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A tough week for games consoles | Microcast
Latest episode available now, discusses how Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo are approaching the many challenges they currently face
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Investors on the state of video games: "We are investing, but the bar is so much higher"
Experts talk candidly about the sharp downturn in video game investment, and when things might improve
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Apple to allow alternative app stores in Europe
Update: Epic Games Store to launch on iOS sometime in 2024, will be operated by Epic Games Sweden
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Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly not launching until 2025
Platform holder is said to be advising publishers that next console will not arrive until March at the earliest
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Optic Texas CEO and player sue Activision alleging Call of Duty League monopoly
Publisher accused of anti-competitive practices in charging "extortionate" $27.5 million entry fees to teams, steering owners to give up teams to billionaire investors
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Epic Games Store sees $950 million in PC game sales over 2023
Epic's own games account for most of that with $310 million spent on third-party titles, but overall spending up 16%
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Multiplatform Microsoft and a very different future for consoles | This Week in Business
Get the bingo card ready because we're talking about unsustainable AAA development, "consoles are doomed" predictions, retro handhelds, and the 3DO
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Baldur's Gate 3, Spider-Man 2 sweep DICE Awards 2024
Larian's RPG won Game of the Year, but Insomniac's superhero blockbuster took home the most prizes
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French Ubisoft workers on strike over salary
Update: Almost 700 workers joined the picket line following failed annual negotiations on wages, union STJV says
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Bandai Namco's Q3 revenue rose 3.9% to $5.1bn
Publisher attributed drop in profits to comparison with Elden Ring launch, confirmed five titles have been cancelled
Opinion
For Sony and Microsoft, revenue growth is more important than any "console war" | Opinion
The framing of the "console war" seems less and less relevant as both companies chase bigger fish
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Payday 3 returns Starbreeze to profitability despite "significantly lower" than expected sales
CEO Tobias Sjögren remains optimistic about turnaround as game's development team focuses on improvements
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Embracer CEO says layoffs are "something that everyone needs to get through"
Lars Wingefors also addressed the company's contribution to overinvestment that led to this situation
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ZA/UM reportedly preparing to lay off devs
An alleged expansion to Disco Elysium is also said to have been cancelled
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Alan Wake 2 sells 1.3m units | News-in-brief
The long-awaited sequel is Remedy's fastest-selling game to date, sold 50% more copies in two months than Control did in four
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Microsoft bringing four games to other consoles
Phil Spencer says bringing older releases to rival consoles is "not a change to our fundamental exclusive strategy"; slate does not include Starfield or Indiana Jones
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Daybreak confirms "less than 15" layoffs
MMO specialist denies report of larger cuts, attributes decision to "overall assessment and recalibration of our business"
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Sony seeking growth by bringing more first-party games to other platforms
President and COO says it could help improve PlayStation's operating profit
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The power in granting access to the gaming industry | Black Voices Progress Report
Writer and narrative designer Adanna Nedd didn't know writing for games was a real job – now she's helping the next generation of Black game developers
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Embracer restructuring nears "final stretch" but unlikely to reach net debt target by March
Company reports all-time high Q3 sales, prepares potential divestments to reduce debt
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Maximum Entertainment merges six games divisions under parent brand
Company unifies publishers Maximum Games, Modus Games, Just For Games, and Merge Games, as well as developer Modus Studios, under one roof
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Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama dies
Murayama's career began in 1995 with the release of the Konami RPG
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Scopely layoffs hit Kingdom Maker team
Company confirms about 15 positions at risk after ending publishing partnership with Global Worldwide
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Blackbird Interactive cuts staff again
Homeworld 3 studio has second round of layoffs in six months