Marie Dealessandri
Features Editor
Marie Dealessandri (she/her) joined GamesIndustry.biz in 2019 to head its Academy section and now oversees the features input across the site. A journalist since 2012, she's explored a variety of roles in diverse industries (including her first love, film), countries (France, Canada, and now the UK), and media (radio, print, web), before realising writing about video games was a thing.
She found her home in games in 2016 at B2B magazines MCV and Develop. She can be found (rarely) tweeting @mariedeal, usually on a loop about Baldur’s Gate and the Dead Cells soundtrack.
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UN survey gauges player sentiment on environmental game content
35.3% of respondents told Playing For The Planet Alliance they would choose a title with green themes over one without
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Fntastic delays The Day Before again after trademark dispute, speaks up against scam claims
"When the game comes out, people will finally see the truth"
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Slow and steady wins the race: How Dwarf Fortress reinvented itself after 20 years
Tarn Adams chats about the title's commercial release, the winding path of the cult classic, and adjusting to a new reality where the two co-exist side-by-side
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League of Legends source code exposed in Riot cyberattack
The company received a ransom email, but confirms that player personal information wasn't compromised
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Justin Roiland resigns as CEO of Squanch Games
Adult Swim also ended its collaboration with the Rick and Morty creator
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Game Changers | Laila Shabir, Girls Make Games
The CEO and co-founder talks about the newly established Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund, making college more accessible, and "creating more creators"
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Skybound Entertainment announces public investment campaign
Investment in the Walking Dead IP holder will start at $500
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Crystal Dynamics to end support on Marvel's Avengers
"Both single and multiplayer gameplay will continue to be available" after support ends in September, the studio said
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Scenario raises $6m ahead of AI-powered art engine early access
The firm's Gen AI Engine lets artists train their own custom art generator
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Report: Ubisoft CEO addresses "the ball is in your court" comment in staff meeting
"I’m sorry this was perceived that way," Yves Guillemot said, backtracking on previous statements
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Elden Ring wins best game at the New York Game Awards
Vampire Survivors awarded with best indie game
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China's games market drops for the first time in two decades
Chinese games sales were down 10% in 2022, with mobile decreasing 14.4% year-on-year
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Nintendo Switch becomes best selling console ever in France
The hybrid console also was the best selling console of 2022 in the country
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Report: New YouTube policy leads to increased demonetisation of games content
UPDATE: YouTube pledges to make "some adjustments" following backlash over latest rules targeting violence and profanity more severely
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Valve's assets from Portal, Half-Life 2, and more leak online
The files, which date from 2016, were shared on Discord
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The Last of Us TV show | Critical Consensus
HBO's take on Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic road trip is as faithful as it gets; most critics loved it, but some questioned its necessity
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Saudi Arabia increases Nintendo stake to 6%
The country's Public Investment Fund previously had a 5% stake
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Game Changers | Jennifer Lufau, Afrogameuses
We talk to the founder about changing perceptions of what gamers look like, and uplifting and empowering Black women in games
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Number of UK games companies up 31% since 2016
UKIE has relaunched its UK Games Map, providing an updated view on the industry in the country
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ERA: games remained biggest home entertainment industry in the UK in 2022
Games made an estimated £4.66 billion last year, retail association says
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Wizards of the Coast reportedly cancels "at least" five games
Update: Hidden Path has clarified that its "epic D&D project with Wizards" is still in development, Bloomberg stands by its reporting that it's cancelled
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Dwarf Fortress sold just shy of 500,000 units in December | News-in-brief
Within its first month on shelves, the enhanced version sold "almost half a million copies," developer Bay 12 Games said, with "more specific numbers" expected in February
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Wireframe magazine to shut down
The online version of the publication will remain and return in "an evolved form"
