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Cake featuring gang beasts, worms, snake pass and Nico from Broken Sword taken by Andrew Crawshas

Game Republic Arcade Birthday Party – the cake wasn’t a lie!

On Wednesday 19th July, over 150 Yorkshire and Northern game developers descended upon Leeds Arcade Club for Game Republic’s Summer Arcade Birthday Party! Members were treated to three floors of incredible classic arcade titles with everything from pinball machines, traditional shoot-em-ups, light gun shooters, beat-em-ups, racing games, rhythm action titles and much more. (See gallery […]

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GameDevDay venue revealed!

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As we get ready for the Summer Arcade Party this evening, Nick Keynes has blown the cover and gone and revealed that on 23rd November 2023, GameDevDay including GaMaYo will be hosted at Tileyard North in Wakefield!! This means a bigger venue that is easy to get to, with lots of space to demo and

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New Guidance on Paid Loot Boxes Published

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Thanks to hard work by the trade association for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry (Ukie) and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), new guidance has been published on the use of paid loot boxes in games. MD of Game Republic, Jamie Sefton welcomes the new guidance “This is a great step

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Awards, Insights and Parties at Develop Day 2

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Day 2 at Develop in Brighton saw a full day of packed sessions and lots of networking at the Hilton. The day kicked off with an insightful keynote panel which drew crowds so that other rooms were used to broadcast the content in a session Guerilla: To New Horizons which included fascinating anecdotes and tips

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Video Games Research Framework

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The University of York and XR Stories played host to the DCMS launching its Video Games Research Framework last week. The event included presentations on existing research being conducted, live research being conducted through Steam with University of Bath and University of Southern Denmark was highlighted – link here to find out more or participate.

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