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Are corporate celebrations of LGBTQ Pride progress?

Two queer non-binary game developers discuss whether there's an upside to pinkwashing during a devcom session

By Brendan Sinclair

The Five Games of Mike Bithell | Podcast

First episode of our new spin-off series available now, featuring the developer behind Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex

By GamesIndustry Staff

Will a Pro model open Switch's second act in 2021? | Opinion

Nintendo was likely forced to shelve any planned hardware revisions -- but pushing the rumoured Switch Pro into 2021 may be a great commercial decision

By Rob Fahey

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Facebook renames its AR/VR studio collective to Facebook Reality Labs

Update: Oculus Studios will retain its name, and Oculus branding remains

By Rebekah Valentine

Apple terminates Epic's developer account as promised

However, Unreal Engine on iOS remains unaffected thanks to restraining order

By Rebekah Valentine

German games fund to offer government support for up to 50% of dev costs

Non-repayable government grants will help fund a range of projects, from prototypes to €40m+ AAA games

By Matthew Handrahan

Riccardo Zacconi departs King after 17 years

Company co-founder previously stepped down as CEO last year, but remained as chairman

By Rebekah Valentine

Free and easy ways to cross-promote your game

Straw Fawn Studio's Philomena Schwab shares tips on how to work with other developers on your marketing

By James Batchelor

Unity launches Android distribution platform globally

The Unity Distribution Portal helps developers to launch on third-party app stores worldwide

By Marie Dealessandri

InnoGames promotes Christian Reshöft to CPO

Former studio director first joined the German firm as head of product management in 2013

Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment shuts down due to COVID-19

The Oakland-based museum will be moving its collection of over 40,000 items to storage, and hoping to re-open in two years

By Marie Dealessandri

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Hitman 3 will have a free next-gen uprade

IO Interactive goes against the trend set by Control, NBA 2K and Call of Duty

By Matthew Handrahan

MAG Interactive acquires Primetime developer Sventertainment AB

The $2.3 million acquisition aims at integrating live broadcasts into MAG Interactive's game New QuizDuel

By Marie Dealessandri

Frontier debuts new publishing label Frontier Foundry

First two titles are Lemnis Gate and Struggling, three more on the way

By James Batchelor

Dignitas launches new women in gaming initiative, _FE

Esports organization aims to create a resource pool providing opportunities and support for women in games

By Rebekah Valentine

Steam gets a platform-wide chat filter in new Steam Labs experiment

New feature takes filter from CS:GO, Destiny 2, Dota 2 and applies to supporting games and Steam client

By Rebekah Valentine

Epic Games: Why cross-play matters

Sponsored article: Cross-players play Fortnite 570% more on average than non cross-players, Psyonix and Phoenix Labs reveal similar benefits

By Academy Sponsored

Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart is a PS5 launch window title

Gamescom Opening Night Live highlights also included World of Warcraft, Dragon Age, and Medal of Honor VR

By Rebekah Valentine

Wired launching new gaming sub-vertical

After seeing a spike in visitors for gaming stories this year, Wired will expand its coverage beginning in October

By Brendan Sinclair

BitKraft Ventures raises $165m VC fund

The games- and esports-focused VC firm already has a portfolio of 50 companies

By Matthew Handrahan

Koch Media opens publishing offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong

New subsidiaries will allow Koch to publish games in Japan, South Korea, China and Southeast Asia

By Matthew Handrahan

Film Victoria funds eight more Australian game studios

Applications for the next round of funding close on September 28, 2020

2K Games supports NBA protests in the wake of Wisconsin shooting

"We strongly support the players and leagues using their platform to demonstrate against the shooting of Jacob Blake"

By James Batchelor

European market generated €21.6 billion in revenue in 2019

The best selling game of 2019 in Europe was FIFA 20, the ISFE reported

By Marie Dealessandri

Craft, art, and science: Three ways of teaching game design

How can educational institutions best teach prospective designers in a way that prepares them for work in the industry?

By Toke Krainert

Insights into adaptation game design challenges

Sponsored article: Abstraction goes through the tailoring pillars that shape its adaptation design approach for the GamesIndustry.biz Academy

By Academy Sponsored

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