March 22, 2023 Interview Zynga’s Mary Plaisted on diversity, equity, and inclusion We spoke to Zynga’s senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion, talent, and social impact following the Spelman Game Jam
March 16, 2023 Mobile Mena David Fernandez Remesal of Sandsoft Games: "Why MENA’s gaming growth isn’t just about business" There's a bigger story at play in the MENA region, changing perceptions, fostering understanding and improving relations all around the world
March 8, 2023 Women In Gaming International Women's Day 2023: Bringing attention to women’s role in gaming International Women’s Day is here and we'll be celebrating all week
February 10, 2023 Leaf Is In The Air Lumi Interactive announces Kinder World spin-off Take Me or Leaf Me The company is hoping that it leaves an impression on players with a quirky new dating sim launching on Valentine’s Day
January 30, 2023 Diversity In Gaming How inclusivity and diversity can lead to a positive future Groups such as Rovio, LEGO and Nokia joined a roundtable led by UNICEF Finland to discuss insights and experiences
December 21, 2022 Diversity In Gaming An estimated 2.3 million online teenage gamers have been exposed to white supremacist ideology A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League found a sharp rise in online harassment
December 14, 2022 Inclusivity Zynga's Virtual Diversity Platform encourages inclusivity in gaming Zynga studio NaturalMotion has created Access All Areas, a virtual studio to encourage diversity in games
December 14, 2022 Open For All Why diversity in game development matters - and can produce better game How Berlin’s Wooga became a role model for diversity in both games and workplace
November 10, 2022 Data On Diversity A mere 1.87% of venture capital is allocated to minority-owned startups, Diversity VC finds Survey carried out between 28 June 2022 and 20 September 2022
October 17, 2022 Guest Post Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163 on fostering diversity in mobile esports "Every innovation starts with inclusion." How casual esports can drive inclusivity in competitive mobile gaming
October 12, 2022 Raising A Seed Round Muus Collective raises $5 million in Seed Round to increase diversity in gaming and fashion Seed Round led by venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners
October 6, 2022 Equity In Gaming Take-Two highlights the LGBT+ community in new inclusion videos The videos were created in partnership with Gay Gaming Professionals
September 28, 2022 Helsinki Highlights Creating balanced gameplay through inclusivity Tülay McNally took to the stage at Pocket Gamer Connects in Helsinki to talk about her role at EA and bringing diversity to games
September 12, 2022 Company Culture Ubisoft outline plans to amend company culture The company hopes to address employee complaints, but is it enough?
September 1, 2022 Funding The Future Sprocket Games raises $5 million in funding round The investment will support development of the company’s debut title
August 22, 2022 Gender Equality In Gaming Women in Games launches free guide to gender equality in gaming Building a Fair Playing Field is out now
August 17, 2022 Diversity Is Important Riot Games releases 2021 diversity and inclusion report Riot Games' diversity and inclusion report reveals a decrease in newly hired underrepresented minorities but an increase in newly hired female employees
August 17, 2022 Power To The People Niantic launches New Voyager apprenticeship program in partnership with Tech Elevator Successful applicants will be given tuition-free training and the opportunity to begin their careers in tech
July 6, 2022 Pgc Toronto EA outlines how to tell diverse stories on mobile Electronic Arts’ Franci Dimitrovska looks at RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Gardenscapes, and others on how to best make meaningful, impactful diversity the new storytelling norm
July 5, 2022 Metaverse Summit The first women-led web3 conference will take place in Paris next week Metaverse Summit is an upcoming international convention that will be centred around women's representation in web3 technology
May 19, 2022 Join The Coven Can we create a more equitable mobile games industry? Niantic’s Karla Reyes may have the answer Code Coven and Niantic’s Karla Reyes details how she found her place in the games industry, and her extensive efforts to make sure the door didn’t shut behind her
May 17, 2022 The Oregon Trail Bringing Native American and Black stories to Apple Arcade's The Oregon Trail Gameloft Brisbane's Sam Lewis discusses bringing the 1971 classic to a modern mobile audience, and why Apple Arcade was the right platform
May 13, 2022 King Moves King’s Diversity Space Tool to be utilised across Activision Blizzard by Q3 2022 Tool to prevent unconscious bias in game character roster will now be used in Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 teams
May 11, 2022 Supporting Indigenous Storytelling East Side Games joins programme for Canadian Indigenous games scholarship Blackbird Interactive, East Side Games, and Timbre Games Studio will partner with the Vancouver Film School on bringing Indigenous voices to the games industry
May 4, 2022 Inclusive Indies The games industry can be an intimidating place. How can the Diversity Collective+ help people thrive? Games for all: meet the Seattle team building an industry safe space for underrepresented indies
March 21, 2022 Gdc GDC: Niantic talks keeping redlining out of the metaverse The metaverse cannot recreate the prejudicial problems of the games industry, says Niantic’s John King and Kellee Santiago
March 10, 2022 #raisethegame Ukie: 56% of games industry professionals prefer a hybrid working model The firm's second UK games industry census examines the effects of the pandemic on working attitudes and diversity of workforce
December 6, 2021 Passion To Start Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling Pixel Federation's Patricia Pribolova tells her story
October 22, 2021 Highlighting Diversity Wooga's Switchcraft leads the way for casual puzzle mobile game diversity 63% of main cast come from BIPOC backgrounds, with 38% LGBTQ+
September 16, 2021 Surveying The System Ukie launches new UK games industry census Will expand upon previous survey to cover additional areas of interest
August 17, 2021 Poc In Mobile "I can't even think of one black game director off the top of my head, so there is an issue" Nitrome's Markus Heinel discusses tools of the trade
August 11, 2021 Representation Microsoft joins Take-Two as a Gerald A. Lawson Fund contributor Looks to increase support for Black and indigenous students in the games industry
August 5, 2021 Diversity BAME in Games celebrates fifth anniversary with new website and Discord server UK advocacy group to release Representation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar