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UK developer Payload Studios is launching its first incubator programme with a focus on helping developers from underrepresented groups bring their games to market. The Tentacle Zone incubator -- so named for Payloads ongoing initiative to champion and highlight other indies, will offer advice and guidance on design and development -- but also marketing, PR, business and finance, pitching, and public speaking. The project follows the Game On diversity and inclusion initiative the studio launche...

As 2020 draws to a close, many will reflect on 12 months defined by stress, upheaval, and the urgent need to confront some difficult truths about the way the games industry operates, and the myriad ways it can be a better and more inclusive place. But just as that process of self-examination is necessary, so too is recognition for those already working to solve those problems. In this GI 100 series we will profile 100 individuals and organisations making progress in vital areas like diversity, ...