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Team17 acquires educational app developer StoryToys for $26.5 million News Jul 2nd, 2021

Team17 acquires educational app developer StoryToys for $26.5 million

"Team17 is the perfect home for StoryToys..."

Educational games platform Lingokids raises $40 million for expansion News Jun 16th, 2021

Educational games platform Lingokids raises $40 million for expansion

Over 30 million families reached weekly

LEGO Ventures invests in learning platform Area9 Lyceum News Apr 13th, 2021

LEGO Ventures invests in learning platform Area9 Lyceum

Shared ideals

Kuato Studios overhauls Marvel Hero Tales News Mar 30th, 2021

Kuato Studios overhauls Marvel Hero Tales

To tackle child literacy issues

Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science News Dec 18th, 2020

Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science

"We wanted to go one step further and tackle an area where we can truly make a meaningful difference to diversify the UK games industry"

Unity launches Social Impact Division to support equality and sustainability News Oct 16th, 2020

Unity launches Social Impact Division to support equality and sustainability

It is backed by a charity fund

PGC Helsinki Digital: The role of esports in education News Sep 18th, 2020

PGC Helsinki Digital: The role of esports in education

"The opportunity to engage the demographic of young people"

Live and Kicking: How Animal Jam inspired players to become veterinarians, biologists, and researchers Interview Jul 23rd, 2020

Live and Kicking: How Animal Jam inspired players to become veterinarians, biologists, and researchers

"Average daily playtime is over 60 minutes and we’re seeing millions more lines of chat per day"

POC in Mobile: Why Jam City's Michael Raeford believes education is key to diversifying the games industry Interview Jul 3rd, 2020

POC in Mobile: Why Jam City's Michael Raeford believes education is key to diversifying the games industry

"Companies should embrace our differences and use them as a competitive advantage - not as a weakness."

Sumo Digital hires Dr Jake Habgood and Jenny Muhlwa News Jan 22nd, 2020

Sumo Digital hires Dr Jake Habgood and Jenny Muhlwa

They will be focused on training and education

GameMaker Studio 2 gets a new educational tool for preteens News Nov 5th, 2019

GameMaker Studio 2 gets a new educational tool for preteens

The programme is aimed at 11-to-14 years olds

Nintendo UK partners with Digital Schoolhouse on UKIE “play-based learning” programme News Sep 4th, 2019

Nintendo UK partners with Digital Schoolhouse on UKIE “play-based learning” programme

“DSH has evolved enormously in just three years and their support means we can reach more pupils and teachers than ever”

Girls’ Game Lab wants to encourage more women to get into games News Jul 24th, 2019

Girls’ Game Lab wants to encourage more women to get into games

The first workshop takes place at Forza Horizon maker Playground Studios on August 3rd in Leamington Spa

as Indian ed-tech firm Byju's raises $150m News Jul 16th, 2019

Indian ed-tech firm Byju's raises $150m

Funding is said to value the company at around $5.5 billion

Roblox Summer Creator Challenge teams up with Godzilla to teach kids to code News Jun 21st, 2019

Roblox Summer Creator Challenge teams up with Godzilla to teach kids to code

The King of Monsters takes time out from his day job to incentivise children to learn programming

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