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PopReach closes its Vancouver studio follow sale of mobile games business
Parent company Ionik sold games portfolio and India studio to Phoenix Games earlier this year
James Batchelor
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James Batchelor is Editor-in-Chief at GamesIndustry.biz and co-host of the GI Microcast.
A journalist since 2006, he was previously editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV, and has also written for Eurogamer, TechRadar Time Extension, and NintendoLife. He is the author of The Best Non-Violent Video Games, as well as urban fantasy thrillers Wandless and Blow The House Down, and creator of Non-Violent Game of the Day (@NVGOTD) - an account that explores the full breadth of video games.
Based in Essex, he does still play violent games (but always on Easy/Story Mode).
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Epic launches combined Fab marketplace amid confusion and backlash from artists and developers
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Sega sues Memento Mori developer over alleged patent infringements
Japanese publisher claims Bank of Innovation's mobile games infringe on five patents
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Is AA dead? | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, also discusses new Xbox Games Studios leadership, IO's publishing venture, and more
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Ex-Supercell developers open new studio Antihero
Finnish development startup will focus on multiplayer games, also has offices in Barcelona
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47% of UK Nintendo Switch players are women
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Hi-Rez Studios shutting down Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout in February
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Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding
All games employees on notice for redundancy as developer seeks partner for next prototype
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Keywords acquires Halo co-developer Certain Affinity
Studio founded by ex-Bungie devs adds 180 staff to Keywords' development empire
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European Court of Justice rules against Sony in lawsuit over Action Replay cheats
But legal experts say this is not necessarily a major win for cheat providers
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Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom defeats all other September releases in four days | Japan Monthly Charts
Nintendo's latest more than doubled the sales of each game at retail last month
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Companies must make it easier to end subscriptions under FTC's 'click to cancel' rule
Regulation comes into effect in six months' time, also calls for clearer information about services
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French union urges Don't Nod workers to strike over layoffs and "reorganisation plan"
STJV says represented workers warned management over concerns around studio's economic situation months ago
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Former Edge veterans launch new games publication On
Volume One of new periodical available in the UK today, with international version to follow
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XDefiant executive producer refutes rumours of shutdown amid Ubisoft troubles
Team is already planning year two content, attribute lower players numbers to low-key marketing
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Continuing Versus Evil's legacy with Digital Bandidos
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South Korea lifts ban on Luck be a Landlord
But developer had to reclassify mobile game with "ridiculous" 17+ age rating
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Opening up Google Play offers publishers a three-year window to change mobile gaming | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, also discusses recent Roblox report and the digitisation of video games
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Summer Eternal is yet another new studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers
Studio led by Argo Tuulik, who co-created the worldbuilding when acclaimed title was a tabletop RPG
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August spending drops 7% to $4.1bn despite Madden and mobile success | US Monthly Charts
EA Sports games dominate as college football titles surpasses Helldivers 2 as best-selling game of 2024 so far
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Another group of ex-Disco Elysium developers found Dark Math Games
New studio is based in the UK, working on "true detective RPG" XXX Nightshift
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Ex-Disco Elysium devs form Longdue, focused on "innovation and trailblazing, not replication"
New studio working on narrative-led RPG, also features former Bungie and Rockstar talent on the team
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NaturalMotion facing potential layoffs in US and UK
Sources claim staff have already been let go, Birmingham studio reportedly closed
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Experts say Google Play opening up in the US will have minimal impact
Enabling app stores to be distributed via Google's marketplace won't solve discoverability or user migration challenges, say analysts