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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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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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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 Paris called to strike after "catastrophic communication" from Yves Guillemot

Game Developer

"Because Mr. Guillemot and his clique only understand the relationship of power, Solidaires Informatique is calling on the employees of Ubisoft Paris to go on strike."

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Keywords acquires US PR firm Fortyseven Communications

GamesIndustry.biz

Services provider Keywords has acquired US-based games PR firm Fortyseven Communications. Fortyseven was founded in 2006 and employs 55 staff across four offices in New York, San Francisco, Denver, and its HQ in Los Angeles.

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Building communication into the heart of a puzzle game

Unity Blog

Mairi Nolan, lead game designer at Eleven Puzzles, shares the importance of verbal interaction and how the team built communication into the studio’s latest release Unsolved Case.