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FIFA 23 will exclude Russian teams
EA attributes the decision to the invasion of Ukraine, the action follows the company's removal of Russian teams from FIFA 22
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Minecraft rejects NFTs and blockchain to ensure "a safe and inclusive experience"
New statement explains that the technology would create "digital ownership based on scarcity and exclusion"
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Naughty Dog alum Bruce Straley announces Wildflower Interactive studio
Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us director says the new studio "culture needs to be as iterative as the way we make games"
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Google to allow alternative payment systems for non-gaming apps
Additionally, when a consumer uses an alternative payment option, developers will pay a reduced service fee
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Take-Two issues statement of support for staff affected by Roe vs Wade reversal
Publisher also announces adoption of the Maven benefits platform to provide employees and their dependents more support
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A group of Blizzard Albany staffers file for union election with the NLRB
The team of 20 said that it strives to foster work environments where QA employees are respected and compensated for their roles in game development
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Screen Australia's Games: Expansion Pack fund to donate AU $4m to game creators
The program aims to support 31 small to midsized studios with project budgets under $500,000
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InnoGames shares salary transparency report as "a matter of fairness"
German games firm publishes earnings for a range of junior and senior positions
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Games for Change awards Dot's Home 2022 Game of the Year
The Weathered Sweater and Rise-Home Stories Project title exploring US housing inequality for people of color also wins Best Narrative
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Russian tech giants in talks to create a national game engine
The proposed development resource may take billions of Russian Rubles to fund
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Sony's purchase of Bungie is now finalized
Bungie said "We remain in charge of our destiny. We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games"
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Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima has sold nearly 10m units globally
The open world Samurai-inspired adventure reaches the milestone two years following its launch
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Embracer has spent $2m on its retro games archive to date
The gaming firm says that it currently has 50,000 games, consoles, and accessories in its possession
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Chinese regulators fine Shanghai-based game publisher $163,000
Authorities seized the revenue generated from all seven unlicensed games the firm published
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Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022
While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% year-over-year, downloads were up 0.4% as they reached 28.1 billion
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge sells 1m units globally
Dotemu, Tribute Games, and Nickelodeon's arcade beat-em up reaches the sales milestone a month after release
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Nintendo Japan formally acknowledges same-sex marriage
Company's introduction of a partnership system section also prohibits discriminatory comments based upon sexual orientation and gender identity
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IronSource to merge with Unity
IronSource's CEO Tomer Bar-Zeev, will join Unity's board of directors and executive leadership team
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Bandai Namco attacked by hacker group
UPDATE: Publisher confirms unauthorised access by third party, is investigating the cause and extent of damage
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Israeli digital gaming revenue valued at $8.6bn during 2021
The market also accounted for 5% of total global video game consumer spending of that same year
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During H1 2022 video games were tweeted about 1.5bn times
Twitter also said Genshin Impact, Wordle, and Ensemble Stars were the top three most talked about games during the period
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The Games Fund moves to Miami
In addition, 70% of the venture capital fund's investments flow from Western game companies
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Nintendo advises caution when using the Switch as temperatures rise
Platform holder says the console should be used in 5C (41F) to 35C (95F) range weather indoors and outdoors
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Andrew Brown named CEO of Universally Speaking
Company founder and former CEO Vikki Peggs transitions to a non-executive director and advisor to its board of directors
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Interactive narrative platform Dorian purchases developer Nix Hydra
With the purchase of the romance game creator, the platform continues to expand its library of story driven title offerings