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Resident Evil Village | Critical Consensus
Capcom's survival horror title is met with positive reactions, but critics say a strong start is followed by an uneven second half
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Brazilian games market to hit $2.3bn in 2021 - Newzoo
Research firm shares key trends for Latin America's largest region at BIG Festival
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Slegdehammer Games announces new studio opening in Toronto
Call of Duty developer to expand with a new office to partner with teams in Foster City and Melbourne
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Sony announces Discord integration into PlayStation Network
Chat service will be added to console's online service early next year; Sony makes minority investment in the company as well
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Microsoft reportedly considered lowering its revenue share on Xbox game sales
Documents reveal platform holder explored taking 12% of console game revenues, down from the current 30%
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Solving the marketing mystery of Loop Hero
Faced with promoting an intentionally enigmatic game, Devolver Digital's Robbie Paterson drew inspiration from a Nine Inch Nails ARG and old PC gaming magazines
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GOG reveals 1.39% refund rate
Statistic applies to purchases since adoption of permissive refund policy
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Azerion raises €200 million
Proceeds will be used to expand company's presence in the EU and Nordic markets
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2021 Q1 sees spike in investments, mergers and acquisitions
M&A deals nearly doubled year-over-year as investments up 75%
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It Takes Two sells 1m copies
Hazelight Studio's coop adventure reaches milestone within a month
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Olympics introduce first-ever VR sports competitions
Series event to include baseball, cycling, rowing, sailing and motor sports
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Xsolla acquires Slemma
Data analytics company's tools to be integrated into Xsolla offerings over the course of 2021
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Hades wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2021
Indie game receives five awards, including one in outstanding achievement in game design
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Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, and Last of Us Part 2 lead GDC Award nominees
All three titles receive seven nominations, including one in Game of the Year category
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Pragma raises $12m in Series A funding
Investment to help build backend-as-a-service offering for game studios
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BitSummit set to return as an in-person event this September
Attendance for Kyoto-based indie game event will be limited to visitors from Japan
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Lightheart raises $6.8m in Series A funding
Finnish developer will use investment for studio growth and creation of new games
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Respawn reveals details on Apex Legends Mobile
Cross-play will not be available for mobile version of free to play battle royale
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App downloads up 8.7% in first quarter
Sensor Tower finds gains on Google Play offset declines on App Store, Crash Bandicoot: On the Run starts strong
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The Games Fund launches $50m early-stage investment fund
Venture capital fund plans to invest approximately $2 million each in companies across the US and Europe
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Activision permanently bans over 475,000 Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters
New progress report details efforts to thwart cheaters with hardware bans, two-factor authentication
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Creative Assembly opens third UK studio
Total War developer continues growth with Horsham, West Sussex office
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New research reveals growing number of older gamers
Global Web Index's new report finds the ranks of gamers between 55-64 have grown 32% in three years
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CrazyLabs exceeds 4bn downloads
Publisher reaches new milestone with its portfolio of titles across mobile landscape
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Wargaming opens new Lithuanian studio
The new office is to focus on increasing the size of MS-1, the development team behind World of Tanks Blitz