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The Dundee effect: How industry hubs are elevating more than games | Playable Futures

We explore how Dundee's games scene is elevating the city’s future prospects in creativity, industry, culture, and more

Dec. 4, 2024 Will Freeman

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Out on the town: How esports events drive cultural and economic impact | Playable Futures

Esports events are already bringing considerable economic gains to the cities that host them - but that's just the start of the contribution the contests make when they stop by

Oct. 16, 2024 Will Freeman

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Levelling up healthcare: Understanding games' life-changing medical potential | Playable Futures

Speech Graphics CEO Gregor Hofer on how games technology can deliver profound new impacts in healthcare

July 8, 2024 Will Freeman

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Dressed for success: Inside the future of fashion and games | Playable Futures

Digital outfits in games are shaping the ways we think about what we wear, but what does this mean for fashion brands?

June 5, 2024 Will Freeman

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Understanding the future of brands place in games | Playable Futures

Brands are looking likely to become ever more present in games. But what does that mean for the medium?

April 24, 2024 Will Freeman

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How game making is shaping theatre and exhibition spaces | Playable Futures

Punchdrunk's artistic director Felix Barrett and Good Afternoon's creative director Marie Foulston consider how games are shaping their creations

Feb. 23, 2024 Will Freeman

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The LEGO Group's vision for building better digital playgrounds | Playable Futures

A new digital future means a new approach to empowering and protecting children, says The LEGO Group's Anna Rafferty

July 19, 2022 Will Freeman

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A future for all: How Brazil's multicultural industry might shape the global business | Playable Futures

Abragames' Eliana Russi and Rodrigo Terra consider the forward journey of Brazil's game sector - and its real potential to have a positive impact on the future of the global industry

May 31, 2022 Will Freeman

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Getting physical: Understanding a future shaped by the metaverse

MultiMetaverse CEO Alex Xu considers a realistic vision for the metaverse, and what it means for the future of games

April 19, 2022 Will Freeman

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'Always-on' fandoms: How esports communities are shaping the future of games | Playable Futures

ESL Gaming's Craig Levine considers a future where esports will have a profound influence across games and beyond

March 17, 2022 Will Freeman

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Beautiful games: Peter Moore on the intersection between sports and video games | GI Live Online

Former EA boss and Liverpool FC CEO discusses the similarities between the sectors and the potential power of subscriptions

April 30, 2021 Will Freeman

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JournoDevSwap 2019: Day Three

It's the final push - and the reveal of the winners

Sept. 29, 2019 Will Freeman

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JournoDevSwap 2019: Day Two

More developer-written reports from this weekend's special game jam - complete with team-identifying flow chart

Sept. 28, 2019 Will Freeman

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JournoDevSwap 2019: Day One

Press become devs, devs become press in a game jam raising awareness for Alzheimer's Research UK

Sept. 27, 2019 Will Freeman

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Tencent online game revenues hit $3.56 billion in Q2

Mobile revenue exceeded PC for the first time thanks to the success of games like Honor of Kings

Aug. 16, 2017 Will Freeman

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AltspaceVR u-turns on closure

Inspired by outpouring of support from its community, social VR space may live on

Aug. 16, 2017 Will Freeman

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Swery's new studio debuts first game on Fig

Crowdfunded game will be Deadly Premonition lead Hidetaka Suehiro's first project since returning to development after illness

Aug. 16, 2017 Will Freeman

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Xbox One X support added to Unity engine

Prevalent development platform now supports beefed up Microsoft console

Aug. 16, 2017 Will Freeman

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"Learn-to-play" studio Lightneer closes seed funding at $5 million

Finnish studio founded by ex-Rovio staff, scientists and academics prepares for first release

Aug. 16, 2017 Will Freeman

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Discord clamps down on hate groups

Gaming chat and text app blocks alt-right server and bans users

Aug. 15, 2017 Will Freeman

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Take-Two argues fair use in NBA 2K tattoo lawsuit

Eventual ruling may have an impact on ownership laws around the video game medium

Aug. 15, 2017 Will Freeman

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Rovio sees revenue leap 94% in second quarter

Angry Birds Evolution and Battle Bay showed the "strongest launch ARPDAU and other KPIs ever seen in Rovio Games business unit"

Aug. 15, 2017 Will Freeman

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Hideki Kamiya: NieR director "saved" PlatinumGames

Yoko Taro's NieR: Automata brought the Bayonetta creator back from the brink

Aug. 15, 2017 Will Freeman

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Bluehole squashes Tencent investment rumour

Update: Bluehole confirms no investment was made by Chinese company

Aug. 15, 2017 Will Freeman

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Making game development global again

Meet the Syrian and Iranian developers making an opportunity of Donald Trump's travel ban - with a little help from Unity

July 10, 2017 Will Freeman

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