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GI Live: Online is a week away, and here is the final schedule of speakers, roundtable sessions and special guests. 60 publishers are set to meet with hundreds of indie developers at the show, via our 1-to-1 meeting system and in a special industry Discord. Tickets cost $50 for developers and publishers (+ VAT), and can be bought here. The event runs Wednesday, April 14th - Friday, April 16th. Speakers include Unity and Nifty Games' Peter Moore, Minecraft boss Helen Chiang, IO Interactive head Hakan Abrak and Velan Studios boss Guha Bala. Plus, we will have sessions with trailer experts gnet,...

After widespread uproar on social media over the number of white people in the show's launch cast, producers on Love Island South Africa have changed tack.

South Africa Love Island’s launch cast is overwhelmingly white, though most people in the country are black On social media, people have suggested the show should better represent the South African population SHOCKED: People were not impressed that the show's opening line up featured just three non-black contestants (L-R) Durang, Thimna and Asad (Images via @durangatembe @itsmythimthim and @asado_b Instagram ) PEOPLE HAVE criticised Love Island South Africa online as the launch cast is overwhelmingly white. It seems that only one black woman, Thimna is part of the opening cast. Just two...

Two major roundtables and a new speaker have been added to the GI Live: Online schedule. GI Live: Online is the new indie developer business event from the teams behind GamesIndustry.biz and EGX Rezzed. It takes place via Discord and MeetToMatch over Wednesday, April 14th and Friday, April 16th between 9:30am - 8pm UK time. Valve will be speaking with a group of indie devs at the event to offer advice on how to make the most of Steam. Meanwhile, industry legend Ian Livingstone CBE has joined the line-up with Hiro Capital, and will offer guidance and information for studios on investment.