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How I Developed Good Communication Skills While Working on Fastival

Game Developer

Communication can become challenging in work settings, especially in unfamiliar environments or urgent situations necessitating quick problem resolution. I'd like to share some lessons I learned from my first large-scale team game development project.

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How to effectively communicate through change

GamesIndustry.biz

In a talk during our GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit late last year, games industry comms veteran Cat Channon gave pointers about communication through change, and how to take into account the human impact of change when sharing information with staff, whether about layoffs, big M&A deals, or real-world calamities that might be affecting staff.

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1SP Agency acquires UK communications firm Renaissance PR

GamesIndustry.biz

German-based marketing and communications agency 1SP has acquired UK PR firm Renaissance PR. It's part of 1SP's bid to create a 'superagency' covering tech and games.

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Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

Game Developer

Conversations among peers and strong support for RE Engine, make five-year-long dev cycles for games like Monster Hunter Wilds seem sustainable.

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Charis Reid: “Save time by automating your communication with players”

PreMortem.Games

She emphasises the role of communication and consistent engagement with the audience without compromising development time. “As As a Community Manager you may get a little bit sick of answering the same questions over and over again and you kind of want to be a little bit more creative”, says Reid, pointing at automation as a solution.

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Ubisoft quietly laid off six employees to "focus on communications"

Game Developer

Ubisoft performed its second round of layoffs in the month of September, and its third of 2023 overall.

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E3 2023 loses Sega and Tencent amid communication concerns

Game Developer

More publishers pull out of E3 2023, raising questions about the event's future months ahead of its intended June launch.