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Ubisoft ends automatic bans for offensive language in Rainbow Six: Siege
New chat filter will send instances of offensive language for reveiew
People of the Year: Annapurna Interactive
The acclaimed indie publisher continues to make its mark on the industry - despite its efforts to stay behind the scenes
Mobile startup AppOnboard raises $15m round for instant demos platform
European and Asian expansion now on the cards as lifetime funding hits $30 million
E3 and the season of hype-building
2018 in Review: Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft made moves this year that point to a coming shift in how they approach a general gaming audience
Nintendo: Switch user revenue is at historic levels in the US
Reggie Fils-Aime believes Nintendo is on course for unit sales targets, but importance is offset by strength of digital
Amy Hennig to receive lifetime achievement award
Former Uncharted franchise creative director to receive honor during GDC Awards next March
Games Media Brit List awards to return in May
13 categories now open for nominations, celebrating the best in UK games coverage
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Contact Chris Buckley, Sales ManagerUK Games Fund splits Pitch Development Programme money
Eight participating studios awarded £5,000 each for prototypes due early next year
China's new Ethics Committee has been reviewing existing titles
Waiting list for bringing games to China "likely to be longer than expected", analyst IHS Markit warns
How to build an effective art and animation team
Sponsored article: Outsource specialists Keywords Studios begins its series on how to unlock modern game development. This week: art and animation
Parliament launches "addictive" technologies inquiry
Committee investigates how to "keep pace with the increasing digitisation and 'gamification' of people's lives"
Applications open for EGX Rezzed 2019's Leftfield Collection
Free exhibition space available to experimental and unorthodox indie games
People of the Year 2018: Game Workers Unite
In a year full of game development horror stories, the pro-union group gained traction that could give creators the leverage they've lacked
Epic pulls Infinity Blade series from the App Store
Fans assured that the pioneering mobile franchise will be "popping up in places you wouldn't expect"
Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield leaves Activision
Schofield pledges he has "a couple good games in me" as he departs Call of Duty publisher after almost ten years
E3 still "a no-brainer" for Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime says trade show still generates the most engagement of any entertainment event, but stresses need for E3 to keep changing
Red Dead Redemption 2 wins Best Game at Fun & Serious Festival Awards
Rockstar's game wins three in all, with SIE Santa Monica's God of War picking up two
50 billion hours of gaming watched on YouTube in the last year
Video service has its biggest year to date in terms of gaming content; Fortnite accounts for five of top 10 trending videos
Three studios delay - or cancel - their Steam launches in favour of Epic Games Store
Coffee Stain's Satisfactory no longer coming to Valve's marketplace, while Team17 and Double Damage delay their titles
Valve banning "child exploitation" games from Steam
Despite developer claims that characters are of legal age, Valve bans sexual games with young-looking characters
Very limited tickets available for the GamesIndustry.biz UK Marketing Summit
Speakers include 20th Century Fox, BBC, McLaren and more set to appear
Boosting now a criminal offence in South Korea
Anyone artificially inflating a player's skill ranking could face $18,000 fine and two years in prison