Archive
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PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan to retire
Sony Group Corporation President, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will take over temporarily in April 2024
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FTC plans new in-house hearing against Microsoft-Activision acquisition
The announcement comes months after it withdrew its internal administrative challenge on the deal
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King's Candy Crush Saga hits $20bn in lifetime revenue
The mobile game franchise has also had more than 5 billion downloads to date
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MapleStory M pulls in $600m in lifetime earnings
The mobile title amassed $55 million in China 35 days after being released
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Ubisoft CEO: Streaming will change gaming just as Netflix has for TV and film
The executive believes in the next five to 10 years, many titles will be streamed and produced in the cloud
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Here are the winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2023
Ustwo, Rare, PlayStation London Studio all bring home two awards, Simon Iwaniszak from Red Kite wins Best Boss
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Chris Metzen is appointed to executive creative director of Warcraft
He takes on the role in under a year after returning to Blizzard Entertainment
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Supercell acquires majority stake in Ultimate Studio
Clash of Clans company picks up Hot Lap League developer as it explores new platforms
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Sony investigates alleged ransomware attack
Ransomed.vc claims to have breached the entertainment firm's systems and says the data is for sell
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Activision Blizzard reportedly cuts 10 from Hearthstone team
Publisher says "organizational changes" to team made some roles redundant
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Making the most of Monopoly Go's false start
Scopely's Massimo Maietti talks about the abandoned original version of the game and how going back to the drawing board produced a breakout mobile hit
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Fans issue lawsuit over canceled Knights of the Old Republic 2 Switch DLC
Case argues that purchasers are owed refunds legally from Aspyr and Saber Interactive
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Twitch dips 2% in viewership for August
Daily hours watched hit 56 million while Baldur's Gate 3 debuted among the top games streamed for the month
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Cost concerns still hamper accessibility hardware, says advocate
In the UK, 14% of working disabled people earn less than their abled-bodied peers
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Has Unity repaired the damage done by its Runtime Fee plans?
Developers share their reactions to the engine provider's revised policy and their remaining concerns for the future
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How to design gender-inclusive character customisation tools
At Devcom, freelance narrative designer Arden Osthof guided developers through gender-inclusive design tips
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sells 10m units | News-in-brief
The FromSoftware action-adventure title launched in 2019
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SAG-AFTRA members authorise video game strike
98% of members approve strike for actors and performers in the game industry
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Kowloon, Aream & Co, LVP and more join GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit London
Meanwhile, publishers Secret Mode and Yogscast are looking to meet developers
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Creative Industries unveils new €35m plan to grow UK entertainment sector
The industry network continues its plans set out with the UK government via its sector vision earlier this year
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Roblox acquires AI voice moderation start-up Speechly
Helsinki-based company aims to evolve voice technology for user-generated content platforms
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Is Digital Eclipse’s Gold Masters Series the future of video game documentaries?
Chris Kohler tells us about the recently launched The Making of Karateka and how it tackles the history of games
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Hideki Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames
Bayonetta creator's decision "came after a lot consideration" and feels "this outcome is for the best"
