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UKIE publishes new guidance for paid loot boxes
The 11 principles aim to restrict loot boxes for under-18s and provide transparent information for players
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Handheld consoles required to have replaceable batteries by 2027
A new EU regulation will see future portable consoles have accessible batteries for consumers to replace
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Xbox's Major Nelson leaves after 20 years
Director of programming Larry Hryb contributed to the launch of the Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox Live and Kinect
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TinyBuild does not spy on its employees with AI, CEO says
Alex Nichiporchik said portions of his talk at Develop:Brighton were taken out of context
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LightSpeed Studios acquires UK developer Lucid Games
The Tencent Games subsidiary purchased the studio for an undisclosed amount
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Destiny 2 player to pay $490,000 in damages for racial harassment
The player sought a campaign of "racist, stochastic terrorism" against a community manager, the court said
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Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox
It will be the first third-party cloud gaming system on Microsoft's platforms
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PlayStation Access controller launches December 6 | News-in-brief
The controller kit will be available to pre-order from July 21 for $89.99/€89.99/£79.99
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Santa Monica Studio and Guerilla Games win big at Develop:Star Awards 2023
God of War Ragnarök took home three awards, Hi-Fi Rush and Roll 7 among the winners
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Naughty Dog co-president retires after 25 years
Evan Wells has worked for the Last of Us developer since 1998
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87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered', says game history organisation
Preserving classic video games has become increasingly difficult, according to the Video Game History Foundation
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New York Videogame Critics Circle appoints new executive director
Ryan O'Callaghan to replace Harold Goldberg, who will serve on the NYVGCC's board as president
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BattleBit Remastered has sold 1.8m copies | News-in-Brief
The remastered multiplayer online shooter achieved 800,000 wishlists before launch
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Yuji Naka fined, sentenced to prison for insider trading
Ex-Square Enix employee given a suspended sentence of two and half years in prison
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Street Fighter 6 has sold 2m units | News-in-Brief
The game hit one million players within a few days of release on June 2
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Atari makes minority investment into Playmaji
Firms to collaborate on "retro hardware and software initiatives"
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Games London launches Game Changer programme
The programme aims to help under-represented founders of small and medium enterprises in London
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Tokyo Game Show 2023 set to be "largest ever"
The Japanese games expo will utilise its entire venue for the first time in four years this September, organisers said
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Japan Switch repair service cancelled after a year
Nintendo has confirmed the subscription-based service will end in August
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Xbox Series X|S have sold a combined 21m units
48% of Series S players are new to Xbox, Leonard Barros Barreto revealed at BIG Festival in Brazil