E3 2023 has been cancelled, and the event's future has never looked more uncertain
Game Developer
MARCH 31, 2023
It marks the third time the event has been scrapped in four years.
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Transgender Visibility Within The Games Industry
OPM Jobs
MARCH 31, 2023
We all remember the times where the focus of most AAA game studios seemed to be to fulfil the fantasies of cis men. Slowly companies started to realise they were ignoring a huge potential audience. And that audience began realising that they deserve that representation. Today, games are still not as diverse as they should be in the modern world. Most of industry knows this and are ready to change.
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Nominations for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2023 close on Monday morning
Game Development News
MARCH 31, 2023
Time is running out for anyone planning to submit nominations for the 2023 MCV/DEVELOP Awards. There are just three days until the deadline.
Will Roblox’ new advertising rules make a difference?
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MARCH 30, 2023
It’s been a full year since the consumer advocacy group Truth in Advertising (TINA) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commision about Roblox’s lax policy towards in-game advertising to children. Roblox has finally responded with a coherent set of policies that go some way to discouraging stealth branding, while at the same time leaving brands with plenty of room to interpret guidelines in their own way.
More insights from the 2023 Unity Gaming Report
Unity Blog
MARCH 29, 2023
We spoke to creators from our community for the 2023 Unity Gaming Report. In this blog, discover bonus creator insights that were not included in the report.
Johana Riquier: “Gaming as a driver for economic growth in the global south”
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 29, 2023
“Can gaming truly change a country for the better?” Johana Riquier is convinced it can. She’s Managing Diorector of Gamerging. She’s a gaming business strategist and a diversity advocate specialized in the Middle Eastern and African market based in Senegal. “The power of gaming and emerging technologies unlocks new opportunities for growth and innovation in the Global South.
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We. The Refugees. Ticket to Europe by Act Zero is a redemption for its maker
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Jędrzej Napiecek was not in a good place. 25 years old, fresh out of script writing studies and feeling detached from society. To be honest, he just felt so… useless. He desperately needed change, something to reinvent himself. In 2014 he started hearing stories of refugees drowning in the Mediterranean. It was horrendous and he felt the drive to get involved.
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