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My.Games' revenue and engagement spikes amid COVID-19 lockdown
Publisher fast-tracks digital storefront features to help players keep in touch during isolation
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Hello Neighbor test pilot racks up 11m views in a week
"The 'indie publishing' business is dead. It's a game of brands now," says developer
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Inkle turns to crowdsourcing for upcoming game Pendragon
Award-winning indie studio opens up for short stories submissions
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COVID-19: The state of the games industry
From esports and events to development and retail, it's a mixed bag for the games industry in the middle of a global upheaval
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XDS: 29% of service providers risk insolvency within next year if pandemic continues
External Development Summit reports substantially increased risk for service providers beyond 12 months of lockdown
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Embracer Group raises $164m for acquisition and expansion
THQ Nordic parent company also issues COVID-19 business impact assessment
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Electronic Arts pledges at least $2m in match-funded support for COVID-19 relief
Staff around the world lead grassroots efforts to support local frontline workers and relief organisations
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Industry launches #PlayApartTogether in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
Update: Over 50 companies now using their platforms to spread key messages, organisers in talks 70 more
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Retro console Amico receives 10,000 pre-sales in one week
Upcoming console from Intellivision Entertainment also sells over 100,000 to major retailers ahead of October launch
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UK developers work with government to fight COVID-19
King, Rebellion, and Codemasters to include "Stay At Home, Stay Safe" messaging in their games
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Activision permabans over 50,000 cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone
Publisher says it has "zero tolerance" policy on cheaters and will issue regular updates on number of bans handed out
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Researchers turn to PC gamers for help with COVID-19
Update: Folding@home downloaded onto over one million devices
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Kojima Productions staff working remotely after employee diagnosed with COVID-19
Developer is working with health authorities to prevent further spread of virus
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Anybrain receives €1m investment form Trust Esport
Artificial intelligence startup works to secure online gaming and make esports more fair
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Wargaming.net files lawsuit against group of former employees
Update: Blitz Team says it has become target of "unfair competition and legal bullying" at hands of Wargaming
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European studio boss Michael Denny leaves Sony after 25 years
Denny appointed head of studio at Lego franchise developer TT Games
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League of Legends: The art of balance
Summoner's Rift team manager John Frank discusses the intricacies of balancing one of the world's most successful competitive titles
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COVID-19 "threatens the very existence" of National Videogame Museum
British Games Insitute launches campaign to save nation's only dedicated games museum
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Nintendo donates 9,500 face masks to US emergency services
Highly sought-after face masks will be distributed across the City of North Bend and surrounding area
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Half-Life: Alyx reaches 43,000 concurrent users on launch day
First Half-Life game in 13 years performs well by VR standards, but hardware restriction is a missed opportunity analyst says
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Playtika delivers food packages to vulnerable people amid pandemic
Mobile developer to distribute thousands of packages per week across Eastern Europe and Israel
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Ukie launches industry-specific online wiki
Ukiepedia is free resource of games industry facts, insight, resources and links
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Bohemia Interactive grossed $68m last year
DayZ and Arma 3 developer makes over 4.5 million software sales in 2019
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Pokémon Home grosses $2.6m in first month
US leads in player spend and installs as total downloads exceed 2.3 million
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Gaming and live streaming rise globally amid COVID-19 crisis
Games industry in a strong position to weather pandemic, say analysts