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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
Software sales were up 4.1% year-on-year, while hardware also grew 2.1% compared to 2022
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Avalanche Studios to enter collective bargaining agreement with Swedish labor unions
CEO Stefanía Halldórsdóttir says "It's important for us to approach the transition in the right way"
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Epic Games calls for Google Play Store policy changes
Update: Google says Epic "wants the benefits of Google Play without having to pay for it"
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Possibility Space shuts down
Prytania Media studio's staff laid off weeks after sibling studio Crop Circle officially shut down
Feature
Taking layoffs too lightly | This Week in Business
Industry leadership likes to pay lip service to how seriously it takes layoffs, but their actions too often suggest otherwise
Opinion
Could subscription services rescue the AA-tier game? | Opinion
The move to $70 has highlighted the games industry’s "missing middle" – the gulf between indies and premium games that was once occupied by a wealth of AA titles
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Blood Strike reaches 30m downloads | News-in-brief
NetEase's mobile battle royale first-person shooter launched on October 28, 2023
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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024
Larian Studio's acclaimed RPG takes five prizes, Nintendo wins three
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IGDA calls for action on layoffs
Developer group gives studio leaders six points to follow for a more sustainable industry that stops driving away talent
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During March Twitch viewership increased by 2%
Throughout the month Counter-Strike's views saw a 53% increase due to the PGL CS2 Major tournament
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Koei Tecmo issues lawsuit against Youzu over copyright infringement
The company allegedly warned the games firm to stop using its IP repeatedly
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Report: Immortals of Aveum maker furloughs majority of its studio
The news comes seven months after Ascendant Studios laid off 45% of its staffers
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20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards
We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience
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Ubisoft: "If there is no value in gen AI for creatives, it is not going to be adopted"
We speak to the team behind Ubisoft's NEO NPCs on the potential and challenges around player-facing gen AI
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Command & Conquer invades European March charts as sales improve | European Monthly Charts
EA Sports FC 24 reclaims No.1 from Helldivers 2
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PowerWash Simulator maker FuturLab joins Miniclip Group
CEO Kirsty Rigden will continue overseeing the development team while it retains creative control
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EA raising price of EA Play subscription
Change will come into effect on May 10, annual fee rising to $39.99 while Pro up to $119.99
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Saber's Matthew Karch: "The AAA model is going to change"
CEO discusses the challenges facing AAA and how developers can lower their costs, plus more on reclaiming independence from Embracer
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Making Tetra Tactics, the Final Fantasy mini-game inspired title that wasn't meant to exist
We talk to lead developer Jabari Alii about how a side project became a full-blown title releasing after almost two years of early access, and his work at Hidden Genius Project
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Lo-Fi Games' Kenshi sells 2.3m units | News-in-brief
The RPG hit the sales figures years after launching on Steam in December 2018
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EA adds Motive Studio to Battlefield development team
Motive will continue working on its Iron Man project, general manager confirms
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Blizzard renews agreement with NetEase
Microsoft also forms a partnership with the Chinese firm
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Black Salt Games' Dredge to be adapted for the silver screen
The film will be made in collaboration with production firm Story Kitchen
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Star Wars: Outlaws set for August 30 | News-in-brief
Ubisoft offering limited editions that let customers play as early as August 27
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ProbablyMonsters unveils Hidden Grove
Harold Ryan talks about company's expansion with a new team headed up by former Destiny design lead Chris Opdahl