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?Genshin Impact developer's upcoming urban action RPG lands summer release date
?Cyberpunk 2077 Player Finds Easter Egg After 400 Hours of Playing

?Bungie wins court battle against Destiny cheat site AimJunkies

?Uvalde school shooting victims sue Activision, claiming it's the "most prolific marketer of weapons in the US"

?Super Earth scientists 'spaghettified' in Dark Fluid research incident: Here's why that's good news for Helldivers 2 players

?Rainbow Six Siege fans roundly boo the announcement of a new monthly subscription service

?Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica remakes currently in development, leak claims

?Microsoft alert confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 day one Xbox Game Pass launch

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?Games industry layoffs surpass 10,000 for 2024 so far

?PlayStation Exec Believes Game Developers Will Prioritize "Immersive Narratives" Over Ever-Improving Graphics In Future

?PlayStation London Studio posts final goodbye, as it closes its doors forever

?Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Opens New Studio As Development On Two 'Very Ambitious' RPGs Continues

?UK passes DMA-like bill that could force Apple to allow other games stores on iOS

?Microsoft to integrate AI into games

?Nintendo acquires Switch port specialist Shiver Entertainment from Embracer

?Relic Entertainment is 'returning to its roots as an independent creative studio,' but it's also owned by a global investment firm now

?Blizzard confirms it's working on a 1-5 player 'story difficulty' for its big raids in World of Warcraft: The War Within, and it's honestly about time

?Atari Buys Ancient Rival Intellivision, Insists The Amico Is Still Coming

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?Alan Wake 2 wins Game of the Year at Finnish Game Awards 2024

?Popular iPhone emulator in legal trouble - but not from Nintendo

?Fae Farm developer Phoenix Labs lays off staff and cancels projects in significant restructure

?Private equity firm in talks to buy Keywords Studios

?Bandai Namco reports record sales and rise in profits despite video game decline

?Player1 reportedly lays off staff, closes down Insomnia Gaming Festival

?Capes is a superhero game about the legacy its heroes inherit, but also the legacy of turn-based tactics as a genre

?Ubisoft's XDefiant system requirements are so low that even a manky old potato will run the game

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Game Dev Fest 10 - spotkanie 8.05

Event in Warsaw, Poland by Koło Naukowe Twórców Gier "Polygon" on Wednesday, May 8 2024

It has been two months since the “Games of War” International Hybrid Conference of 24.02.2024 and have many overwhelming results we would like to sum up the event and its statistics.

It was a biggest challenge to organize International Academic event within less than three months and during Christmas and New Year celebrations. Greatest thanks to Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics for becoming coorganizers of the event. Unexpected positive resonance was that when I announced through my professional connections about upcoming International Academic “Games of War” Conference dedicated to the Ukrainian developed games about Russian invasion of 2022. Also even before starting the Conference have got Honorary Patronage from the President of Gdansk, Consulate of Ukraine, Voevoda of Voevodship (head of the region) and of the Rector of University of Gdansk.

University of Gdansk had 59 people participating in the conference (+organizers). Around 9 games have been showcased. Participants represented 22 countries (most registered online participants were from UK): Poland, Ukraine, Austria, United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Canada, Finland, Germany, Belgium, Estonia, China, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Brazil, Moldova, Izrael, Georgia, Australia.

Among participants were representatives of 23 Universities from all over the world (and 12 other companies/organizations): Kazimierz Wielki University, Koło Naukowe Twórców Gier GameDec; Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics; Uniwersytet Gdański; South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D.USHYNSKY; University of Luxembourg; University of the Arts London; Charles University; Uniwersytet Dolnośląski; UAL; Klagenfurt University; Sacred Heart University; University of Cincinnati; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; De Paul University; University of Klagenfurt; Brunel University London; Kobe Design University; Klagenfurt University; Universität Regensburg; Tallinn University; MANS; Art Center College of Design; Otis College of Art and Design.

Among speakers were such high level figures as The President of European Game Developers Federation Hendrik Lesser; Legendary game developer from USA (author of such games as Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and Bloodlines), Professor of Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Art and Design, David Mullich; Former CEO of International Game Developers Association and Global Game Jam, one of the 10 most influential women in the Game Development Industry according to Fortune magazine, GEO of Geogrify and SetJetters, Kate Edwards; many other notable academics and game developers. Full program you can find here.

Special thanks to Vitaliy Zubkou, Michał Gembicki and Mateusz Witczak for making this Conference a truly unique and memorable experience.

The conference served as a place of meeting of Historical Game Scholars and Game Development Industry representatives, to exchange expertise and cooperate in the future. I has been met with such inspiration that there is possibility for “Games of War” to become regular annual event (yet with better organization).

Check out David Mullich review of the conference.

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C2DH | Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History

Heritages of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Video Games

History, heritage, and games: three steps taken on a journey through time. The talk will begin with an examination of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (PLC) historical past. It will then introduce

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Studio Leadership - Panel dyskusyjny

Event in Warsaw, Poland by Game Dude WSF on Tuesday, March 5 2024

At the beginning of June we all can visit Festival of Games and Pop Culture! https://pixel-magazine.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=310e0a9cbf256d24c7e815b02&id=6430e177bb&e=f2177723ca

11га студзеня митап ад Google!
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GameCamp Light #11 on 11th of January 2024 – GAMECAMP

The new, expanded GameCamp Light is coming! This half-day session, followed by evening networking, promises valuable insights and connections. Whether you’re in Warsaw or not, this event is worth the trip. Don’t miss out! Of course we are still keeping online…