Snap Games hires Kongregate and Facebook executives
Panayoti Haritatos joins as head of Snap Games, and Jessica Shetty as head of North America games partnerships
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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
EA, Microsoft and Epic Games join Raising Good Gamers' advisory board
The organisation announced its objectives to create a "more diverse, inclusive and positive online environment for youth"
Games industry a "prime target" for cyber attacks
Data shows there were 3,072 DDoS attacks in games over the course of one year
Nintendo sued for planned obsolescence over Joy-Con drift
French organisation found controllers suffer from premature wear of the electronic circuits and an airtightness defect
Spider-Man Remastered won't get physical PS5 release
PS4 save files from Marvel's Spider-Man also won't carry over to the PS5 version
Microsoft commits to becoming "water positive" by 2030
The company wants to replenish more water than it uses by the end of the decade
Super Mario 3D All-Stars beats Avengers to No.1 | UK Charts
Nintendo's compilation celebrating Mario's 35th anniversary is the third biggest launch of the year in the UK
Mobile Premier League raises $90m in funding
The esports mobile gaming platform is looking to expand outside of India
Free Football Manager scores 1m new players on Epic Games Store
The 2020 entry in Sports Interactive's football management sim franchise is currently free on Epic's shop
What's wrong with the games industry, and how to fix it
At Devcom, Kate Edwards highlighted the main issues affecting game creators, and what the industry can do to address them
Media Molecule co-founder Alex Evans steps down
Dreams' technical director is taking a break from game development, he announced on Twitter
Cloud gaming revenue to reach $585m in 2020
Revenue generated by the cloud gaming market is expected to reach $4.8 billion by 2023
Kwalee to open Chinese office
The mobile publisher has hired former AppLovin business development manager Penny Qian to head its new office in Beijing
Glu Mobile appoints new vice president and general manager
Industry veteran Jon David previously was CEO of Taunt and vice president of PopCap Studio
StreamElements unveils recipients of Creator Diversity Fund
The $100,000 fund was divided between 20 Twitch content creators from underrepresented backgrounds
The ultimate guide to pitching your game
Ahead of our Investment Summit Online next week, Execution Labs founder Jason Della Rocca leads advice from all around the industry about how to pitch your game
The Age Appropriate Design Code comes into force today
Online companies in the UK now have a year to comply with ICO's statutory code protecting children's data online
Fall Guys bidding contest raises $1 million for SpecialEffect
Aim Lab, G2 Esports, Mr Beast, and Ninja won the Fall Guys bidding contest and will get in-game skins
Unity launches Android distribution platform globally
The Unity Distribution Portal helps developers to launch on third-party app stores worldwide
Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment shuts down due to COVID-19
The Oakland-based museum will be moving its collection of over 40,000 items to storage, and hoping to re-open in two years
MAG Interactive acquires Primetime developer Sventertainment AB
The $2.3 million acquisition aims at integrating live broadcasts into MAG Interactive's game New QuizDuel
European market generated €21.6 billion in revenue in 2019
The best selling game of 2019 in Europe was FIFA 20, the ISFE reported
iOS 14 will "severely impact" monetisation opportunities, Facebook says
Changes in privacy policy on Apple devices could mean a 50% drop in ad-driven revenue coming from Facebook's Audience Network
Six ways to make your user-generated content game successful and lawsuit-free
Mythical Games' Jamie Jackson detailed the dos and don'ts of user-generated content in a Devcom talk this week
$60+ for a game is an “unfair price,” G2A study finds
41% of the respondents said younger players were being "outpriced by gaming"
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