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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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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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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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Hideki Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames
Bayonetta creator's decision "came after a lot consideration" and feels "this outcome is for the best"
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Mortal Kombat 1 debuts at No.1 | UK Boxed Charts
Lies of P made it to No.3, while Payday 3 launched at No.7
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Steam Deck follow-up not likely until late 2025 or later
Its doubtful battery technology will improve enough not to be impeded by new hardware performance
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Jobs Roundup: September 2023 | ESA hires Christianna Barnhart as SVP of government affairs
Update: Jack Attridge is appointed creative director at Supermassive, Karina Lavushkina joins SuperScale as marketing strategist
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Unity kills Runtime Fee for Personal users, offers rev share for others
Engine maker will only apply per-install charges for devs on Pro or Enterprise licenses who upgrade to new version of Unity next year
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Report: European game industry salary potential varies by region
Gender pay gap continues to widen as people climb up company ranks within the continent
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ReedPop shares first-year results for new data platform Engage
Publisher reports 50% more clickthroughs for ad campaigns in less than a year
