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Women in Gaming: Girls' Games Lab director Caoimhe Roddy on why "companies need to start being more flexible and proactive" Interview Mar 6th, 2020

Women in Gaming: Girls' Games Lab director Caoimhe Roddy on why "companies need to start being more flexible and proactive"

"We need to focus a lot more on equity rather than equality"

There is no such thing as a typical gamer, and our industry needs to reflect this Comment & Opinion Feb 11th, 2020

There is no such thing as a typical gamer, and our industry needs to reflect this

King's global director of diversity and inclusion Frances Light on why the company is aiming to hire a 50/50 gender balance in 2020

Diversity, work/life balance, and more: It's company culture month on PocketGamer.biz News Feb 5th, 2020

Diversity, work/life balance, and more: It's company culture month on PocketGamer.biz

We want to hear from you about what you're doing at your companies

Female representation in the games industry still "significantly" below UK national average News Feb 4th, 2020

Female representation in the games industry still "significantly" below UK national average

Only 28 per cent of games workers are female

How developers can start making games that make a positive impact on society News Jan 21st, 2020

How developers can start making games that make a positive impact on society

Elite Founders CEO Joakim Achren leads the panel

UKIE launches new diversity survey for the games industry News Sep 4th, 2019

UKIE launches new diversity survey for the games industry

“This new Census will give us for the first-time a crucial understanding of the diversity make-up of the games industry”

Devcom 2019: “Let’s use the power of games to make this world a better place” News Aug 18th, 2019

Devcom 2019: “Let’s use the power of games to make this world a better place”

MD Stephan Reichart kicks off Devcom 2019 with another speech railing against populism and the far right

A Thinking Ape on inclusivity in live ops content Comment & Opinion Aug 2nd, 2019

A Thinking Ape on inclusivity in live ops content

We’ve spent the last couple of years exploring the impacts and developing our process for creating effective inclusive content.

News May 13th, 2019

Newzoo: Over 46 per cent of all “gaming enthusiasts” are women

Women are likely to be killing time on mobile games in Newzoo's gaming demographic breakdown

as Maysalward CEO: “The Middle East market is a key player in the mobile industry” Interview Apr 30th, 2019

Maysalward CEO: “The Middle East market is a key player in the mobile industry”

The MENA video games market has a 25 per cent year on year growth with the largest youth population in the world”

King becomes first UK games company to sign Tech Talent Charter to push diversity in the UK News Feb 8th, 2019

King becomes first UK games company to sign Tech Talent Charter to push diversity in the UK

Publisher claims women only count for 19 per cent of people working in UK games industry

GLAAD Awards to celebrate queer-inclusive video games for the first time in 2019 News Jan 28th, 2019

GLAAD Awards to celebrate queer-inclusive video games for the first time in 2019

Five games head up the inclusivity organisation’s first Outstanding Video Game award category

Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour News Jul 30th, 2018

Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour

Publisher enters partnership with Black Girls Code to improve STEM education

Google Play reveals winners of Change the Game Design Challenge News Jun 12th, 2018

Google Play reveals winners of Change the Game Design Challenge

Winners snagged an expenses free trip to E3 and a scholarship to a Girls Make Games Summer Camp

ESA Foundation’s ‘We Are’ diversity initiative aims to inspire women in games News Jun 12th, 2018

ESA Foundation’s ‘We Are’ diversity initiative aims to inspire women in games

Scheme plans to connect women by highlighting individuals

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