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Ubisoft's Northern Europe MD Rob Cooper departs after 23 years
UK industry veteran was responisble for publisher's business in the UK, Northern Europe, Middle East and export territories
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GDC exploring development of abuse hotline following recent allegations
Organisers emphasise the strict code of conduct in place for annual conference, and other health and safety measures
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Disney to lay off 7,000 staff, shuts down metaverse division
The 50 staff part of the Next Generation Storytelling & Consumer Experiences division were laid off
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Sega and Tencent bow out of E3
Update: Devolver also skipping its usual "satellite events" around E3
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Microsoft's Activision acquisition approved by Japanese regulator
Japan Fair Trade Commission does not believe merger would "substantially restrain competition"
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Ubisoft hires Katie Scott as vice president of editorial
With a games career of more than ten years, the Coalition alum joins Ubisoft's global creative office
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French union accuses Ubisoft Paris of crunch, mismanagement
Solidaires Informatique says 10% of studio employees have experienced burnout in the past year, with some working 14-hour shifts or longer
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Creating Windies Direct, a beacon for the Caribbean game dev scene
The Jamaica Game Developer Society shares how the proliferation of digital events paved the way for last year's debut show - and what comes next
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Exploring the complexities of humanity through video games
Ensemble 2023: We speak to Larky Labs' Roman Alkan about her work creating narrative games, primarily for women
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Games London's Ensemble 2023 cohort unveiled
Annual exhibition of talent from underrepresented ethnicities will be displayed throughout London, including Trafalgar Square
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Take-Two acquires mobile games subscription service GameClub
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed
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Abuse allegations emerge in the wake of GDC 2023
Update: GDC organises say assault and drink spiking are "outrageous and unacceptable," encourages reporting to the police
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US Members of Congress slam Sony's "monopoly" in Japan
PlayStation accused of anti-competitive practices over the "high end" games market in the country
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Team17 CEO Debbie Bestwick to step down
She will remain at the UK firm in a non-executive role once her successor has been found
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MultiVersus to go offline as it readies early 2024 launch
After launching in 2022, the free-to-play fighter will shut down on June 25 as development ramps up
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Ubisoft to skip in-person E3 show
The decision comes a month after the Assassin's Creed publisher confirmed its presence on the show floor
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Resident Evil 4 Remake launch 29% bigger than the GameCube original | UK Boxed Charts
Boxed sales bigger than 2020's Resident Evil 3 remake, but below 2021's Resident Evil Village and 2019's Resident Evil 2
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SELL: French games market dips to €5.5bn in 2022
Boxed titles accounted for 55% of the sector's consumer revenue generated last year
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Abuse allegations against Chris Avellone settled
Joint statement from women who accused writer of assault say their "words have been misinterpreted"
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Jobs Roundup: March 2023 | Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions
UPDATE: Nexon appoints duo to its board of directors, and Rewardify names Matt Turetzky as president
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New AAA studio Lighthouse Games formed by Playground co-founder Gavin Raeburn
Raeburn talks GamesIndustry.biz through the familiar challenge of building a new studio in uncertain times, and regaining his full independence
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Dark and Darker removed from Steam due to ongoing Ironmace/Nexon dispute
Nexon issues DMCA against the title, developer says action is based on "distorted claims"
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GDC 2023's AI buzz has a familiar feel | This Week in Business
The pandemic's impact remains apparent, but this year's show is back to normal in a number of ways
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CD Projekt Red writes off over $7m costs for Project Sirius as development is reset
The Polish firm attributed the move to an evaluation of the original project's scope and commercial potential
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Josh Sawyer says that GDC has a "big accessibility problem"
The director of Pentiment highlighted concerns over travel costs and access to the conference's talks to the public