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Jeffrey Rousseau joined GamesIndustry.biz in March 2021. Based in Florida, he was a freelancer writer whose work focused on the intersectionality of games and media across multiple publications. He likes to learn about things and how people are finding solutions to problems, both big and small. When not playing games he likes to read, listen to podcasts, stay informed, or all the above at once.
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Multiplayer game developer says it "is all about bringing innovative social experiences to life"
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Report: 53% of game writers have experienced or seen bullying at work
The Writer's Guild of Great Britain also says that 48% of writers have had burnout or stress-related illness
Nintendo updates policies to increase push for diversity
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Lawsuit accuses Sony Interactive Entertainment of gender discrimination
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Ayzenberg Group forms publisher A List Games
Ad agency taps Steve Fowler and Ben Walsh to head up new division; first titles Hell is Others and Kingshunt expected next year
Microids opens new studio in China
Subsidiary opening continues publisher expansion into Asia
Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million in funding round
The remote UK-based company says its a "creator-first game development studio"
Sub-Saharan African gamers have grown from 77m to 186m in six years
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Ghost Gaming acquires One Percent
Gaming organization names One Percent CEO Julian Castro as managing director of content and community
Report: Video game hardware to reach $135bn by 2026
DFC Intelligence says global consumer spending on hardware will grow from this year's $82 billion
Girls Who Code ends partnership with Activision Blizzard
Organization says "there is a line, and the allegations against Activision have crossed that line"
Nintendo partners with Panda Global to launch Super Smash Bros. circuit
First-ever officially licensed championship tournament in North America to take place next year
Survey: 82% of people's work output was up or stayed the same working from home
European games industry professionals reveal current attitudes towards work conditions and their careers since first COVID-19 lockdown
Streamlabs accused of plagiarism
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More than 1,300 Activision Blizzard staff and contractors request Kotick's exit
Names still being added to petition saying they "no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick"
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