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  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]   London, February 24th 2021, 12:00 (GMT): Payload Studios today announces that Tencent, a leading internet and technology company, has invested a minority stake in Payload. This investment will support the growth of the team and development of future titles with Payload’s signature community-driven model. The London based developer was founded in 2013 by games industry veterans Russell Clarke and Vincent Scheurer, with a focus on...

British developer Payload Studios has launched a new inclusion initiative, and is calling for up to eight early-stage game developers from underrepresented groups to apply to its new Tentacle Zone Incubator programme. With support of partners Tonic Games, Green Man Gaming and Creative England’s Creative Enterprise, the incubator will offer sponsored places for founders from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the games industry. These groups include, but are not limited to, POC, lower socioeconomic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, people from underrepresented genders (cis women, trans women, ...

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 Payload's 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 launched in 2019, and is targeted at all underrepresented groups. Payload is particularly keen to see appl...