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As the pandemic continues to ease in the UK, and with children set to return to schools in just a couple of weeks, minds are turning to what the future of work might look like for games industry businesses across the spectrum of the industry.  To that end Bossa Studios …

"Currently, we do not see any impact on software set to go on sale this year"

“Our strategy is centred around the player, not the device”

Customers will not be able to browse stores – just part of a number of safety measures

"There is no need to delay production at the front end of the development period."

"Ultimately, after considering our options, we’ve come to the very difficult decision to not have BlizzCon this year"

Over four fifths of games businesses see remote working as a key challenge, and over 50 per cent predict that their revenue will decline during the pandemic. 

And also provides indies with a 'space' to show their games and meet partners

A lot of product and a lot of marketing spend, will try to find potentially elusive eyeballs, in a compressed period of time.

Sumo Group used its annual results to demonstrate that there’s more creativity in its studios than its ‘work-for-hire’ label suggests. Plus its early data shows development shouldn’t be a bottleneck in getting games to market in this pandemic-struck year