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The news comes via industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, who tweeted that Chinese entertainment company Bilibili has secured the rights to publish a mobile version of the title.
Read More »Fall Guys is coming to mobile platforms in China
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US consumers spent $56.9 billion on gaming in 2020
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of 2020, with annual dollar sales being the second …
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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
Wallace and Gromit: The Big Fix Up promises a transmedia narrative told over the course of 28 days. …
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Games Careers Week launches March 26th to inspire diverse young people, parents and teachers to discover careers in games
26 March 2021 will see the launch of Games Careers Week, which will feature online events aimed at r…
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505 Games’ parent company, Digital Bros, acquires Infinity Plus Two as it expands its free to play business
Publisher 505 Games is expanding its its focus in the free-to-play market with the acquisition of Au…
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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
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight This month we talk to …
Epic launches Fortnite tournament themed around Apple dispute
The event will feature the Tart Tycoon skin – an evil-looking, apple-headed businessman that we're sure is in no way intended as a comment on any particular company whatsoever.
Read More »EGX Rezzed returns as a free tabletop RPG
The free game comes from EGX and PC Gaming site Rock Paper Shotgun, and is available via the RPS website.
Read More »Microsoft submits statement of support for Epic Games in Apple fight
"Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and gamers."
Read More »Amazon signs deal with Crossfire creator Smilegate to publish new game in western territories
"...exactly the type of best-in-class, living, growing online games we want to bring our customers."
Read More »PS5’s first global ad spot should have made more of the industry’s ability to bring people together
Given the pandemic, putting a player alone in series of dark and dangerous places seems offbeat
Read More »Ex-Valve contractor announces GameDataCrunch – a new Steam analytics platform for developers
“Publishers and PR agencies have told me that some of the views I'm working on here can take them hours of manual work to generate for a single title."
Read More »New curvier Xbox dashboard breaks cover with a raft of improvements
New dashboard design will come to all consoles, smartphones and PC
Read More »U.S. Mobile Gamers Flock to Simulation Titles as Genre Spending Grows 63% in H1 2020
Racing, hyper casual and casino titles also saw big rises
Read More »YoYo Games launches major GameMaker Studio 2 update allowing for ‘a more visual approach’
Biggest update since GameMaker Studio 2 combines GML and IDE improvements with new tools to create and manipulate animation
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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
Wallace and Gromit: The Big Fix Up promises a transmedia narrative told over the course of 28 days.
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“Odyssey will transform the multiplayer experience in Elite” – Taking the next step for Elite Dangerous
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“The goal is survival, not elimination” – Behind the scenes of Midwinter Entertainment’s debut title, Scavengers
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PR Panel 2021: Eight PR experts look back on a hard year, plus the new consoles, preparing for the year ahead and the return of events
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“We think it’s a big risk to just ride one horse into battle. That’s why we have a whole cavalry!” – THQ Nordic’s Klemens Kreuzer on the company’s constant growth
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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
Every month an industry leader wraps up MCV/DEVELOP with their unique insight This month we talk to James Butcher, Xbox UK and Ireland Category Director
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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
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Heading off-road and into the next-gen with DIRT 5 and Dolby Atmos
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“Previous clients come back to us again and again, which I think is the ultimate telling point” – Aardvark Swift Studio Spotlight: Tag Games
