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Netflix acquires Spry Fox as sixth internal studio
Cozy Grove developer says it will "continue making the games that we were already making and wanted to make"
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NetEase unveils its new studio GPTrack50
The developer will be overseen by long-time Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Consumers have played FIFA 23 for 15.7bn minutes to date
Firm reveals that the soccer game has amassed 1.7bn matches and cover athlete Sam Kerr is the top women's scorer
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PlayStation 5 reaches 2m consoles sold in Japan
After launching in November 2020, the disc-based model led system sales with 1.75m units sold
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Chromatic Games accused of toxic work culture
Formerly Trendy Entertainment, the studio had mismanagement issues back in 2013 that seem to have resurfaced in recent years
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Sonic The Hedgehog series has sold 1.5bn copies
Sega Sammy also reveals that 77% of its Persona 5 franchise sales were international
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Can Microsoft find its next big thing in China? | Opinion
Stung by failure to sign Genshin Impact, Microsoft turns to China as it works to build out the Xbox software pipeline – but is it just chasing after the one that got away?
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Sega veteran Rieko Kodama has died
The long-time game developer's credits included Sonic The Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, and Skies of Arcadia.
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Ubisoft sales dip in first half, but Q2 beat guidance handily
Publisher posts €215 million in operating losses, expects back half of the year to more than make up for it
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Meta profits dive sharply in Q3
Company's net income fell 52% and CFO forecasts cost of revenue to grow for Reality Labs division
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Hiro Capital invests in new studio from Mythic veterans
Loric Games was co-founded earlier this year by Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Rob Denton
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Capcom first-half down sharply on tough comparison
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's 4.4 million-selling debut can't measure up to last year's launches of Resident Evil Village and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
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Virtuos open Virtuos Labs – Montpellier
Newly formed studio will be headed by senior technical director Alexis Vaisse
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Indian regulators fine Google $113m for blocking third party payments
Competition Commission of India says tech firm's play store practices "disturbs innovations incentives" for creators
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Swedish games industry has quadrupled revenues in past five years
Industry groups tally €5.8 billion in 2021 revenues from Swedish companies, with most money coming from overseas subsidiaries for the first time
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Xbox software slumps as hardware revenues grow
Microsoft's overall revenues grow as CEO Satya Nadella says he is "focused on helping our customers do more with less"
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Jeff Strain launches Crop Circle Games
The new studio will be led by Jessica Brunelle as it becomes Prytania Media's second developer
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Report: Chinese mobile games market fell 19% to $8bn during Q3
Active users and play hours dropped while spending power has weakened says CNG
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Wildlife adds Stellar Core Games to its developer lineup
The game studio was founded by Supercell veteran Touko Tahkokallio and Rovio Entertainment alum Serdar Soganci
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Microsoft hunts for Chinese games following Genshin Impact success
Popularity of MiHoYo's free-to-play RPG has reportedly added "urgency" to the search
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GXC launches $40 million early-stage games start-up fund
Round Ventures fund will host two investment events yearly in Asia and Europe for companies to showcase their games
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Video games are the new battleground for big brands
A panel of experts discuss how everyone from high-end fashion labels to celebrities are collaborating more closely with video games
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Odyssey Interactive secures $19m in Series A funding round
The studio founded by former Riot Games talent also aims to release its first game in February 2023
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ByteBrew raises $4m in seed funding round
Konvoy Venture's Taylor Hurst joins the analytics company's board of directors