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The hidden costs of self-publishing on consoles - MCV/DEVELOP By Artem Shkafenko, Head of Marketing at Upscale Studio. - MCV/DEVELOP

A useful reminder of some aspects of console self-publishing (though query whether all matters covered here are usually solely dealt with by publisher): mcvuk.com/development-...

Small Prophets The magical and the mundane unfold in a suburban shed as a lonely man stumbles into the supernatural. A weird and wonderful world from Mackenzie Crook, starring Michael Palin.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... A bit silly but worth a watch x

Taylor Swift - Opalite (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Taylor Swift

Not a #swiftie (honest) but came to see #croydon and this #Opalite video is 🔥 youtu.be/1FVF-9KQiPo?...

Yay. Loved the concept. Grabbed the game on Steam sale. At a steal..: store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...

Toyota has just announced a proprietary game engine, but that doesn't mean it's targeting PC and consoles Toyota has worked on a game engine for 3D displays of its own called Fluorite, and it'll be open-source and console-ready.

www.eurogamer.net/toyota-fluor...

Adding “hot takes” to unlicensed music is not fair use, judge confirms in rockumentary copyright case When British film-maker Robert Carruthers was sued for including uncleared music in documentaries he made about The Rolling Stones and Nirvana he employed the ‘fair use’ defence. But a US judge has ru...

Who doesn't love a good hot take? They have their limits: completemusicupdate.com/adding-hot-t...

Amazing work fabulously played x

After 20 years gaming together, 3 dads started coding—and built their dream By the time they were all was working on the project last summer, the question was no longer if they would finish, but when.

Absolutely don't do this. Probably. But bought the story. Bought the game ofc. Review incoming. www.newsweek.com/after-20-yea...

An independent developer has spent 300 hours making the credits for his game because he wants to include everyone - Softonic In a surprising turn within the video game industry, it has been reported that nearly 20 developers of The Callisto Protocol were not included in the

Credit where credit's due. en.softonic.com/articles/an-...

'The pay is painfully low': Criminal barrister on salaries and why no one is being honest about the justice system Making friends with opponents and the reality behind the justice system - a barrister gives the Money blog an exclusive insight in this week's careers feature.

Worth a read re an important part of our criminal justice system: news.sky.com/story/the-pa...

World’s biggest TikToker from Senegal sells company in $900m deal World’s top TikTok creator Khaby Lame seals a $900 million deal, becoming a controlling shareholder as the creator economy shifts toward equity ownership

World’s biggest TikToker from Senegal sells company in $900m deal | Business Insider Africa share.google/8dUHH1TI7Tmu...

2026 is already a vibe

"Tired and miserable people aren't going to create good work." Why FuturLab embraced a no-crunch policy CEO Kirsty Rigden explains how PowerWash Simulator was made without overtime – as well as what's next for the studio

www.gamesindustry.biz/tired-and-mi...

Liverpool top English club in Deloitte Money League for first time Liverpool become the top-earning Premier League club for the first time, according to analysis from financial firm Deloitte.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

The front of a nail salon called "Nail Shop Near Me"

Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation

www.vinylone.co.uk/16-163989-10...

Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK after being sacked by Conservatives - live updates Nigel Farage introduces Jenrick at a news conference in London, hours after he was sacked as shadow justice secretary by Kemi Badenoch.

Sometimes the line between light entertainment and UK politics seem blurred to outsiders: Good Traitor or bad Faithful? #TheTraitors #BBC #UKPolitics
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

There is no such thing as a video game industry Plus, Ubisoft cuts continue and Battlefield 6 player numbers tumble

2026: "I work in (all [4] of) the video game industries.." Interesting analysis: There is no such thing as a video game industry open.substack.com/pub/thegameb...

The Capital Stack - by Martin Macmillan | Substack I write about financial topics at the intersection of user acquisition and capital strategy in mobile gaming and apps. Click to read The Capital Stack - by Martin Macmillan, a Substack publication wit...

*Shudders from memories of 24/7 mobile game founder days*. This is useful and probably has some application for anyone looking at running any business that leans heavily into digital marketing: The Capital Stack - by Martin Macmillan #mobile #games #apps martinmacmillan.substack.com?utm_source=n...

New Year's greetings, all. I'll be joining a round table on games platforms and social advocacy on Monday 19th January 2pm. Who's coming to PGC London? @pgconnects.bsky.social

Shout out to the early bird wine club checking out the Champagne and Cremant de Loire at #Lidl

The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht

Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to survive

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Steam is now a billion-dollar side business for PlayStation Until recently, Sony had largely treated Steam as a secondary outlet for older PlayStation titles, primarily single-player games that had already maximized their sales on console. But...

www.techspot.com/news/110357-...

Niccolo Rastrelli - They don't look like me

Portraits of Cosplayers with their families. Thank you internet. niccolorastrelli.com/they-dont-lo...

‘They Complained, Then Left With the Best Exclusivity Deal of All Time’ – The Story of PS2’s Blockbuster GTA Deal - IGN Inside the lucrative West Hollywood meeting where Sony secured Grand Theft Auto as a PS2 timed-exclusive.

Yes, I am a computer games deal making nerd and this is my jam: www.ign.com/articles/how...

Autumn and Arduino Bring Out the Best of Italy Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino brings full circle the inspiring story of Italy’s technology DNA centred on Turin.

tech.eu/2025/10/13/a...

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Gameplay Trailer | ANANTA YouTube video by Mugen Official

All Your Games Are Belong To Us. And I'm for it ❤️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhuqYZnHkW0

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

...or offline (or other 3rd party backup services? With an offline element?): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...