Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard
Long-time Activision Publishing studio will be "fully dedicated" to Blizzard titles going forward; former studio head Jen Oneal promoted to Blizzard leadership's team
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Brendan Sinclair, North American Editor
Brendan joined GamesIndustry International in 2012. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he was previously senior news editor at CBS-owned GameSpot in the US.
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Apple reportedly planning VR headset for next year
Bloomberg says iPhone maker is planning to launch a niche stand-alone VR device in preparation for a more mainstream AR play
Switch expanding the console market, says Interpret
Consumer insights firm notes large uptick last year in Switch owners who don't have any other consoles
Oxenfree dev: "Making a decision is just as important as the quality of the decision"
Night School Studios' Sean Krankel and Adam Hines talk about the studio's process and the importance of iterating on marketing messages
Kuato raises £4.5m, expands to VR
Educational gaming studio's Panic Room will let one player direct the action from a PC or mobile device while another plays through a VR headset
CD Projekt apologizes again for Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles
Co-founder Marcin Iwiński narrows next-gen upgrade for back half of 2021, delays free DLCs until after first big patches
Steam saw 21% more games sold in 2020
Valve reports storefront had 120 million monthly active users last year, hours played jumped 51% as VR sales rose 32%
GameFly introduces movies-only subscription
Original 'Netflix for games' mail order rental company expands offerings with a Netflix for movies
Newzoo sees mobile marketing upheaval in 2021
Research firm discusses impact of Apple's IDFA changes and four more trends in the mobile market this year
Bethesda lands Indiana Jones license
Todd Howard will executive produce with Wolfenstein studio MachineGames handling the development duties
B/HI acquired by Dolphin Entertainment
PR agency formerly known as Bender/Helper Impact will operate as part of PR firm 42West
Twitter says gaming posts up 75% in 2020
More than 2 billion gaming tweets make for a record year as Animal Crossing: New Horizons and The Game Awards 2020 were most talked about game and event, respectively
GameStop holiday sales down 3.1% in 2020
New consoles can't offset impact of closing more than 450 stores and COVID-19 shutdowns; retailer shakes up board of directors
IronSource acquires Soomla
App monetization firm picks up creator of tech to identify inappropriate or misleading ads that hurt user experience
Squanch CEO Tanya Watson steps down
Trover Saves the Universe studio will see chief creative officer Justin Roiland take over CEO role
What will a post-pandemic games industry look like? | This Week in Business
Our long-running weekly quotes and stats column makes its GamesIndustry.biz debut
Epic acquires Rad Game Tools
Unreal Engine maker picks up company behind Bink, Oodle, Telemetry, and more
Handheld hardships | 10 Years Ago This Month
Optimism abounded around Nintendo's 3DS and Sony's Next Generation Portable in early 2011
Pixelles launches BIPOC Creator Program
Montreal non-profit offering mentorship, CAD $10,000 grant to Canadian Black, Indigenous and People of Colour developers
Koei Tecmo says it will sue over bootleg Dead or Alive video
Publisher plans civil case against person who sold in-game videos of Dead or Alive games modified to remove clothes
Minecraft Earth shutting down
Just over a year after launch, Mojang says it will pull the plug on its mobile AR game June 30
Football Manager 2021 fastest in franchise history to move 1m copies
Simulation game launched in November had more than 900,000 active players last week
Where do we go from here? Analysts give 2021 predictions
Our annual panel of industry watchers revisits its pre-pandemic predictions for 2020 and looks to the year ahead
CD Projekt facing class-action suit over Cyberpunk 2077
Update: Polish developer says it will "undertake vigorous action" to defend itself
So long, 2020, and thanks for all the fish food | Creature Comforts
We're off until the new year, but figured our readers could use one more gallery of developer pet pictures before we go
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