Codemasters directors to vote in favour of EA bid
If shareholders approve the deal, it will be sanctioned on February 16
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Marie Dealessandri joined GamesIndustry.biz as its first Academy writer in October 2019. After living and working as a journalist in France and Canada, she entrenched herself in the UK games industry in 2015, working for B2B magazine MCV. She can be found occasionally tweeting @mariedeal, usually on a loop about Baldur’s Gate and the Dead Cells soundtrack.
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Ubisoft's Riders Republic delayed to "later this year"
The extreme sports MMO was due to launch on February 25
505 Games acquires Infinity Plus Two
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Games investments reached $33.6bn in 2020
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US environmental organisation warns against Xbox Series X, PS5 energy consumption
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Lucasfilm and Ubisoft partner on Star Wars game
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Turtle Beach acquires Neat Microphones
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Admix expands into the US and EMEA
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Riot Games and Bungie file joint lawsuit against cheatmakers
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Polish competition watchdog investigating Cyberpunk 2077
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 raises $2.75m
The funds will go to the Prevent Cancer Foundation
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