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The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next? | This Week in Business

This week's legislation could apply to games, and the US has been sizing up Epic and Riot's Tencent ties for years

April 26, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Opinion

Leveraging TV and movie adaptations to benefit game franchises | Opinion

Despite Fallout and other successes, the industry still hasn’t found a strategy to retain new audiences from TV and film

April 26, 2024 Rob Fahey

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The continuing quest to bring Age of Empires to mobile

TiMi Studios' Brayden Fan shares how the developer is building an experience that will appeal to fans and newcomers alike

April 25, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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How accessible are game engines, and how much is still to be done?

There has been been significant investment in adaptable controllers, awareness campaigns, and more, but how accessible is the tech behind the games themselves?

April 25, 2024 Chris Sutcliffe

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Lars Wingefors on why Embracer is going away, and what happens next

With the group splitting into three, we speak to the CEO about the future of his companies and what led to this point

April 24, 2024 James Batchelor

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Amazon, Google threaten to take over the living room | 10 Years Ago This Month

First details on Fire TV and Android TV fail to impress despite industry's long-simmering anxiety over tech giants' designs on gaming

April 24, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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Understanding the future of brands place in games | Playable Futures

Brands are looking likely to become ever more present in games. But what does that mean for the medium?

April 24, 2024 Will Freeman

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Former Square Enix of America CEO reflects on betting on new IP

Mike Fischer discusses the evolving challenge of making an original property stand out in a crowded games market

April 23, 2024 Antony Terence

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Funding challenges in the era of evidence-based investing

Jason Della Rocca offers a quick look at the traction devs need to unlock funding and plugs an upcoming event to help make it happen

April 23, 2024 Jason Della Rocca

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"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"

We talk to Panic about finally getting its "ducks in a row," getting more awareness and retail opportunities, and what the future holds for its "weird bizarre device"

April 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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UK dev Atomicom reinvented as Starlight Games to focus on new IP

Founder Gary Nichols says the new Liverpool-based studio will concentrate on fostering young talent from the local area

April 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Inside Rare’s new solar-powered Barn X

The Xbox studio's fifth barn boasts advanced sustainability features, and we had a chance to check it out

April 22, 2024 Christopher Dring

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A double-take on Take-Two's layoffs | This Week in Business

How is the publisher's third cost-cutting plan in 14 months different from the first two, and why don't we talk more about the mobile half of its business?

April 19, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Opinion

A new approach to the skills shortage is needed | Opinion

Skillfull's report this week highlights a long-term problem that's only deepening; between layoffs and AI threats, industry careers are a harder sell than ever

April 19, 2024 Rob Fahey

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OPM's Kim Parker-Adcock: If you survive this industry downsizing, you can survive anything

The agency's founder reflects on the collapse of One Player Mission, and her hopes about the reformation of recruitment

April 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. on making money and happy players "without exploding in the process"

The Strange Scaffold CEO discusses sustainability in the games industry and learning in real-time

April 18, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV show launch

Four Fallout games in the European Top Ten

April 18, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Larian after Baldur's Gate 3: "We have ambitions to make really good RPGs, and that's sufficient"

CEO Swen Vincke on the studio's biggest hit, why the team is moving on, and solving the industry's unsustainable growth

April 18, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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For Schell Games, VR is the technology of the present (possibly the future, too)

CEO Jesse Schell talks about not betting the studio on any one thing, why VR works for now, and what he thinks the future of the tech looks like

April 17, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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Why it's become harder to raise investments in mobile game development in 2024

Azur Games co-founder Dmitry Yaminsky looks at the costs breakdown of making hypercasual and casual mobile games

April 16, 2024 Dmitry Yaminsky

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2023 UK game sales "holding the fort" compared to 2022, but still show signs of growth

Sparkers analyst consultant Sam Naji explores how full game UK sales display signs of robustness in consumer spending

April 16, 2024 Sam Naji

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Latoya Peterson: "Studios are at the mercy of this house of cards that is the funding system that we've built"

At GDC 2024, the Glow Up Games co-founder explained how funding is a structural issue impacting the labour market

April 15, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Taking layoffs too lightly | This Week in Business

Industry leadership likes to pay lip service to how seriously it takes layoffs, but their actions too often suggest otherwise

April 12, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

Opinion

Could subscription services rescue the AA-tier game? | Opinion

The move to $70 has highlighted the games industry’s "missing middle" – the gulf between indies and premium games that was once occupied by a wealth of AA titles

April 12, 2024 Rob Fahey

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20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards

We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience

April 11, 2024 James Batchelor