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Jobs Roundup: April 2024 | Ubisoft names Cécile Russeil as executive VP
Update: Josh West becomes editor-in-chief at GamesRadar, King alum David Telenius joins Metacore
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ArcheAge to go offline in North America and Europe this June
The XL Games MMO sunsets after nine years due to declining active players
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Capcom revises earnings forecast following "favorable" Dragon’s Dogma 2 sales
Combined with the performance of Street Fighter 6 firm says "This has led us to expect earnings for this business to exceed our plan"
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The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next? | This Week in Business
This week's legislation could apply to games, and the US has been sizing up Epic and Riot's Tencent ties for years
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FCC reinstates net neutrality
Commission Anna Gomez says "Broadband access to the internet is a critical conduit that is essential for modern life"
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Thunderful selling Nordic Game Supply to distributor's acting CEO
Group has been evaluating how to deal with business' struggles with profitability in recent years
Opinion
Leveraging TV and movie adaptations to benefit game franchises | Opinion
Despite Fallout and other successes, the industry still hasn’t found a strategy to retain new audiences from TV and film
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Before Your Eyes devs form new studio Nice Dream Games
Developer's debut title will be face-tracking narrative adventure Goodnight Universe, published by Skybound
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Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fall
Total games revenues up 52% year-on-year, but hardware revenue saw steepest drop since X|S launch
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Arkadium unveils third-party dev program
Game makers can submit their titles to the browser and receive a 75% revenue share
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No Blizzcon in 2024
Fan festival will take a break this year; Blizzard hopes to bring it back in the future
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The continuing quest to bring Age of Empires to mobile
TiMi Studios' Brayden Fan shares how the developer is building an experience that will appeal to fans and newcomers alike
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Meta loses another $3.8 billion on VR/AR
Overall company's revenues and profits surge, but stock dips on plans to increase AI spending
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Renaissance PR: “We work with people, not brands”
One of the games industry’s top PR agencies shares its advice on success in 2024
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How accessible are game engines, and how much is still to be done?
There has been been significant investment in adaptable controllers, awareness campaigns, and more, but how accessible is the tech behind the games themselves?
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Garry's Mod removing all Nintendo content after takedown notice
Developers say there is 20 years worth of user creations to clear, ask players to delete their own Nintendo content
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Frostpunk has sold 5m copies since launch | News-in-brief
11 Bit Studios' title is turning six, with Frostpunk 2 due to release in July 2024 and currently sitting at over two million wishlists, the developer said
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Steam refund policy updated to include pre-release playtime
Change will impact titles in Early Access and/or games providing access prior to release, but not those in beta testing
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Biden signs bill to ban TikTok
National security package includes a requirement for ByteDance to sell the platform in 270 days or have the app banned in the US
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Second Life developer sells off payments business Tilia
The deal with Thunes will include a five-year partnership for payment processing and payouts to Linden Lab
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Lars Wingefors on why Embracer is going away, and what happens next
With the group splitting into three, we speak to the CEO about the future of his companies and what led to this point
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Amazon, Google threaten to take over the living room | 10 Years Ago This Month
First details on Fire TV and Android TV fail to impress despite industry's long-simmering anxiety over tech giants' designs on gaming
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Understanding the future of brands place in games | Playable Futures
Brands are looking likely to become ever more present in games. But what does that mean for the medium?
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Fallout games gather 5m players in one day | News-in-brief
This follows the successful release of the Fallout TV show, with Fallout 76 in particular seeing a surge of one million players in one day
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Gloomhaven studio Flaming Fowl lays off over 20 staff
Developer also puts newly announced project Ironmarked on hold due to lack of funding