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The game, which launched one year ago this week, has surpassed $29m in revenue on all platforms
Read More »Oculus Quest is in the VR driving seat – The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners sells 10x more on all-in-one headset
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UPDATE: “Carlyle has acquired Jagex regardless of any claims made by third parties” says Jagex over disputed ownership claim
Jagex, the developer and publisher behind the popular RuneScape franchise, has been acquired by glob…
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GameStop stock price surges after Reddit campaigns against short sellers
US retailer GameStop's stock price has been skyrocketing, thanks to an unusual campaign from a Reddi…
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The Xbox Series X|S launch was the most successful in Xbox history
"The launch of Xbox series X and series S was the most successful in our history with the most devic…
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“Part of what we do as Ballistic Moon is embrace creative risks” – Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Ballistic Moon
With decades of industry experience at their fingertips, Ballistic Moon is pushing the game developm…
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Kwalee hires industry veteran Max Everingham from Team17 to lead console and PC publishing drive
“It’s a joy to be working again with David [Darling] on his quest to become as successful in the PC …
OKRE – A new charity from Wellcome – ‘to enable the creative industries to pool knowledge with other disciplines’
Find out more at the OKRE Development Rooms, ‘Urban Worlds: Lives and Landscapes’, at 4pm GMT on Wednesday 27 January 2021
Read More »‘Esports marketing is simple but also really hard’ – Heaven Media on making esports work for brands
We speak to Heaven Media about how brands should approach the often misunderstood space of esports marketing
Read More »Tencent buys majority stake in Klei Entertainment, with the Don’t Starve developer retaining “full autonomy”
"Tencent is the only company that we felt would let us retain the level of control that we demand."
Read More »“The thing I learned in this game is to analyse your own emotive process” – how The Falconeer took the Bob Ross approach to game development
We take a look behind the scenes of The Falconeer, a Xbox Series X|S launch title taking flight from a solo developer
Read More »[From the industry] Mamboo Games opens applications for publishing mobile games to everyone
After receiving investment from the brand in the fall of 2020, Mamboo Games is opening applications for publishing mobile games to everyone.
Read More »The Nintendo Switch’s success is expanding the console market
The incredible success Nintendo has seen with the Switch is expanding the overall console market, mirroring a level of success not seen since the Wii.
Read More »Peter Moore returns to games as SVP and GM of sports and live entertainment at Unity
Following his departure from Liverpool FC, games industry veteran Peter Moore has joined Unity as SVP and GM of sports and live entertainment.
Read More »[From the industry] BAFTA calls for applications from Indian Games industry talent for new ‘Breakthrough’ initiative
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is calling all Indian games directors, producers and developers to apply for their flagship new talent initiative ‘BAFTA Breakthrough’
Read More »Opera acquires YoYo Games and GameMaker Studio for $10m
The engine is responsible for breakout indie hits such as Spelunky, Undertale, Hotline Miami, Hyper Light Drifter and Nidhogg, among many more
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‘Publishers in the west think they need a publisher in China’ – Arcus Key explains how to be big in China
Western publishers have long-held China as a land of opportunity. However, the options for reaching that audience have been somewhat limited. Arcus Key, led by a dual UK-China team, thinks it has the solution
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“It’s the first console generation where you’re seeing Unity creators right out the gate.” – The next generation of Unity
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“A new, fast and playful way of creating games and experiences without coding” – A closer look at CREY’s social gaming network
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“No one’s has done this before. No one’s really tried to tell a story in this way.” – The ambitious story of Wallace and Gromit: The Big Fix Up’s transmedia approach
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“Odyssey will transform the multiplayer experience in Elite” – Taking the next step for Elite Dangerous
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“Part of what we do as Ballistic Moon is embrace creative risks” – Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Ballistic Moon
With decades of industry experience at their fingertips, Ballistic Moon is pushing the game development envelope, disinterested in providing derivative experiences for gamers when innovation is at the core of what they do
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“It is a growing field, with brands on track to spend 20 per cent of brand budgets on influencers by 2023” – Green Man Gaming’s James Spicer on influencer management
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“We are heading down a positive path – one where more people get to play great games.” – James Butcher, Xbox UK and Ireland
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Ins and Outs – January 2021’s industry hires roundup
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“The games industry is always evolving, providing players with more realistic, larger and more advanced games to play” – Creative Assembly’s Yasmin Curren
