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Read More »InnoGames hits €1bn in lifetime revenue
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2K announces prices and terms for next-gen and cross-gen versions of NBA 2K21 – but it could be simpler
£5 premium for next-gen versions plus cross-gen editions available at a premium …
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Paradox acquires Airlines Manager developer Playrion Game Studio
Playrion becomes eight internal studio at fast-growing strategy specialist …
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OFCOM reports that only 3 to 6% of all gamers have ever purchased loot boxes
And only five per cent are signed up to game library subscriptions, and 21 per cent have received up…
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Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot sends open letter regarding sexual harrassment: “Change Starts Today”
“I want to be clear: you are heard, and you are helping drive necessary change within the company” …
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Lord Grade takes to BBC Breakfast to call for loot box regulation – could it happen and when?
House of Lords Gambling Committee calls for urgent action on loot boxes …
Yu Suzuki and Resident Evil 2 win big at the 37th Golden Joysticks
The results of the 37th Golden Joysticks Awards have been revealed. The event wrapped up on Friday afternoon, with MCV/DEVELOP in attendance at London’s Bloomsbury Big Top
Read More »Google almost doubles the number of games coming to Stadia’s launch line-up
"Huge thank you to our game developer and publisher partners for bringing more titles"
Read More »Tencent snaps up 10% share of Sumo Group
"We look forward to supporting Sumo's growth and exploring collaborations with the company"
Read More »Double Fine’s publishing boss leaves just months after Microsoft acquisition
"I'm so proud of all the amazing things we've accomplished and really really sad to leave"
Read More »Google delays a number of Stadia’s key features, including family sharing and buddy pass
Support for 4K streaming on PC has also been pushed to 2020
Read More »Ukie outlines its 2019 general election manifesto for the UK video game industry
"The UK games industry’s thriving development scene needs support"
Read More »Bungie’s first Game2give drive raises $1.6m
"We are so very grateful for our community to embrace this so strongly"
Read More »London Games Festival is back in March 2020
"LGF has more games on show than any other global games event"
Read More »X019 Project xCloud interview: How the service is expanding today and what it means for gaming tomorrow
xCloud executives Kareem Choudhry and Catherine Gluckstein discuss with us the latest announcements for the fledgling cloud streaming service
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“I wanted to get bits of British culture in the game that aren’t seen” – Can games help us understand what it means to be British?
We talk to the creators of Pendragon, Landlord’s Super and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture about their take on Britain and how they engage with our biggest issues
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The Yorkshire Games Community – “Yorkshire has a friendliness to it unlike anywhere else I’ve been to”
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Mediatonic launches 300-strong Tonic Games Group – “It means that we can all be much more resilient and stand the test of time”
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“It’s illegal to discriminate based on race. So why does it still happen in the games industry?” – POC in Play explains how to make real change.
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“As streaming platforms like Stadia reduce technical limitations, studios will be given new design possibilities” – ZeniMax Online talks The Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia
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Sensor Tower: How the mobile games market is faring amid the global pandemic
Q1 2020 was by far the best quarter ever for mobile game downloads, hitting more than 13 billion installs across the App Store and Google Play
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Emotion Engine: Video game music to motivate or relax you during lockdown – Thomas Quillfeldt, Laced Records
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Mobile games industry M&A heads into overdrive – Craig Chapple, Sensor Tower
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“Onboarding remotely is uncharted territory for most studios” – Amiqus’ Liz Prince gives tips on onboarding new staff in a pandemic
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Pride in gaming – Gayming Magazine’s Robin Gray on 12 transformative months for LGBTQ+
