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Gamescom returns as “climate-friendly” hybrid event this August
World's largest games show will be in Cologne from August 24 to 28
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Nintendo and Bungie halt sales to Russia
Switch maker stops shipments, Destiny 2 base game still available but players can no longer buy premium content
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UK games industry still predominantly young, white, and male
Only 10% of the workforce wants to go back to an office full time, latest UKIE games industry census found
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Elden Ring and Nintendo Switch come out top in February | UK Monthly Charts
But overall market continues to fall as console sales slow
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Report: Eight women join gender discrimination lawsuit against PlayStation
A plaintiff told Axios that "I believe Sony is not equipped to appropriately handle toxic environments"
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Sony, Rovio pull games over invasion of Ukraine
PlayStation Store offline as Sony halts shipments to Russia; Rovio pulls games, disables IAP in Russia and Belarus
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Dutch court rules in EA's favor and says that loot boxes aren't gambling
The decision overturns a 2020 district court ruling that fined the game publisher €10 million
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Valve: During 2021 Steam saw 2.6m first-time buyers each month
Report also says that people spent almost 38 billion hours playing games on the platform, up 21% compared to 2020
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Supercell and CI Games stop sales in Russia and Belarus
Finnish studio to suspend existing players, while Sniper Ghost Warrior maker moves to pull future sales of its back catalogue
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Mass Effect 3's ending blows up | 10 Years Ago This Month
Fans disappointed by RPG's ending vow to Retake Mass Effect, BioWare lets them have it
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Games firms opposing Russia are cutting off a $3.4bn market
Analysts help us contextualise the impact of sales bans by Microsoft, EA, Take-Two and more
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Atari purchases Moby Games
Jeremiah Freyholtz will remain onboard as general manager of the video game credit database
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Nintendo delays Advance Wars remake indefinitely amid Ukraine invasion
Switch strategy game had already been pushed back to Advance Wars, on hold until further notice
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Will Epic's ownership of Bandcamp affect the music industry for better or worse?
Games composer Kenny Young, artist 2 Mello and more share thoughts on how the deal will affect independent creators
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Trio of Activision Blizzard shareholders reportedly under investigation
Three businessmen with links to Bobby Kotick bought $108 million worth of shares four days before Microsoft acquisition
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Amazon Games addresses Lost Ark's gender representation concerns
Game will roll out more gender classes choices over time and marketing will focus less on featuring female characters with revealing outfits
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Netflix names Roberto Barrera as new head of gaming strategy
Games industry veteran departs PlayStation after 11 years to join streaming platform's growing games division
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EA removing Russian national teams from FIFA, NHL 22
Update: Publisher stops selling Russia items within FIFA Ultimate Team saying it was "in line with real world actions taken by our partners at FIFA and UEFA"
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Gran Turismo 7 | Critical Consensus
New entry puts the iconic racing series back in pole position, but its monetisation may be offputting
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Postcard Game Studio secures $3.5m seed investment from Smilegate
Newly formed game studio founded by Ray Almaden aims to develop an open world FPS title
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Lightforge Games raises $15m in Series A funding round
Studio to build a game "that looks to push the boundaries of the stories and worlds players can create together," CEO says
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Bohemia Interactive unaffected by sale of former sim arm to defence contractor
BAE Systems has completed $200 million acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, which separated from Arma studio in 2013
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Far Cry 6, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ratchet & Clank sold better at physical retail than digital in the UK last year
But FIFA is now over 60% digital
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Sanctions prevent Twitch from paying Russian streamers
Streaming site is asking content creators to provide alternative payment details, will pay missed income when restrictions lift