Epic Games files for dismissal of 2 Milly's Fortnite dance lawsuit
Developer insists dance routines are an “unprotectable idea” and claims rapper's complain is “at odds with free speech”
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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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Activision Blizzard share price slumps to two-year low
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Sonic Mania dev Christian Whitehead co-founds new studio Evening Star
Retro tech behind Sega's best-selling platformer will become studio's proprietary Star Engine
Starbreeze sells System Shock 3 publishing rights
Troubled publisher and OtherSide Entertainment “mutally agreed” rights should return to the latter
Sumo Digital opens new mobile studio in Leamington Spa
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Slowing sales and the loss of Destiny could lead to hundreds of jobs being cut in the next 48 hours
Swedish Tax Agency targets King with $389m fine
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King signs Tech Talent Charter to drive diversity
Candy Crush Saga developer is first UK games company to pledge to the initiative
Magic Leap prototype becomes Angry Birds' VR debut
Resolution Games' Tommy Palm shares the origins of the first virtual reality entry in the hit mobile series
Shares slump for big four publishers after latest financials
Take-Two and Electronic Arts suffer the most but analyst maintains games industry still “in rude health”
Zynga CEO: It's “too early to tell” if more will follow Epic's anti-App Store stance
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Resident Evil 2's triumphant debut in EMEAA charts
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Disney praises “good relationship” with EA and Star Wars games
Entertainment giant is “probably going to continue” licensing out its IP as “we haven't been particularly good at the self-publishing side”
McLaren's drive to turn gamers into Formula 1 racers
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HMV saved from collapse by Sunrise Records
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