Gfinity is no longer for sale
Revenue at the esports company was up 212% in the second half of 2020
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Marie Dealessandri, Academy Writer
Marie Dealessandri joined GamesIndustry.biz as its first Academy writer in October 2019. After living and working as a journalist in France and Canada, she entrenched herself in the UK games industry in 2015, working for B2B magazine MCV. She can be found occasionally tweeting @mariedeal, usually on a loop about Baldur’s Gate and the Dead Cells soundtrack.
Recent articles by Marie Dealessandri
Nordisk Games acquires 30% stake in Supermassive
"There are few studios better at creating rich, narrative-driven games, built around unique stories and IPs," said Nordisk MD
Balan Wonderworld's day one patch to remove epileptic triggers
Square Enix asked players to install the update to avoid a bug that adds flashing lights to a boss fight
UKIE releases Green Games Guide to help companies take action against climate change
Created with London Games Festival and Playing for the Planet, the guide aims at providing tools to create more sustainable businesses
Hades wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards 2021
Supergiant's hit took home five awards, while Animal Crossing, The Last of Us Part II, and Sackboy each won two
Monster Hunter Rise | Critical Consensus
Capcom's franchise returns to Nintendo with a vibrant world, an enthralling combat system, and the same (old) winning formula
Frost Giant Studios raises $5 million
Blizzard veteran James Anhalt has also been hired as chief architect
Keywords Studios reports strong 2020 with €373.5m in revenue
The services provider acquired seven companies in 2020 for a total consideration of up to €97.2 million
Making marketing mistakes or the art of failing properly
At GDC Showcase, Innersloth's Victoria Tran explored the right way to approach failure, and what you can learn from it
Final Fantasy XI mobile reboot officially cancelled
Nexon and Square Enix indicated that the title didn't meet expectations, despite having been in development for five years
Amazon Games opens Montreal studio
The outfit will focus on a new online multiplayer IP, under the direction of veterans from Ubisoft Montreal's Rainbow Six Siege team
German games market reaches record high of €8.5bn
Software sales generated €5.2 billion in 2020, with growth being particularly important for in-game purchases
Upgraded Nintendo Switch reportedly using latest Nvidia graphics chip
Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling technology uses AI and machine learning to create higher-resolution graphics
Xbox Live becomes Xbox network
Microsoft made the change to distinguish its online service from Xbox Live Gold
ByteDance acquires Moonton Technology
The transaction reportedly valued the Shanghai-based studio at $4 billion
IronSource going public at $11.1 billion valuation
The mobile marketing company is joining forces with Thoma Bravo Advantage
How Phoenix Games helps studios establish their next hit
Founder Klaas Kersting discusses the beauty of the free-to-play model, its challenges, and why it's not going anywhere
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut classification rejected in Australia
The extended edition of ZA/UM's RPG was due to release on PS5 and PS4 in the country on March 30
The Bala brothers' guide to finding the magic
At GDC Showcase, the Velan Studios founders detailed their business model, fuelled by divergent thinking
Keywords Studios acquires 85% interest in Tantalus Media
The services provider enters the Australian market for the first time
Tencent, Sony, Square Enix invest in cloud gaming company Ubitus
Tencent led the funding round, but the amount raised was not disclosed
Trufan raises $2.3m and acquires Playr.gg
The audience engagement company is planning its expansion in the games industry
Global console market reached record high of $53.9bn in 2020
Console hardware, games and services grew 19% year-on-year
How to get a job as a games writer
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy looks into how to get a job writing video games
Humble Bundle raised over $30m for charity in 2020
That included over $8.1 million towards charities fighting against COVID-19
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