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Less AAA competition makes delays easier - Ubisoft

CEO Yves Guillemot says "we can launch games whenever we are ready," with digital content, live services, new markets offsetting any loss in revenue from smaller slate

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Low campaign completion figures bolster rumours of multiplayer-only Black Ops 4

TrueAchievements data shows average Call of Duty player completed less than 40% of the story across 13 games

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Quarterback raises $2.5 million fan-based esports league platform

Investors included Bitkraft Esports, Crest Capital Ventures, Deep Space Ventures, and Upwest Labs

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Senate vote to reinstate net neutrality passes 52-47

House must now vote on the measure by January; it would then head to the President's desk

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Overwatch celebrates second anniversary with 40 million player milestone

Continued success may be buoyed by Overwatch League popularity, improved community management tools

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Tencent posts 59% increase in operating profits in Q1

Gaming giant sees continued profit increases as it preps for Fortnite, PUBG China localization

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Teatime Games raises $9 million for mobile gaming communication platform

Funding sources included Supercell investors Index Ventures and Atomico

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German mobile game revenue growth surpasses whole market growth in 2017

Mobile sales rose 21% year over year, while the country's overall market revenue rose 15%

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Roblox begins international expansion with Spanish language support

Includes moderation, customer support, and parent resources with more languages to come

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Kakao Games prepares IPO

Black Desert Online publisher will likely go public on KOSDAQ later this year

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SteamVR Input allows for accessibility, more controller support

The system, now in beta, lets users and developers create their own controller configurations

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Supreme Court lifts ban on sports gambling, including esports

DraftKings to implement sports, esports betting on its fantasy sports platform

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Boss Key Productions shuts down

Battle royale Radical Heights was not enough to save LawBreakers studio

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NES Classic Edition returns to stores in June

Along with the SNES Classic, systems will remain in stores through the end of the year

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Bigben acquires Cyanide for €20 million

WRC publisher broadens development focus with Styx: Shards of Darkness creator

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Jagex raises £225,000 for mental health non-profits

RuneScape developer, along with Rare, also recognized with Workplace Wellbeing Index award

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Valve offers bounties for Steam bug hunting

Developer and storefront owner has paid out over $108,000 in bounties so far

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Square Enix reports decreased sales, increased profits

Dragon Quest XI publisher only takes a 2.5% hit to revenues despite 32% dip in software unit sales

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Sony will show no new hardware at E3 2018

E3 press conference will focus on deep dives into four first-party software titles

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Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft update warranty policies in response to FTC warning

Customers now have more freedom to use third party products and services

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Microsoft enables digital game and DLC gifting on PC

This follows the addition of Xbox One digital game, DLC, and subscription gifting last year

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Twitch counter-sues streamer banned for gambling, inappropriate conduct

James Varga, aka "Phantoml0rd", sued Twitch over the ban last month

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Net neutrality officially ends June 11

Challenges to the change are unlikely to take forceful effect in time, though reversal remains possible

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Mega Cat Studios, Devolver Digital announce charity SNES game

All Devolver's profits from Fork Parker's Crunch Out will go to mental health awareness non-profit Take This

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Konami shows record operating profits

Fourth straight year of bottom line growth helps publisher surpass previous 2012 high point; no word on Metal Gear Survive performance

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