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War Robots hits $900m in revenue | News-in-brief
Since launching in 2014, the shooter title has also pulled in 270 million registered players
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Feature
Why it's become harder to raise investments in mobile game development in 2024
Azur Games co-founder Dmitry Yaminsky looks at the costs breakdown of making hypercasual and casual mobile games
News
Apple shelves GBA emulator from App Store
The tech giant also says that applications are allowed to load ROMs for retro consoles only
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Red Rover secures $15m in funding
Series A round to go towards development of debut title Project Coltrane
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Kwalee lays off unknown number of staff as it "reshapes business"
Mobile publisher claims less than 40 staff affected, but still plans to grow headcount to over 400
Feature
2023 UK game sales "holding the fort" compared to 2022, but still show signs of growth
Sparkers analyst consultant Sam Naji explores how full game UK sales display signs of robustness in consumer spending
News
Fallout Shelter's daily revenue rockets to $80,000 after TV show debut
Sensor Tower data also shows that downloads rose more than doubled around launch of Amazon Prime show
News
Ninja Kiwi acquires Legion TD 2 developer AutoAttack Games
Support for the tower defence title will continue as team expands to take on new project as part of MTG
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Roblox spells out marketplace seller requirements
The criteria for vendors include being subscribed to the platform's premium membership service
News
Nintendo skipping Gamescom
Switch maker will not show at this year's event, but promises to hold other events throughout Germany
News
BAFTA Games Awards bring some much-needed positivity | GI Microcast
Latest episode also discusses IGDA call for action on layoffs and Newzoo report on the competition for play hours
News
Rockstar Games' GTA+ gets a cost increase
The subscription service gets its first price hike two years after launching
Feature
Latoya Peterson: "Studios are at the mercy of this house of cards that is the funding system that we've built"
At GDC 2024, the Glow Up Games co-founder explained how funding is a structural issue impacting the labour market
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads surge of new hits | Japan Monthly Charts
Square Enix's RPG nearly tripled the sales of next biggest releases, Princess Peach: Showtime and Unicorn Overlord
News
Apple denies violating court order over alternative payments
Claims Epic wants court to "micromanage Apple’s business operations in a way that would increase Epic’s profitability"
News
Content Warning sells 1 million units | News-in-brief
The Landfall-published title released on April 1, with 6.6 million players getting it for free in its first 24 hours
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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
Software sales were up 4.1% year-on-year, while hardware also grew 2.1% compared to 2022
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Avalanche Studios to enter collective bargaining agreement with Swedish labor unions
CEO Stefanía Halldórsdóttir says "It's important for us to approach the transition in the right way"
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Epic Games calls for Google Play Store policy changes
Update: Google says Epic "wants the benefits of Google Play without having to pay for it"
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Possibility Space shuts down
Prytania Media studio's staff laid off weeks after sibling studio Crop Circle officially shut down
Feature
Taking layoffs too lightly | This Week in Business
Industry leadership likes to pay lip service to how seriously it takes layoffs, but their actions too often suggest otherwise
Opinion
Could subscription services rescue the AA-tier game? | Opinion
The move to $70 has highlighted the games industry’s "missing middle" – the gulf between indies and premium games that was once occupied by a wealth of AA titles
News
Blood Strike reaches 30m downloads | News-in-brief
NetEase's mobile battle royale first-person shooter launched on October 28, 2023
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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024
Larian Studio's acclaimed RPG takes five prizes, Nintendo wins three
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IGDA calls for action on layoffs
Developer group gives studio leaders six points to follow for a more sustainable industry that stops driving away talent