James Batchelor
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Unity: "The more places your games are, the more opportunity for discovery" | GDC 2024
From discoverability to AI, Marc Whitten unpacks the key trends from this year's Unity Gaming Report
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What will Embracer sell next? | This Week In Business
With Saber Interactive now confirmed as the first major divestment for the struggling games firm, we look at the other potential sales Embracer could make
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Epic says Apple violates court order with "commercially unusable" payment links
Fortnite firm has asked a federal judge to hold Apple in contempt of court
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Keoken Interactive: The way games are made and funded is "failing"
Co-founder Koen Deetman on the difficulties devs face in finding funding, and the Deliver Us Mars studio's last resort efforts to land a deal
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Apple rule change allows EU developers to distribute iOS apps via web
New business terms also enable studios to create their own promos for direct payments, rather than Apple templates
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Ex-Focus chief Juergen Goeldner named interim CEO of Starbreeze
Payday developer seeking permanent replacement as Tobias Sjögren steps down
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Apple's losing battle against the EU | Microcast
Latest episode available now, also discusses the £2.4m Nintendo/Yuzu settlement and Warner Bros' comments on the "volatility" of console games
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Apple reverses ban on Epic's developer account following European Commission enquiry
Fortnite firm believes move is a "strong signal" that the EC will enforce new Digital Markets Act
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Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe
Reflector Entertainment CEO and Bandai Namco exec Hervé Hoerdt offers insight into telling a story across games, novels, comics, podcasts and more
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Capcom increasing all salaries by around 5%, 28% rise for new graduate hires
5% average increase will be implemented in Fiscal 2024, while higher starting salary will come into effect the following year
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SteamWorld's Brjánn Sigurgeirsson: "We were terrified of making the same game over and over"
Thunderful and Image & Form co-founder explains why the franchise changes genre with every release
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Remedy's Thomas Puha: "You never know what's going to land on your launch date"
The Alan Wake studio's comms director on finding the right launch window, and the benefit of long-tail sales
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Remedy takes Control (of our podcast) | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, with special guest Thomas Puha from Remedy
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The South African games industry in numbers
We explore the size of the games business in South Africa, as well as player spending habits and the addressable audience in the country
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GamesIndustry.biz's South Africa Games Week starts this Monday
Week-long editorial special will explore the massive growth the industry has experienced, and the opportunities that can be found there
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Volition alumni on building Shapeshifter Games in an era of layoffs and closures
Matthew Madigan, Brian Traficante and Rob Loftus discuss why co-dev is less risky than original IP for a new AAA studio
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NetEase opens new AAA studio BulletFarm led by Treyarch vet David Vonderhaar
Remote-first studio is headquartered in Los Angeles, working on new co-op game
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Balatro grossed $1m in eight hours
Poker-based roguelike is publisher Playstack's fastest-selling game to date
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Game announcements and data deficiencies | GI Microcast
Latest episode available to download or watch now
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"The needle is moving. I don't know if it's moving forward" | Black Voices Progress Report
Ready Player Two's Akua Harris discusses her journey into the industry, and the importance of diversity outside of development
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Thunderful CEO says restructure is "off to a good start" as it reports full-year loss of $60m
Decline in distribution business partly driven by weaker sales for Switch hardware in Nordic region
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A tough week for games consoles | Microcast
Latest episode available now, discusses how Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo are approaching the many challenges they currently face
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Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly not launching until 2025
Platform holder is said to be advising publishers that next console will not arrive until March at the earliest
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Baldur's Gate 3, Spider-Man 2 sweep DICE Awards 2024
Larian's RPG won Game of the Year, but Insomniac's superhero blockbuster took home the most prizes
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Payday 3 returns Starbreeze to profitability despite "significantly lower" than expected sales
CEO Tobias Sjögren remains optimistic about turnaround as game's development team focuses on improvements