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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

Marvel collaborates with Kuato Studios on new educational storytelling app Marvel Hero Tales News Jun 12th, 2019

Marvel collaborates with Kuato Studios on new educational storytelling app Marvel Hero Tales

Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and more appear

as Tencent and Roblox form strategic partnership in China News May 29th, 2019

Tencent and Roblox form strategic partnership in China

The initial focus will concentrate on education

Kahoot acquires learn-to-read app Poio News May 16th, 2019

Kahoot acquires learn-to-read app Poio

Latest acquisition comes hot on the heels of its purchase of DragonBox

Educational games provider Kahoot snaps up DragonBox for $18m News May 9th, 2019

Educational games provider Kahoot snaps up DragonBox for $18m

Developer's math apps to be made available to Kahoot's hundreds of millions of users

GDC 2019: Danny Bilson named new director of USC Games program Job News Mar 19th, 2019

GDC 2019: Danny Bilson named new director of USC Games program

Succeeds award-winning game designer Tracy Fullerton who oversaw the program from 2014 to 2018

Former Atari COO Todd Shallbetter goes medical with Level Ex Job News Mar 7th, 2019

Former Atari COO Todd Shallbetter goes medical with Level Ex

Shallbetter will help the surgical training company's drive into VR and AR technologies

as Disney collaborates with Kuato Studios for new storytelling app Disney Story Realms News Feb 14th, 2019

Disney collaborates with Kuato Studios for new storytelling app Disney Story Realms

The genie is out of the bottle

as Indian learning platform Byju’s buys out US games firm Osmo for $120 million News Feb 5th, 2019

Indian learning platform Byju’s buys out US games firm Osmo for $120 million

Osmo will help the online education firm craft learning content for younger students

Unity Playground aims to open game development up to kids News Jan 29th, 2019

Unity Playground aims to open game development up to kids

Scriptless asset suite seeks to provide a stepping stone for young users looking to get into the engine

Supercell clashes games skill shortage with free new coding school News Dec 5th, 2018

Supercell clashes games skill shortage with free new coding school

Finnish developer puts significant funding behind the free Helsinki program

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