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Making a single-player magic shooter in a multiplayer military world

Ascendant's Bret Robbins says he "didn't really have a choice" but to make Immortals of Aveum after leaving Call of Duty development

May 17, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

News

Steam to stop using Google Analytics

Platform to strengthen internal traffic analytics tools instead, says Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy"

May 17, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Riot Games to compensate 1,548 women in gender discrimination case

Update: The settlement agreement has been approved, with court filing showing payments could range from $5,000 to over $150,000

May 17, 2023 James Batchelor

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Overwatch 2 ditches PvE Hero Mode

Game director says "we made a commitment to always prioritize the live game and all of the people playing it"

May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Ubisoft results down more than expected as Q4 sales halved

Publisher says results "in line with our revised financial targets" as full-year net bookings drop 18% versus guidance of "down more than 10%"

May 16, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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CMA defends decision to block ABK/MS before UK MPs

The regulator said that the approval of the acquisition would be "turning a blind eye to anti-competitive mergers"

May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Amazon's second attempt at making one MMO to rule them all

Christoph Hartmann shares Amazon Games' ambitions for its new Lord of the Rings project, and how it will compete with its long-established rival

May 16, 2023 James Batchelor

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Children's advertising watchdog takes aim at Roblox

BBB National Programs says Roblox didn't disclose ads properly or ensure influencers disclosed endorsements

May 16, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

News

1SP Agency acquires Studio CO2

With the acquisition, the marketing agency aims to expand its client service offerings

May 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Introducing the new GamesIndustry.biz Microcast

First episode discusses EU's approval of MS/ABK, Zelda launch sales and Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO

May 16, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Academy

An introduction to how game development pipelines work

Room 8 Studio's 3D art director Maksim Makovsky details what a typical production pipeline can entail to newcomers

May 16, 2023 Maksim Makovsky

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Thunderful's Q1 revenue mostly flat year-on-year

A slight decline in the Swedish company's distribution segment is balanced out by growth on the games side

May 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Saudi Arabia increases stake in Electronic Arts

Public Investment Fund ups its shares by 55%

May 16, 2023 James Batchelor

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CD Projekt lays off 29 staff at The Molasses Flood

That includes 21 employees on the US side and eight in Poland, as the project "changed"

May 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict

PlayStation obligated to refund some FIFA Ultimate Team packs after ruling that they constitute illegal gambling becomes final

May 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Amazon and Embracer partner for new Lord of the Rings MMO

Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann tells us team aims to make "the largest MMO out there"

May 15, 2023 James Batchelor

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European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft agrees to let players stream their Activision Blizzard games on competing services for free

May 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Xbox Series S and X hit 2m sales in the UK, 12 weeks faster than Nintendo Switch

It is the eighth fastest-selling home console in UK history

May 15, 2023 Christopher Dring

Data

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the second biggest Nintendo launch in UK history

The new Switch game soars and is the biggest week for a Zelda game in UK charts history

May 15, 2023 Christopher Dring

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Deviation Studios reportedly lays off up to 90 staff

Redundancies come two years after developer announced partnership with PlayStation

May 15, 2023 James Batchelor

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Super Free Games receives lawsuit that alleges biases against women

Ex-employee accusations against the studio include pay, gender, and leadership inequities toward female staffers

May 12, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Open Roads team completely separates from Fullbright

Former lead Steve Gaynor shifts to solo game development and says he "really regrets" past management behavior

May 12, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Blue Archive helps push Nexon Q1 sales up 36%

FIFA Online 4 and FIFA Mobile drive strong growth in Korea but MapleStory stumbles heading into its 20th anniversary

May 12, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Square Enix's full-year sales dip 6%

Despite launches for Final Fantasy Crisis Core and Forspoken, the firm's HD Games segment revenues fell 10%

May 12, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Critical Consensus

Critics praise Nintendo for expanding on its 2017 masterpiece in one of the Switch's most impressive titles to date

May 12, 2023 James Batchelor