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EA College Football reportedly won't launch until 2023
Internal document sent to schools by licensing group puts a date on EA's return to college sports
Indie breakout Loop Hero sells 500,000 in first week
Four Quarters' deck-building game also sets record for publisher Devolver's fastest-selling soundtrack
Super League Gaming acquires Mobcrush
Amateur esports company expects to reach a US audience of 85 million monthly with the acquisition
Newzoo anticipates global esports market will grow to $1.08b in 2021
Sponsorship and media rights are expected to account for 77% of esports revenue in the coming year
Omeda Studios closes $2.2m round of funding
The studio is creating a successor to Epic's shuttered third-person MOBA Paragon using that game's assets
GameStop establishes committee to help transform it "into a technology business"
Retailer's board of directors says new group will "further accelerate the company's transformation"
V1 Interactive is officially closing its doors
Studio co-founder Marcus Lehto says it will be giving employees "ample time" to search for new jobs
Valve ends production on rebooted Artifact
Both the classic and updated version of the Dota 2 card game will be kept online and made free-to-play
Mortal Shell sales pass 500,000 copies
Cold Symmetry's action game passes a sales milestone as enhanced edition arrives on PS5, Xbox Series X|S
ESA commits $1 million to support Black Girls Code
The multi-year venture will support education and mentoring programs for girls and young women
Theorycraft Games secures $37.5m in Series A funding
Several former Blizzard, Bungie, and Riot developers land investment for their new competitive PvP experience
Sinking City dev claims its publisher is selling a hacked copy on Steam
In an ongoing dispute, Frogwares is now saying Nacon used its encryption to modify and sell a different version of the game
Nacon blames Frogwares for feature-lacking Steam version of The Sinking City
The publisher of the Lovecraftian mystery game airs out its grievances after developer advises users not to purchase its current Steam version
EA delays Need For Speed so Criterion can help with Battlefield
Criterion's Need For Speed will be pushed back a year as the longtime DICE collaborators assist on the next Battlefield
The Sinking City developer asks users not to buy its game on Steam
Frogwares says it didn't create the version of the Lovecraftian detective game currently available on Steam
Hiro Capital invests in Snowprint, Happy Volcano, and Double Loop
VC fund leads $15 million in support for the Legend of Solgard studio, The Almost Gone studio, and Emily Greer / Shelby Moledina start-up
Coin Master passes $2b in lifetime player spending
Sensor Tower says Moon Active's casino-style app is leading the charge within the fast-growing Casino genre on mobile
Destiny 2 delays Witch Queen expansion to 2022
The publisher says its narrative ambitions and the complications of COVID-19 have necessitated a change in schedule
Epic giving out virtual currency after loot box settlement
US lawsuit over loot boxes leads to publisher giving out in-game money to Fortnite and Rocket League players who bought loot boxes in either game
Class-action suit takes aim at Google Stadia's 4K claims
A new lawsuit targets Google, Bungie, and id Software over Stadia's streaming resolution
Live-action Twisted Metal TV series moving forward
Sony's vehicular combat franchise has an adaptation in development from the writers of Deadpool
Roblox to begin trading shares in March
The popular games platform is getting ready for its direct listing following a delay last December
Apple turns to Valve for information in legal battle with Epic
A subpoena from last November sees Apple filing for information about Steam, but Valve is fighting back
Lucid Sight acquires multiplayer engine Colyseus
The multiplayer service will expand into the cloud, in an attempt to "democratize" multiplayer game server engines
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