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EA developing an addiction to executive overpay, says investment group

CtW Investment Group launches shareholder campaign against publisher, highlights "complete fallacy" of above-ordinary compensation as a motivator

July 9, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Manticore Games launches $1m creator fund for proprietary game dev platform

Core creator economy kickstarted after four months in Alpha

July 8, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Former Bungie boss says deal with Activision "not a marriage made in heaven at all"

"We knew it was a risk right from the get go, and it turned out to be exactly as bad as we thought it to be," says Marty O'Donnell

July 7, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Since launching four years ago today, Pokémon Go has grossed $3.6bn

Despite global lockdown, Niantic's location-based mobile game is on track for another record year

July 6, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Naughty Dog condemns abusive fan response to The Last of Us 2

Creative director Neil Druckman and voice actor Laura Bailey receive death threats and abuse over game's narrative decisions

July 6, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Overcoming the "ugly necessity" of scaling back inactive teams

Matchmaking platform SupplyDrop aims to connect studios that have too many developers with those that have too few

July 3, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Confederate flag and other "notorious iconography" banned in Forza

Anti-police brutality phrases such as a ACAB and FTP also banned

June 29, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Global games market value to reach $159bn in 2020

Revenue and audience growth booms in Africa, Middle East, and Latin America

June 26, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Ubisoft and Insomniac face allegations over mistreatment of women

Update: "We must do better," says Ubisoft, hires external consultants to clean house

June 26, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Twitch will issue permanent suspensions to abusers on its platform

Investigation is ongoing as Twitch takes additional steps to combat abuse and hate within its communities

June 25, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Avast finds 17 Trojan gaming apps still available on Google Play

Online security firm reported 47 Trojan gaming apps to Google, which have been downloaded 15 million times

June 25, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Microsoft makes $250,000 donation for Pride Month

"A dialogue can lead to understanding, and understanding can lead to change," says tech giant

June 25, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Industry's abuse problem brought into focus by latest wave of allegations

Less than a year since high profile industry figures named, dozens of streamers, influencers and developers called out for abusive behaviour

June 23, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Magic Leap's lawsuit against competitor Nreal thrown out of court

"From the beginning we've firmly stated that Magic Leap's claims against Nreal are meritless," says Nreal founder

June 19, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes

Loot boxes are indisputably gambling under California law, argues 100-member lawsuit

June 18, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Valve looks to stem tide of racist bots in Team Fortress 2

After months of inaction, Valve quietly works to "mitigate the use of new and free accounts for abusive purposes"

June 18, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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New mobile publisher ChargeUp Games looks to shake up the "broken model"

Mobile Games Partners and Digital Development Management partner to establish "new breed" of mobile publisher

June 17, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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New Zealand games industry shrunk 9% in 2019

Rebound expected as next gen console releases loom and subscription service revenue climbs

June 17, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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The chicanery of Penguin Cretins

Valve maintains its signature silence as wayward developers code-swap games on Steam, leaving users frustrated and confused

June 15, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Ziggurat Interactive acquires BloodRayne and other Majesco licenses

Retro publisher working with BloodRayne dev to revive franchise

June 15, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Riot Games exec Ron Johnson resigns following inflammatory George Floyd Facebook post

Johnson exercised "really poor judgement" says Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent

June 12, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Luckbox closes $3.8m investment round

Esports betting platform prepares to go public after turnover increases 13 times since March

June 11, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Eight startups join season five of Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab

Blockchain remains key focus of gaming giant's efforts to "transform the entertainment industry"

June 11, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Activision Blizzard shareholders upset over CEO Bobby Kotick's compensation

Publisher defends Kotick's pay despite his “apparent failure” to meet performance targets

June 4, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Nintendo of America's third-party relations manager steps down

Kirk Scott leaves Nintendo after five years to work with underrepresented indie developers

June 4, 2020 Ivy Taylor