German consumers spent more than €3.7bn on games in H1 2020
Local trady body Game reports strong growth in hardware and revenue, driven partly by pandemic
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Xbox Series X, S orders sell out
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Visit our jobs boardAnalyst expects PS5 and Xbox Series to sell 1.5m each in North America this year
Baird Equity Research's Colin Sebastian says demand strong for next-gen consoles with PS5 selling at a slightly higher premium on auction sites
Spellbreak reaches over five million players
It's also seen four million hours watched on Twitch since September 3 launch
Among Us hours watched on Twitch spiked 650% from July to August
It was the 11th most-watched category on Twitch at 30 million hours for the month
The Game Awards set for December 10
Geoff Keighley's annual celebration of the industry will air live from New York, London, and Tokyo
GameDiscoverCo founder: "It's not selling out" to use metrics in development
Simon Carless says his new research and consultancy company wants to add data so devs don't go solely on gut feel
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How Wargaming embraces flexible development with G-Core Labs Public Cloud
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Games industry a "prime target" for cyber attacks
Data shows there were 3,072 DDoS attacks in games over the course of one year
Ubisoft apologises after male-only Assassin's Creed promo video
Publisher has since re-edited and released a version showcasing the female protagonists of the best-selling series
Mike Morhaime founds new games company, Dreamhaven
Dreamhaven to serve as parent company to two new studios headed by fellow Blizzard veterans
UK Government launches call for evidence on loot boxes
Inquiry seeks to examine concerns over whether randomised monetisation mechanics can lead to problem gambling
Nintendo sued for planned obsolescence over Joy-Con drift
French organisation found controllers suffer from premature wear of the electronic circuits and an airtightness defect
Melbourne International Games Week reveals nine days of online events
Australian games event will take place online next month, including the GCAP 2020 developer conference
Digital Bros. driven to full-year profit by Remedy's Control
Revenue was up 71%, with Control contributing a quarter of the Italian publisher's full-year earnings
Apple launches online store in India this week
The Apple Store will offer official products and support to Indian customers for the first time, starting Sept. 23
Microsoft is open to still more games acquisitions
CEO Satya Nadella: "We will always look to grow inorganically where it makes sense"
Epic leads $15m funding round in Manticore Games
Core platform "exemplifies" the user-generated future of video games, Epic says