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Everybuddy Games raises $15m in series A
The funding round led by Makers Fund will go towards scaling mobile title Lucky Buddies
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The hidden costs of indie game development
Experts explore the unforeseen financial challenges of indie dev, and how you can better plan your upcoming game development journey as a new studio
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Square Enix's H1 sales dip to $1.1 billion, but profits up
Launch of Dragon Quest X and Live A Live unable to provide the same boost as Outriders and Nier Replicant
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Nintendo H1 sales rise to $4.4bn, despite hardware decline
Continued component shortage causes 19.2% drop in Switch consoles sold, but software revenue is on the rise
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Nintendo and DeNA forming joint venture company Nintendo Systems
New subsidiary will open in April 2023, focusing on research and development to improve Nintendo's digital business
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Take-Two losses deeper than forecast
CEO Zelnick says it was "a great, solid quarter" despite revaluation of Zynga assets and downgrading guidance, looks ahead to record expectations for coming fiscal years
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Melbourne International Games Week on its most successful year yet
The event returned last year following a pandemic lull, and organiser Fran Kerlin tells us it's bigger than ever
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Remedy revenue up 7% despite underperforming Alan Wake
Re-release of the popular title did not generate royalties, sequel on track for 2023
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Unity has completed its merger with IronSource
CEO John Riccitiello assures company will still support all developers, but notes benefits are "particularly strong" for mobile studios
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Japan's PC games market nearly doubled in four years
Local research firm reports revenues rose to $896 million last year, with players up to 16 million
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Twitter loses social lead for gaming
After a nine-year stint, Shiraz Siddiqui is terminated as mass layoffs sweep the tech firm
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Freedom Games locks up $10 million in funding
Play Ventures and NCN lead investment round into indie publisher behind Coromon, Dreamscaper and more
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New York pay transparency law gives insight into games industry salaries
As of this week, companies with over four employees are required to share "good faith" figures for job listings
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Global Top Round launches M&A department
Games startup accelerator will assist with companies looking to sell, or raise money for acquisitions
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DDM: Gaming investments hit $2.2bn during Q3
The period also saw M&A transactions fall by 65% year-over-year across 66 deals
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ÜberStrategist snags marketing firm VirTasktic
VirTasktic CEO Carolyn Crummey steps into the role of ÜberStrategist’s chief marketing officer
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NetEase takes minority stake in Liquid Swords
Chinese firm invests in Swedish indie outfit led by Just Cause director Christofer Sundberg
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Niko Partners: China games market to decline for the first time in 20 years
PC sector's return to growth offset by lower spending in mobile games, among other factors
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Live services make up nearly three-quarters of EA's business
Executives discuss FIFA and Madden performance, rationale behind taking Sims 4 free-to-play
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Activision Blizzard files motion to impound Albany union vote ballots
[Update]: Publisher asks labor board to postpone vote tabulation, CWA calls request "frivolous"
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Certain Affinity on reaching "AAA quality on a AA scope"
CEO Max Hoberman and newly appointed COO Paul Sams about taking their lessons as a support studio into lead development
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SIDE to open new Paris studio in 2023
The France-based establishment will focus on multilingual audio localization services
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FIFA 23 pushes EA to slight sales growth
The "most successful launch" in series history helps publisher finish Q2 with revenues up 4% but bookings slide 5%
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Embracer closing former Square Enix Montreal studio and QA team
Roughly 200 people impacted as recently rebranded Onoma and publishing QA team to be shut down; Embracer to focus on Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal instead