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Marie Dealessandri, Features Editor
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.
Recent articles by Marie Dealessandri
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The series B round was led by Andreessen Horowitz
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Out of these 27 million people, 7.8 million were in-game, SteamDB's data showed
Nordisk acquires Flashbulb Games
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Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope named Game of the Year at TIGA Awards 2021
Kwalee named Best Large Studio, XR Games wins Best Small Studio
Tencent expands global publishing team with new marketing director
Zoran Roso previously held leadership positions at Activision Blizzard, Take-Two and Sony
Dragon Age senior creative director leaves BioWare
Matthew Goldman departs after 19 years at the studio
Roblox 101: Adopt Me developer's tips on finding success
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Waysun takes majority share of Boss Bunny
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Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl sold just shy of 1.4 million units in three days
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Netflix hires VP of game studios
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Activision Blizzard creates Workplace Responsibility Committee
Committee to oversee progress to "improve workplace culture and eliminate all forms of harassment and discrimination"
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Pokémon Go developer aims at creating "ever-evolving AR map of the world"
Star Citizen crowdfunding passes $400m milestone
Cloud Imperium Games' title, which has been in alpha for nine years, now has over 3,3 million backers
Judge dismisses Wolfire's antitrust lawsuit against Valve
Complaint did "not articulate sufficient facts to plausibly allege an antitrust injury based on that market"
Nordisk Games takes majority stake in Star Stable
Copenhagen-based company now owns 57% of the Star Stable Online developer
Embracer games sales up 89%, group expecting 37 M&A within 12 months
The number of game development projects at the company increased 46% year-on-year to 197
One Special Day 2021 raises record-breaking $800,000
Special Effect's fundraising campaign will come back on October 7, 2022
Phil Spencer says some NFT games feel "more exploitive than about entertainment"
Xbox chief thinks market is still in an experimentation phase, but doesn't want "that kind of content"
UK competition watchdog starts in-depth investigation of Nvidia's Arm acquisition
Investigation launched "on the grounds of competition and national security concerns"
Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank dominate Game Awards 2021 nominations
Both are nominated for Game of the Year, alongside It Takes Two, Psychonauts 2, Metroid Dread and Resident Evil Village
What to consider when making the leap from AAA to indie
The Monster Closet team shares advice about the realities of creating your company, even when coming from an experienced AAA background
Sumo Group pledges to become carbon neutral by 2025
Company to switch to renewable energy and support ecosystem restoration projects, among others
Remedy profit plummets as Control royalties decline
Operating profit at the studio went from €3.4 million in Q3 2020 to €290,000 for the same period this year
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