James Batchelor
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Wayfinder Games and the ex-DICE devs trying to shake up RPGs
CEO Fia Tjernberg and creative director Dennis Brännvall on their new studio, supporting a better work-life balance, and why they ditched shooters for online fantasy adventures
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EA profits up 13% in Q3 to $1.3 billion
But publisher has lowered full-year forecasts after challenging quarter
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Game Changers becomes a permanent fixture of GamesIndustry.biz
Nominations re-open for our series celebrating folks making the games industry a better place
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Nintendo, Sony and Xbox reportedly skipping E3 2023
But Microsoft will time its Los Angeles showcase to coincide with annual trade show
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Skybound makes multimillion-dollar investment in WrestleQuest dev Mega Cat Studios
Deal is The Walking Dead firm's first major investment in a game development studio
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Xbox to host summer showcase in Los Angeles later this year
But it's not yet clear whether this will be part of E3, Summer Games Fest or separate
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Game Changers | Tetiana Loktionova
The Values Value founder shares more on how she helped Ukrainians relocate and find employment after the Russian invasion began
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Xbox Q2 revenues down 13%, but declines offset by Game Pass growth
Microsoft reports a record 120 million monthly active users across its gaming ecosystem
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Blizzard terminates WoW Classic co-lead over protest against employee ranking policy
Brian Birmingham was forced to lower a colleague's ranking from 'successful' to 'developing' to fill a quota
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GDC details 2023 format, COVID precautions
Approximately 24,000 people expected in San Francisco event this March
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Microsoft subpoenas Sony to prepare for FTC trial
PlayStation firm has requested a week's extension for response as the two platform holders continue to negotiate
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Riot Games lays off 46 staff as part of "strategic shifts"
League of Legends firms says it made cuts "within a few teams to sharpen our focus"
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GameSpot and Giant Bomb latest affected in wave of media layoffs
Both sites suffer redundancies just three months after being acquired by Fandom
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Nintendo reportedly planning to increase Switch production in 2023
Platform holder said to be targeting over 19 million units shipped next financial year
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What do we want to see from the games industry in 2023? | Podcast
Latest episode available to download now, discusses unionisation, monetisation and our most anticipated games
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Activision Blizzard claims NetEase rejected proposal to extend China partnership
UPDATE: NetEase says that Activision Blizzard's extension proposal is rude, unreasonable, and commercially illogical
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European Parliament votes to take action against loot boxes, gaming addiction, gold farming and more
Commission will also set up a European Video Game Strategy to grow industry and a European video game award
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House of Lords calls on UK government to better support creative industries
Recommendations include improved tax relief, protecting IP, and addressing skills shortages
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Game Changers | Marilou Lopez-Aguilera
Awaceb's team manager discusses the importance of going to the source when making games about different cultures
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NetEase reportedly disbands team behind Blizzard games in China
Team of 100 has already seen departures after it was announced 14-year partnership would end this month
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Google and Nvidia reportedly share concerns over Microsoft/ABK with FTC
Companies provided information around regulator's worry that Microsoft could dominate cloud and subscriptions
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Japanese players spent $2.9 billion on boxed games and consoles in 2022
Japan Annual Report: Switch was the best-selling hardware of the year, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were the biggest games
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What can we learn from newly enacted salary transparency laws?
We peruse the job listings of publishers and developers across California and Washington following new pay laws
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Testronic parent Catalis Group acquires Secret 6
CEO Ron Schaffner will remain in charge of 300-person art and QA studio