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Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök sweep GDC 2023 Awards
Meanwhile, Betrayal At Club Low takes both top accolades at Independent Games Festival Awards
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Atari to acquire Nightdive Studios for $10m
Studio behind System Shock and Shadowman remasters could earn further $10m based on three-year performance
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Meta reveals Oculus Publishing as Meta Quest Store revenues pass $1.6bn
The VR game division has financially supported more than 300 since its inception
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Gamestop revenue dips as it pulls nearly $6bn in 2022
The retailer's collectible business segment saw an increase of 17% as it hit $964 million throughout the year
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Unreal Editor for Fortnite launching in beta today
GDC 2023: Epic's State of Unreal showed off long awaited UEFN and Creator Economy 2.0, as well as new unified marketplace Fab, which is open to all engines
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Nexon's MapleStory Universe to feature NFTs
The games firm announced that it will partner with Polygon Labs for business and operational support on the project
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Microsoft reveals Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit
With the new resource game studios can reduce power consumption and carbon emissions during development
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Amazon Luna launches in the UK, Germany and Canada
Ubisoft+ support also available to UK subscribers from today as Amazon's cloud gaming service expands
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Player spending on Epic Games Store reached $820m in 2022
Revenue dipped by 2% but spending on third-party titles rose 18%, last year saw more PC game launches than ever
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ID@Xbox has paid out more than $4bn to developers in ten years
Microsoft's indie initiative has launched over 3,000 games, another 3,000 to come, revamped submission process in the works
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California judge dismisses gamer lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
But plaintiffs given 20 days to refine complaint, plan to resubmit "with additional factual detail"
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EA to sunset Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 1 and 2, and Mirror's Edge
UPDATE: Mirror's Edge will not be delisted while the three Battlefield titles will go offline on April 28
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Super Evil Megacorp expands team for upcoming Netflix title
The games studio new appointments include industry alum from Ubisoft, Blizzard, and Rockstar Games
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Twitch viewership dips 8% in February as it hit 1.64bn hours
StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg say that Hogwarts Legacy pulled in 71 million views on the streaming platform
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Xbox upgrades its developer program designed to support underrepresented creators
Microsoft details the ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program
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CCP raises $40m for AAA blockchain game in EVE Online universe
Funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz
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Canada Judge rejects unlawful gambling accusation in EA loot box lawsuit
But the court rules that the class action claim may proceed based on the prospect of ‘deceptive practices’
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Whynow Media acquires Wireframe Magazine, launches Whynow Gaming
Magazine's former editor Ryan Lambie on board to head up the new online editorial team
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Jobs Roundup: March 2023 | Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions
UPDATE: Rewardify names Matt Turetzky as president and London Venture Partners hires former EA Sports CEO
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Big Fish Games to launch New Orleans studio
The firm intends for the new office to establish a diverse and inclusive talent pipeline in the area
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Subway Surfers surpasses 4bn downloads | News-in-brief
Sybo's endless runner hits the figure 11 years after launching on mobile devices
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Arctic7 expands with two new acquisitions
The firm adds Star Fort Games and Narwhal Studios a year after its establishment