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IGDA: "We need leadership to step up and speak out against hate"

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Earlier this month, the International Game Developers Association published a call to action urging leaders across the games industry to consider the consequences of layoffs, and prompting them to embrace sustainability. Read more

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Latoya Peterson: "Studios are at the mercy of this house of cards that is the funding system that we've built"

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At the Game Developer Conference last month, Glow Up Games co-founder and CXO Latoya Peterson contributed to a series of micro-talks around sustainability, calling out the fundamental flaws of games funding. Peterson has had three careers, as she put it during her talk. million in funding. Read more

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Lego, dog-fooding, and physics: Epic's plan's for UEFN | GDC 2024

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It's been almost a year since Epic Games launched Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), and the company seems quite pleased with how it's gone. UEFN has seen a base of around 15,000 creators publish some 80,000 "islands" so far.

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35% of devs affected by layoffs last year, says GDC survey

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Game Developers Conference organizer Informa released its annual State of the Games Industry survey today, giving a window into developer experiences and attitudes on a variety of subjects, including layoffs, generative AI, unionization, and on which engines and platforms they're making games. Read more

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Network N takes controlling stake in Roucan

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Games media group Network N has acquired a controlling stake in UK-based events company Roucan. Roucan is known for organising indie expo WASD and the London Developer conference, both taking place in April.

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Osama Dorias: Progress fighting crunch is at risk

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Back in March, Osama Dorias was part of an industry panel on burnout at the Game Developers' Conference, sharing his own personal story of burning out in the industry and the toll it took on his mental health. I'm not saying it's good now; that's uneven across companies. It's night and day," Dorias says.

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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play

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The gaming business of Warner Bros. Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. Read more

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