Facebook renames its AR/VR studio collective to Facebook Reality Labs
Update: Oculus Studios will retain its name, and Oculus branding remains
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Apple terminates Epic's developer account as promised
However, Unreal Engine on iOS remains unaffected thanks to restraining order
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
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Riccardo Zacconi departs King after 17 years
Company co-founder previously stepped down as CEO last year, but remained as chairman
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Unity launches Android distribution platform globally
The Unity Distribution Portal helps developers to launch on third-party app stores worldwide
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
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IO Interactive goes against the trend set by Control, NBA 2K and Call of Duty
MAG Interactive acquires Primetime developer Sventertainment AB
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Frontier debuts new publishing label Frontier Foundry
First two titles are Lemnis Gate and Struggling, three more on the way
Dignitas launches new women in gaming initiative, _FE
Esports organization aims to create a resource pool providing opportunities and support for women in games
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
Epic Games: Why cross-play matters
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Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart is a PS5 launch window title
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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
BitKraft Ventures raises $165m VC fund
The games- and esports-focused VC firm already has a portfolio of 50 companies
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
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"
European market generated €21.6 billion in revenue in 2019
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