October 4, 2022 News Activision Blizzard compliance regulator Frances Townsend steps down The compliance regulator, responsible for ensuring a healthy workplace environment, was criticised during her time at the company.
October 4, 2022 Industry News GamesAid to host first charity gala event The Games Industry Charity will be holding a special event to recognise fundraising efforts throughout the games industry and raise further donations.
October 4, 2022 Game News Supercell to sunset soft-launch game Everdale The Finnish developer will close down Clash of Clans spinoff game, which was in beta release, on October 31st.
October 4, 2022 News Homa Games rebrands with new name and logo Now simply going by ‘Homa’, the mobile game publisher debuted a new logo on their website today in a post announcing their new brand identity.
October 4, 2022 International News Russian tech group VK sells off gaming division Late last month, the company announced their MY.GAMES brand would be sold off for a reported $642m USD.
September 30, 2022 Game News IWM partners with Historical Games Network for ‘War Game’ exhibit The Imperial War Museum’s latest exhibition doesn’t concentrate on objects from a real-world conflict, but instead on video games that recreate war and its effects.
September 28, 2022 News Indie Arena Booth boasts 1 million views in hybrid Gamescom experience The indie games showcase reported at least a million viewers as part of its hybrid online and physical booth at Gamescom 2022.
September 28, 2022 News ASA cracks down on three separate sexist mobile ads All three ads ruled on by the Advertising Standards Authority dealt with elements deemed to be suggestive or otherwise inappropriate.
September 27, 2022 News Technicolor's VFX and Game Studio become independent entity The studio’s gaming branch is, as of reporting, independently trading under the name “Technicolor Creative Studios”.
September 26, 2022 News BFI set to promote game preservation as part of Screen Culture 2033 Initiative The initiative is to prominently feature video games and promote education on stream culture in general.
September 23, 2022 Community News Newzoo shines spotlight on female gamers Recent analytics indicates female players are still less likely to refer to themselves as gamers and mobile gaming is top way to play.
September 23, 2022 Community News Fortis Games brings on ex-Twitch Head of Creator Development Marcus ‘djWheat’ Graham They're joined by the streaming pioneer and former Head of Creator Development at Twitch as part of their focus on community
September 23, 2022 Data & Research State of the Stream sees Fall Guys fall and Ninja go Rogue Fall Guys drops from Twitch’s top 10 and famed streamer Ninja goe all-platform in 2022’s State of the Stream.
September 22, 2022 Unionisation Anemone Hug Interactive join first Canadian game union Its workers are now officially unionised under The Canadian Animation Guild - the first studio in Canada to do so
September 22, 2022 Investments Industry Vets create InfiniGods blockchain game studio The blockchain developer has secured significant funding and is set to release its first game
September 21, 2022 No Internet No Problem Opera to Host ‘No Internet’ Mobile Game Jam Opera is set to hold a Game Jam to create a new ‘No Internet’ game with a $10,000 USD Cash Prize for their mobile Opera GX browser.
September 21, 2022 Industry News UK jobs vacancies in video games see biggest monthly drop Available jobs in the video-game industry nationwide saw their largest monthly drop - but there may be a silver-living for indie developers.