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Microsoft acquires Smash.gg
Esports platform to remain running, with added support from Microsoft
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Black Friday 2020 digital games spending saw 10% decline
More than 13% decline in digital console earnings likely driven in part by limited next-gen console supply
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Bigger Games raises $6 million for casual puzzle games
Index Ventures, Play Ventures, David Helgason lend support to Istanbul-based mobile studio
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Dead Cells sells over 3.5m copies
That's 500,000 copies sold in the last five months, two years after game's initial launch
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Travis Scott reportedly grossed roughly $20m for Fortnite concert appearance
For comparison, a record-grossing Astroworld tour stop for Scott in 2019 grossed $1.7 million
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Krafton to consolidate Pnix and Delusion Studio into new studio, RisingWings
Consolidation comes alongside finalization of PUBG Corporation's merger into Krafton
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Supercell cancels Hay Day Pop
Game to shut down on February 1, 2020, less than one year after March soft launch
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UK mobile game spending reaches new single-day record on Black Friday
Player spending hit $6.5 million on November 27, up 16% year-over-year
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Unknown 9's multimedia awakening
Reflector Entertainment's Alex Amancio on launching a story-focused metaverse across podcasts, books, and games nearly all at once
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Pokémon Go restores social distancing benefits to the game
Following their removal in October, Niantic leaves buffs in place at least through June 2021
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Esports company Blast receives £1.7m in funding from Edge Investments
Funding to be used to further international expansion, improve production capabilities
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Epic Games' MegaGrants program surpasses $60m in financial support
Recent recipients include studios Eggnut, kaleidoscube, and Metronomik
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Unity Connect to shut down in February 2021
Engine maker's professional networking tool to close due to reduced usage over time
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Roblox files for IPO
Kid-focused, user-generated content platform has not yet turned a profit despite skyrocketing DAUs, bookings
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Kevin Lin departs Twitch
Company co-founder departs after 13 years, ten of which he spent as COO
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Netease Q3 strengthened by multiple mobile game releases in China
Online games revenue reached $2 billion, up 20% year-over-year
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EA publishes first annual Impact Report
Report includes company demographic breakdown; 50% of EA Studios leadership is female
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More layoffs expected at Activision-Blizzard, this time at APAC offices
Company confirms around 30 employees face redundancy following announcement it needed to hire over 2,000
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Google Stadia begins public iOS test in a few weeks
With Apple blocking games streaming via apps, Google moves Stadia to Safari as a web app
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As World of Warcraft enters the Shadowlands: "Why should it ever end?"
Executive producer John Hight and lead game designer Morgan Day share how the World of Warcraft team is still building on its MMORPG 16 years after launch
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The Last of Us Part 2, Hades dominate The Game Awards nominations
Sony received 22 nominations for its published games, including ten for The Last of Us Part 2
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Iron Galaxy names Chelsea Blasko co-CEO
Bungie veteran David 'DeeJ' Dague joins the company as head of communications
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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla sees the franchise's best launch sales so far
It sold more copies at launch than any other Assassin's Creed game, and set a new record for Ubisoft PC launch sales
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Graffiti Games leaders launch Indie Game Coach
Alex Josef and Alex Van Lepp to provide free and low-cost resources, coaching, and consulting for new, independent developers
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BAFTA announces 2020 Breakthrough participants
Eight games professionals across US, UK honored as creative rising stars