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Keoken Interactive lays off team after failing to find funding at GDC
UPDATE: Koen Deetman confirms to GamesIndustry.biz that 13 were affected, only the two co-founders remain
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Square Enix takes $140 million hit on cancelled games
Publisher slides hit into the final days of its fiscal year as part of strategy to be "more selective and focused" about pipeline
News
Jobs Roundup: April 2024 | Ubisoft names Cécile Russeil as executive VP
Update: Nina Adams is named studio director of Auroch Digital, Tara Voelker joins Netflix Games
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Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development
Head of digital product development Dan Ayoub tells us about the toy maker's plans to get back in the game
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How Sonic Mania paved the way for Penny's Big Breakaway
Game director and CTO Hunter Bridges shares how indie studio Evening Star subverted the tropes of 3D platformers with its debut title
News
Another Crab's Treasure sells 100,000 in four days | News-in-Brief
Developer Aggro Crab says it's the studio's most successful launch ever
News
Discord bans accounts that sold messages from up to 620m users
Communications platform is considering legal action against the people behind Spy.Pet site
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Rewatch our webinar with TikTok on the modern mobile games market
TikTok and NRG shared data and research on the modern mobile market and shared advice on achieving TikTok success
News
Fallout TV show amassed 65 million viewers in its first two weeks
The UK, France, and Brazil accounted for a majority of the program's viewership
News
Tencent raises its stake in Remedy to 14%
The increase comes three years after the firm first acquired 3.8% of the studio back in 2021
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LucasArts alum Matthew Shell has died
The marketing professional had 20 years of experience working on the Star Wars game franchise
News
Screen Australia unveils Games Festival and Events Fund
Those eligible can receive up to AU$100,000 Australian dollars for events elevating gamer makers
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Fortnite was the highest revenue earner in March across six markets | Newzoo Charts
The battle royale also led engagement in the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy
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Palestinian Relief Bundle raises more than $400,000 and counting
Proceeds go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, fundraiser pasts $250,000 in 48 hours
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Phoenix Games snaps up PopReach Games India
The live operations firm joins with 100 staffers and a portfolio of free-to-play title offerings
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Embracer's three-way split, US vs TikTok, and Supercell's next major hit | Microcast
Latest episode available to download or watch now, featuring MobileGamer.biz's Neil Long
Feature
Fulfilling fantasies and building investment: The narrative design of Alan Wake 2
Remedy's Simon Wasselin and Molly Maloney share how narrative design influences every facet of game design
News
Manor Lords passes 1m sales after one day in Early Access | News-in-brief
Publisher Hooded Horse also reports the games peak concurrent player count so far was over 170,000
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Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons, new cartridges, larger 1080p screen
Chinese peripherals firms also claims next console will still be backwards compatible with all games, controllers and docks
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ArcheAge to go offline in North America and Europe this June
The XL Games MMO sunsets after nine years due to declining active players
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Capcom revises earnings forecast following "favorable" Dragon’s Dogma 2 sales
Combined with the performance of Street Fighter 6 firm says "This has led us to expect earnings for this business to exceed our plan"
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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
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FCC reinstates net neutrality
Commission Anna Gomez says "Broadband access to the internet is a critical conduit that is essential for modern life"
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Thunderful selling Nordic Game Supply to distributor's acting CEO
Group has been evaluating how to deal with business' struggles with profitability in recent years
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