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Nintendo ramps down Russia eShop
Users cannot create new accounts for the foreseeable future, and payment information has been deleted
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EA Sports partners with Nike to put NFTs in upcoming titles
"Working with .Swoosh, we'll bring creativity and self-expression to the forefront for fans as they connect, compete, and share their love for sport"
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The law is whatever Nintendo says it is | This Week in Business
Why is the Switch maker keeping its emulation clampdown out of the courts? We speak to the lawyer who repped Bleem against PlayStation for insight
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Jobs Roundup: May 2023 | John Beech is named creative director of Media Molecule
UPDATE: God of War alum Rafael Grassetti joins Netflix, NDreams expands with duo appointments
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EA reportedly lays off two thirds of Firemonkeys Studio
Melbourne-based developer was providing live service support for three titles, now focused on The Sims Freeplay
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Do players now value performance over graphical realism? | Opinion
Conventional wisdom is that graphical quality is more important but expectations may have shifted
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Nintendo parts ways with controversial Russian CEO
But platform holder will still work with Yasha Haddaji's side company to support Switch customers
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Epic tweaks engagement payout metrics in Fortnite
Firm adds a 'time played' metric, releases estimations of annual payouts for creators
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The UK's biggest games student event returns to EGX in October
New features include student challenges and the chance to graduate from the GI Academy
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Thierry Platon unveils Ukiyo Games Studio | News-in-brief
The France-based studio says that it "displays its vocation for contemplative games with values"
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The Video Standards Council is now the Games Rating Authority
The change was to reflect better what information it can provide to parents and the games industry
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Redfall devs cite unclear direction, high turnover, low headcount for game's shortcomings
Speaking with more than a dozen devs, Bloomberg details a troubled move to multiplayer for the immersive sim studio
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Meta Quest 3 launches this fall at $499
Meta promises next headset will be thinner, more powerful, "first mainstream headset with high-res color"
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Activision Blizzard tallies harassment reports, punishments
Publisher's Transparency Report says it received roughly 134 harassment, discrimination, or retaliation complaints in 2022, found substance to 31 of them
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CD Projekt Red will lay off remaining 30 members of Gwent team
Staff will be dismissed between now and the end of the year as development winds down on The Witcher's spin-off
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Why BAFTA is changing the way its games awards work
Tara Saunders tells us more about expanding the voting for Best Game and British Game to over 1,000 members
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CD Projekt Red alumni create new studio Blank
The Warsaw-based developer is working on a "character-driven game set in an apocalypse"
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Bigger than wool: New Zealand’s journey to make video games its most famous export
We talk to NZGDA chairperson Chelsea Rapp about the impressive growth of Aotearoa's games sector and why its newly created tax relief scheme will help grow it even more
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Kirby support studio Vanpool shut down
Developer behind Dillon's Rolling Western series was dissolved yesterday
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Join this free webinar on the potential and risks of AI chatbots in video games
Technology and tools specialist Endava to discuss how games companies can maximize revenue and improve player experience with chatbots
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Marvel's Midnight Suns developer hit by layoffs
Firaxis Games says that the redundancies come as it aligns talent against its "highest priorities"
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Kotick blames scandals on "a very aggressive labor movement"
Activision Blizzard CEO denies any systemic issue with harassment, says outside forces trying to destabilize the company
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Copychaser Games' blueprint for story-focused titles
From Bioware to indies, Ben Gelinas talks narrative development and Times & Galaxy
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Pokémon Masters reaches 50m downloads | News-in-brief
DeNA's mobile title originally released in August 2019
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League Championship Series delayed following conflict between Riot and players association
The LCSPA voted in favour of a walkout to protest changes made to the league that could lead to 70 job losses