Tencent reportedly gives up on Arena of Valor
Update: Tencent spokesman denies reports overseas marketing and sales team were disbanded
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James Batchelor, UK Editor
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016. He previously served as editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV, and has managed industry events such as The Develop Awards and Interface conference.
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YouTube harassment of gay journalist "doesn't violate our policies"
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Online gaming disorder test calls for volunteers
Academics plan to use the data to further study the impact of newly-classified condition
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Body calls for programmers, artists, producers, directors and more to be prioritised when considering immigration applications
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Google investing €600m into Finnish data centre ahead of Stadia
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