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Let's fake a deal | This Week in Business
Console user agreements represent a poor excuse for consent
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Cryptic Studios impacted by layoffs
Update: Spokesperson confirms "personnel changes" as part of Embracer restructuring, Cryptic to operate under DECA Games going forward
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RapidEyeMovers to host city-wide games festival
The Kendal, UK event will host the world’s first VR fighting game tournament
Opinion
Does Sony have a long-term software strategy? | Opinion
PlayStation's studio system is world-class today – but with reports of cost-cutting and cracks showing in the expensively-acquired Bungie, there are concerns about tomorrow
News
The Longest Walk and Hercule Poirot: The London Case crowned at Scottish Games Awards
Lifetime Achievement award went to Mike Dailly
News
SIE acquires AI company iSize | News-in-brief
The UK-based firm specialises in machine learning for video processing, Sony says it will "benefit a range of [its] R&D efforts as well as [its] video and streaming services"
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The Day Before is delayed a week before launch
Fntastic's MMO title moves to Steam Early Access as the studio works on console versions for the future
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Sonic The Hedgehog franchise moved 1.6bn units
Sega's Football Manager series gets a 21% bump in units sold and downloads worldwide
Feature
Safe In Our World: Making mental health awareness a part of companies' DNA
The charity's Sky Tunley-Stainton talks about the journey to normalizing mental well-being in the games industry
News
NetEase and industry veteran Greg Street set up Fantastic Pixel Castle studio
The newly-created developer announced its debut title, based on a new fantasy IP
Feature
1m sales and zero marketing: The story (so far) of Wobbly Life
Is this Curve's next Human: Fall Flat?
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EA reports 'softness' in European video game spend
So far PC and console game sales are up 3.2% across Europe, according to GSD
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EA Sports FC 24 on track to beat FIFA 23
The football franchise is expected to be in the "low single-digit growth" for the year
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EA Q2 FY24 bookings boosted by Sports FC 24 launch
EA Sports franchises exceeded the company's expectations, Apex Legends down year-on-year
News
Twitch app to be delisted on Nintendo Switch | News-in-brief
New users won't be able to download the app from the eShop starting November 6, while existing users will lose access starting January 31, 2024
Feature
Microsoft has control issues | This Week in Business
The effort to squash unlicensed controllers hurts plenty of paying customers, and might not even achieve its goals
Data
Midia Research: Video games to pass $300bn revenue, 3.8 billion players by 2030
Report forecasts what the rest of the decade holds for the industry, and offers advice to devs and platform holders
News
EA to terminate older Windows support for Star Wars and Battlefield titles
After November 30, the games firm said it could no longer guarantee game functionality
News
Devolver acquires System Era for up to $40m
The Seattle-based developer will become a first-party studio at Devolver
News
Games for Gaza bundle on Itch.io raising money for Palestinian aid
Update: Promotion with dozens of video games and almost 200 tabletop games has raised more than $200,000 for charity
News
Ubisoft to retire online services for some of its older titles | News-in-brief
Assassin's Creed's Ezio trilogy, Might & Magic Heroes 6, Trials Evolution among ten games to be decommissioned in January 2024, across Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
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Remedy posts flat revenue for Q3 2023
Sales were ever so slightly down, while Alan Wake Remastered drove an increase in royalty revenues
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Bungie affected by layoffs
Update: Around 100 staff were let go, revenue 45% below projections for 2023 following Destiny 2 poor performances
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Ubisoft's Chief People Officer Anika Grant to leave next month
Grant was brought in to transform its HR department after a series of high-profile abuse scandals
News
Embark Studios says that The Finals uses recorded voice and AI work
The developer emphasizes that making games without actors is not an end goal