Scopely acquires Genjoy
Match-three developer and its 150 employees add to Scopely's presence in Spain
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James Batchelor, UK Editor
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016. He previously served as editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV, and has managed industry events such as The Develop Awards and Interface conference.
Recent articles by James Batchelor
Todd Howard: "The next generation is about access"
Bethesda Game Studios' director discusses the Microsoft acquisition, cloud gaming, and how Game Pass could boost IP that struggles at retail
Google distances itself from Stadia creative director Alex Hutchinson
Internet giant asserts that tweets about streamers paying royalties "do not reflect those of Stadia, YouTube or Google"
The constant tug of war between AAA developers and "the money people"
Massive Entertainment boss David Polfeldt discusses the instability of AAA and the influence of self-inflicted crunch
EA facing Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes
Two plaintiffs seeking damages as suit calls out "unlicensed, illegal gaming system" in over 60 titles
Twitch purges videos after "thousands" of requests from music labels
Streaming site offers content creators the ability to delete all videos as it issues "a one-time warning to learn about copyright law"
Cliff Bleszinski may return to games development "slowly and cautiously"
Fall Guys and Among Us has given Gears of War designer hope as he reflects on the mistakes of Boss Key Productions
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 loses another narrative designer
Cara Ellison leaves to join Armello dev League of Geeks two months after Brian Mitsoda and Ka'ai Cluney were dismissed
Industry knowledge should not be "locked up in vaults behind ticket prices"
Rami Ismail and Myriame Lachapelle discuss their new Keycard Workshops initiative
Summer video game reveals showed record number of female protagonists
But Feminist Frenquency's annual analysis warns this may be a "one-off statistical anomaly"
Blizzard no longer developing new content for StarCraft 2
Developer will continue to issue balance fixes and work with partners on esports
Overcoming AR's limitations with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Velan Studios president Guha Bala on reinventing Nintendo's best-selling racing franchise for augmented reality
Microsoft will share digital revenues with GameStop on every Xbox it sells
Investment advisor says retailer will even get a share of DLC sales if physical game was purchased from another company
YouTube: Among Us videos reached 4bn views in September
Video platform's report shows US as largest audience, but viewers flooding in from around the world
My.Games buys minority stake in Mamboo Games
Partnership enables Russia-based games publisher to expand hypercasual department
Sharkmob's new opportunity for UK AAA developers
The Tencent-owned Swedish developer discusses opening a new London studio and retaining its creative independence
Virtuos acquires CounterPunch Studios, opens Montreal studio
Los Angeles animation specialist will be integrated into Virtuos' global team while new Canadian team will focus on concept art
Analyst predicts Switch will outsell PS5, Xbox Series X/S this Christmas
NPD's Mat Piscatella also says US games spending could be on course for a record year at over $50 billion
Nintendo issues cease and desist against influencer and adult entertainer Pokeprincxss
Social media personality rebrands after trademarking her name and selling merchandise bearing Pokémon characters
ASA bans misleading Homescapes, Gardenscapes ads
Despite pin puzzles being present in the game, UK ad authority concluded Facebook posts were not representative of the overall gameplay
Epic vs Apple case may have "serious ramifications" for Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox
Court order prevents Apple from blocking Unreal Engine until dispute is settled but Fortnite remains banned on iOS
New Microsoft Store principles take a dig at Apple
Company also explains why it will not apply these app fairness principles to Xbox store
Microsoft exploring browser workaround to bring Xbox Game Pass to iOS
Meanwhile, former App Store boss says Apple Arcade violates the same policies blocking Game Pass and Stadia
Super Mario 3D All-Stars was Japan's biggest-selling game in September
Nintendo compilation sold nearly five times more copies than Marvel's Avengers
Esports organisation RektGlobal secures $35m in funding
Summit Partners invests into firm as new debt capital partner
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