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The creative sparks ignited by Global Game Jam

From Tokyo to Newcastle, jammers talk about the power of the event, from building bridges between languages to offering students a chance to hone their skills

March 14, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Helldivers 2 screenshot over the shoulder view of a soldier holding a weapon up. A drop ship explodes and falls to the planet surface in the background

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2024 game spending down 2% is Circana analyst's "most optimistic" outlook

Mat Piscatella talks about unprecedented uncertainty in the year ahead and why we'll need more overachievers like Helldivers 2 and Palworld

March 13, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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Keoken Interactive: The way games are made and funded is "failing"

Co-founder Koen Deetman on the difficulties devs face in finding funding, and the Deliver Us Mars studio's last resort efforts to land a deal

March 13, 2024 James Batchelor

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Respawn veteran Stig Asmussen forms Giant Skull to build AAA single player games

"I think we can make a very successful competitive game with 100 people"

March 12, 2024 Christopher Dring

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From California to the Philippines with friendly goblins: The story of Orc Chop Games

Vince McDonnell shares the creative process behind Orc Chop Games's debut title, and the realities of making games in the Philippines

March 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Demade, remade: What game demakes offer to publishers

Publishers are recognising that fan-made demakes can keep communities engaged and extend the lifespan of an IP

March 11, 2024 Chris Sutcliffe

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WB's push for predictable returns carries real risk | This Week in Business

Hogwarts Legacy publisher's pivot to pursue live service games like Suicide Squad shows the cash is always greener on the other side

March 8, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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A Broforce to be reckoned with

Playtopia, jams, workshops, meetups, funding: we chat to Dominique Gawlowski about Free Lives' success and how it's enabled it to take South African developers under its wings

March 8, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Helldivers 2 is a major hit in the UK | UK February Charts

Results are not so strong for Skull and Bones or Suicide Squad

March 8, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Former EA devs' Simply Sweet Games aims to "raise the bar for the entire industry"

Tina Merry and Carina Kom tell us the new studio will create "polished, deep, and ad-free" mobile experiences

March 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe

Reflector Entertainment CEO and Bandai Namco exec Hervé Hoerdt offers insight into telling a story across games, novels, comics, podcasts and more

March 7, 2024 James Batchelor

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Best time to remake a video game? Between 10 and 20 years later

New study also reveals that remasters perform best when the game is under 5 years old

March 7, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Sea Monster: "Play with a purpose can change the world"

CEO Glenn Gillis discusses Games for Change, what South Africa has to offer to the world of games, and how the industry across the continent has matured

March 7, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Limpho Moeti: Collaboration is key to South Africa's future in games

RocketRide Games' business development manager on the importance of being able to connect with the wider industry, and the structural challenges hindering growth

March 7, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Glow Up Games on bringing Black stories to games and why AI doesn't recognize rap

At DICE 2024, co-founders Mitu Khandaker and Latoya Peterson discussed the challenges in building games around hip-hop culture

March 6, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Studio Bolland and the highs and lows of entering the South African game dev scene

Richard Bolland shares the studio's experience of its first year trying to make its foray into games, and why South Africa is such a "fertile ground"

March 6, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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24 Bit Games' journey to joining Annapurna Interactive

We talk to Pieter Koornhof and Tarryn van der Byl about being acquired by the indie darling, and how it will "make a difference" to South Africa's dev scene

March 6, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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The bleatings will continue until morale improves | Creature Comforts

The news in gaming has been 'ruff' of late, but here are a bunch of cute pet pictures that might help us all cope

March 5, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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Nyamakop: "There's demand for African-created content outside of the continent"

Ben Myres and Sithe Ncube on making African-inspired titles, and the multifaceted challenges of funding games in South Africa

March 5, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Unlocking South Africa's talent through co-development

Six Peaks' Jason Ried and Luan Joubert talk about bringing big budget game development to South Africa and "resilient, independent community building"

March 5, 2024 Marie Dealessandri