EA bans FIFA player following racial abuse towards ex-footballer Ian Wright
The lifetime ban was issued after the player sent racist messages to Wright following a lost FIFA game
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Marie Dealessandri, Academy Writer
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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SELL: French industry's record year not just about COVID
SELL president Julie Chalmette looks back at a year of impressive growth for the French games market
Frogwares issues DMCA takedown to remove The Sinking City from Steam
The studio asked for its own game to be removed from the store following its ongoing dispute with publisher Nacon
Layoffs reported at Hardsuit Labs
Update: The studio confirmed the layoffs, saying a "small number of people" were affected
French games market reaches record high of €5.3bn | France Annual Report
27.5 million games across physical and digital were sold in France in 2020, alongside 2.3 million consoles
Ubisoft partners with Belgian Pro League for blockchain-based fantasy football game
One Shot League will leverage the blockchain technology used in Sorare
Seriously appoints Petri Järvilehto as CEO
He takes over the role from co-founder Andrew Stalbow, who left the mobile company
Roblox's strategy to focus on catering to older users
Ahead of its direct listing next month, the company revealed that 44% of its daily active users are now over the age of 13
How to be a better character designer
At the Yorkshire Games Festival, Lucy Kyriakidou explored visual storytelling, body diversity, and how to improve your art skills
EA reportedly cancels Motive's Gaia after six years in development
The new IP was teased last year, and had been through a "turbulent" development journey
Nintendo to stop supporting 3DS and 3DS XL repairs in Japan
From March 31, Nintendo will no longer support repairs for the handhelds in Japan, as the parts needed are too difficult to source
Hades wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards
The inaugural celebration saw Hades, If Found, and Tell Me Why each receive two accolades
GameStop shares spike again
The retailer's stock closed at $91, and reached a high of $185 during after-hours trading
CD Projekt staff reportedly locked out of computers after ransomware attack
The Cyberpunk 2077 developer had to push back the release of a patch following the cyber attack
Unity report shows mobile games ad revenue grew 8% in 2020
Sports games are the only genre who didn't see an ad revenue increase in 2020, impacted by the lack of real-life events
Bethesda faces lawsuit over Fallout 4 DLC
The company faces charges of deceit for not including its Creation Club in the game's Season Pass, which could delay Microsoft's ZeniMax takeover
January digital games spending reaches $11.6bn
Superdata reports a 15% rise in revenue year-on-year worldwide, with the PC space particularly growing
Gran Turismo 7 delayed to 2022
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has slowed production of Sony's racing title
GameMaker to add next-gen support
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S support is currently in closed beta, with a full launch due in March
Paradox reports best year ever in 2020
The Swedish firm reported record growth despite having to cancel and postpone several projects
VSPN reportedly considering IPO
The initial public offering could raise "several hundred million dollars" this year
CD Projekt Red issues DMCA to prevent spread of stolen Gwent code
The copyright strikes targeted Twitter users sharing links to download the stolen data
Larian opens new Guildford studio
Turbulenz, which was working on Baldur's Gate 3 as an external partner, is now part of Larian Studios
'LinkedIn for gamers' Efuse raises $6m
Funds came from the Ohio Innovation Fund as well as NFL and NBA athletes
Developer banned from Steam for naming studio Very Positive
The account was removed for "review manipulations"
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