Industry News - Gaming

Andy's Games Blogs: The Best "Just One More" Games

Some of the best games are the ones that you just can’t pull yourself away from. It can start as “I’ll just sit down and play for a bit” and next it’s 3am in the morning and you have to be up early for work. Check out Andy's top "Just One More" games!

By Andy Demetriou on 29 Aug 2022

5 Easter Eggs in Video Games to Sink Your Teeth into This Easter Holiday

What better time to celebrate the best video games Easter eggs than at Easter! There’s something special about finding an Easter egg in your favourite video game – and not knowing where one might be or whether one exists at all is the most enticing part...  So, here’s our list of 5 games we love with Easter eggs, for you to enjoy this Easter holiday...

By Freya Simmons on 13 Apr 2022

Female Protagonists in Games: Celebrating International Women's Day!

By Freya Simmons on 08 Mar 2022

Ash's Top 5 Games With Explosions For Guy Fawkes Night

By Ashley Baker on 05 Nov 2021

Nathan's Top 5 Scariest Games for Halloween

With Halloween around the corner, Nathan's top 5 recommendations of scary games are sure to give your spooky season an extra chill....

By Nathan Adcock on 27 Oct 2021

For better or worse? How has Twitch Influenced the Games Industry?

Twitch has had its ups and downs, here we dig into the influence the channel has had on the games industry since its launch.

By Freya Simmons on 22 Jul 2021

What computer games should girls be playing?

When Katie got her new PS4 she set out on a journey to discover what games were getting other gamer girls excited and why.

By Katie Jones on 29 Apr 2021

The best multiplayer games around - and who to play them with

There are so many great multiplayer games out there but which ones should you only play with your closest friends, and which ones can you play with grandma? Here Jasmin and Andy tell us their favourite multiplayer games and who you should play them with!

By Freya Simmons on 15 Apr 2021

Games and Interactive Salary and Satisfaction Survey 2021

Each year we gather information from people in the games industry across a range of topics: salaries, benefits, remote work, priorities, and much more. This year with covid and everyone moving to working remotely where we can, it is more interesting than ever to see what’s happening across the industry.

By Catrin Jones on 24 Mar 2021

Artists Salary and Satisfaction Data 2020

Info for all Artists in the games industry to find out about what's going on with salaries across disciplines, company size, location and much much more!

By Catrin Jones on 14 May 2020

Hottest Game Releases in February

Sanson tells us his top 5 most anticipated games set to release in February!

By Sanson Wray on 13 Feb 2020

Games and Interactive Salary and Satisfaction Survey 2020

Welcome to our 6th annual Games and Interactive Salary and Satisfaction Survey results. We're happy to share this report with you... that delves into what makes the Games and Interactive industry tick!

By Catrin Jones on 06 Feb 2020

Ukie Get Smart About P.L.A.Y Campaign

Ukie recently released their new Get Smart About P.L.A.Y campaign which aims to encourage parents to set rules and make use of parental controls in their child's game playing. Below we take a look into how you can take control over your kids videogames!

By Freya Simmons on 20 Jan 2020

Hottest Game Releases in 2020

For our first Hotlist of the new decade, Sanson picks his top five titles set for release in 2020!

By Sanson Wray on 09 Jan 2020

Games Brains Brighton 2019

Every December we invite the brightest and biggest brains from games studios in and around Brighton to join us at our annual Games Brains of Brighton quiz, raising money for Special Effect and 2019 was bigger and better than ever before!

By Freya Simmons on 05 Dec 2019

Hottest games from EGX 2019

November's Hotlist comes directly from EGX 2019 where we got a chance to play and see footage from some of the most hotly anticipated games on the slate! Not gonna lie... it was a great day!

By Sanson Wray on 13 Nov 2019

How the Games Industry Think We Should Fix the Gender Balance

Despite some excellent initiatives in the Games Industry to welcome women, more still needs to be done to fix the gender balance, but what? We find out.

By Katie Jones on 09 Oct 2019

October's Hottest Games Releases

As the last of the summer drifts away from us into the miserable drabness of October, we can take solace in the fact that we now have an ideal excuse to stay inside and play video games… and what a time to do so!

By Sanson Wray on 02 Oct 2019

Critical Census: How Diversity Can Transform the Videogames Industry

As the Ukie launches its first ever UK Games Industry Diversity Census, we look at why addressing the diversity issue remains so crucial to the continued success of the UK games industry.

By Catrin Jones on 19 Sep 2019

September Games Hotlist

September's here, the temperatures dropped and the days are definitely getting shorter... but we really don't mind as this month we won't be leaving the house! Check out the hottest game releases this month.

By Sanson Wray on 05 Sep 2019

Brexit – Are opportunities to recruit globally improving?

At last, we’ve had some clarification of some changes to the visa system to help Games companies recruit globally.

By Richard Fisher on 06 Jun 2019

Hottest Game Releases for June

We’ve been lucky to see some exciting big releases, including some major AAA titles, coming up in June, as the industry descends into temporary hibernation in anticipation of (E3)…Here's our top five!

By Sanson Wray on 29 May 2019

Mental Health Awareness at work

For many of us, work is a major part of our lives. It's where we spend most of our time, how we generate our income and often where we make our friends. Having a fulfilling job can be good for your mental health and general wellbeing. 

By Freya Simmons on 16 May 2019

How To Thrive As An Animator - An Interview with Harvey Newman

Skillsearch caught up with Harvey Newman, Senior Animator at EA DICE, to hear his thoughts on how to not only survive but thrive in what can be a very competitive industry.

By Catrin Jones on 15 May 2019

Hottest Game Releases for May

Finally looks like summer is on its way, and what better way to celebrate the glorious weather than to sit inside, draw the curtains, and play some awesome new video games! Here’s my pick for May…

By Sanson Wray on 25 Apr 2019

How to Game Greener

Monday 22nd April marks Earth Day 2019, which gives us a chance to reflect on the status of the environment and our treatment of it.

By Joe McKernan on 18 Apr 2019

The Sweetest Easter Eggs In Your Video Games

With Easter just around the corner, we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the humble (or sometimes not so) Easter egg… No, not of the chocolate variety, we’re talking digital Easter eggs!

By Jack Reid on 17 Apr 2019

Games and Interactive Salary & Satisfaction Survey

By Catrin Jones on 04 Apr 2019

Brighton's first ever Gay(M) Jam

February saw Brighton's first-ever student Gay(M) Jam, to co-inside with LGBTQ+ History month. We spoke to the driving force behind it, Second-year Computer Science Games Student, Marc Walker about why Inclusivity in Games in so important.

By Catrin Jones on 21 Mar 2019

What are Game Studios are Doing to Celebrate Women in Games

It's International Women's Day and the game studios are out in force celebrating their women! Here's a roundup of all the activity...

By Catrin Jones on 08 Mar 2019