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“Diversity of business models should be a strength for us as an industry”
Read More »Xbox’s Phil Spencer opposed to a “one model to rule them all” approach to games monetisation
“Blurring the line between games and ads” Jason Rubin launches Facebook’s cloud gaming initiative with native code playable ads
"We’re not going to overpromise and under-deliver"
Read More »Ubisoft Connect – new cross-platform service should help smooth next-gen transition
"...help them in this transitional period where friends might be using different hardware"
Read More »Devolver Digital and Croteam “have been dating for so long that we decided to go ahead and just get married”
“Devolver has acquired Croteam...or maybe Croteam has acquired Devolver...who could really know at this point in the relationship”
Read More »Japan accounts for almost a quarter of global mobile spend from App Store and Google Play
Mobile analyst Sensor Tower has just published a report showing that Japan continues to spend huge amounts on mobile games. Looking at the year to date (and what a year it’s been for mobile revenue) Japan accounted for 22 per cent of all global mobile game player spending from the …
Read More »2K inserts Oculus Rift adverts into NBA 2K21 just weeks after launch
2K has also added in-game billboards imploring players simply to 'VOTE'
Read More »Sony reveals PS5 UI including new, fully-integrated store
New UI is looking like good news for developers and publishers
Read More »[UPDATED] SEGA’s ‘Golden Axed’ Steam release comes under fire from original developer who worked “crunch conditions”
"This project was my personal nexus of nightmare hours, inept management, industry realisations and heroics achieved with a small team under unreasonable conditions"
Read More »Facebook Gaming: Discover why genre is a key trend for 2020 and beyond
Facebook Gaming’s Tim Lion explains how genre diversification is a key trend for 2020. This article was created in collaboration with Facebook Gaming.
Read More »PS5 will allow users to record voice chat for moderation purposes
Can the new console possibly police voice chat with the new feature?
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