Will Freeman

Will Freeman is a freelance video game and technology journalist, having written for numerous specialist, consumer and industry publications for over a decade. You can find his work in The Guardian, The Observer, Vice, Edge, Eurogamer, IGN, Gamespot and many more. He has also carved a niche covering the technology, creativity and business of the games industry for an industry readership, previously serving as editor of Develop magazine, and contributing to websites including Gamesindustry.biz and PocketGamer.biz. He also works as a copywriter, event curator, script editor, researcher and consultant in the games industry, and has on numerous occasions stood as a judge on the BAFTA Games Awards, Tiga Awards and Develop Awards. Will is a devoted arcade gamer, and while he really is closing in on 40, he is a competitive yo-yoer and current UK yo-yo champion in his division.

Articles by Will

• E3: Microsoft reveals Xbox One successor, coming 2020

  6 years ago News

  

  With this year's huge E3 gaming conference hardly underway, Microsoft has revealed that its follow up to the Xbox One console, announcing that the machine is due to launch in 2020. Code-named Project Scarlett, the coming console promises to be 'four [...]

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• Google confirms pricing structure, launch details and games for cloud-based Stadia gaming platform

  6 years ago News

  

  Google has moved to reveal more details on its eagerly anticipated Stadia cloud-gaming service; namely pricing structures, launch details and launch games. The gaming platform - due in November this year - requires no console-like 'box' or dedicated hardware beyond a [...]

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• iOS 13 to bring faster downloads, smaller app sizes and greater user privacy

  6 years ago News

  

  Apple has used its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to detail the coming iteration of its iPhone operating system, iOS 13. Overall, iOS 13 promises to deliver faster, more responsive performance; something anyone would expect from a new operating system. However, thanks [...]

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• Migration Advisory Committee recommends games roles are added to UK skills shortage lists

  6 years ago News

  

  The UK's Migration Advisory Committee has recommended to the nation's Government that several video games industry roles be added to an official list compiling careers in which the country sees shortages of appropriate talent. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the near-400 page [...]

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• Panic, Playdate and the crank: A lesson learned in engaging the games industry

  6 years ago News

  

  The last two days have been a bumpy ride for Panic. The software company and occasional game publisher recently dazzled the global games industry by revealing its delightfully unconventional gaming handheld, the Playdate. Then the organisers of a modest gaming event [...]

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• Tencent and Riot rumoured to be partnering on League of Legends mobile

  6 years ago News

  

  Chinese technology giant Tencent is understood to be partnering with Riot Games to bring the latter's globally popular PC game League of Legends to mobile. While Tencent can feel like a company that dominates the headlines all too often, this one [...]

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• Minecraft revealed as best selling game of all time... probably

  6 years ago News

  

  As Minecraft's tenth anniversary dawns, its owner Microsoft has revealed that the game has sold 176 million copies. The news came via a Microsoft blog post - spotted by PC gamer - that also reveals a new AR title called Minecraft [...]

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• Sony and Microsoft partner to explore cloud gaming and more

  6 years ago News

  

  Sony and Microsoft are to collaborate to develop their respective cloud platforms, covering gaming and other entertainment forms. The pair will also partner to pursue innovations in artificial intelligence and semiconductors. While the two tech giants are looking at the potential [...]

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• One Billion Female Gamers: How the Demographics of Play are Shifting

  6 years ago News

  

  New research conducted by game analytics outfit Newzoo has revealed that today over 46% of gaming enthusiasts are women. That’s perhaps as many as one billion people. While the sheer size of the audience offers plenty to be optimistic about, their [...]

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• Google Shifts Weighting of Game Ratings on Play Store

  6 years ago News

  

  Google has revealed subtle tweaks to the way mobile games on its Android Play Store are rated. Google detailed its new plans for rating games at its own I/O developer conference this week. The changes have been enacted to help – [...]

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