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Airship Interactive announces relocation to Manchester
Firm also said that a recent investment will be used to fuel expansion of its workforce and business operations
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Playtika closes Best Fiends studio Seriously
Playtika's leadership described as "ruthless" and "impatient" as 120 staff are laid off
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Russia-based publisher My.Games sold for $642m
Mail.ru subsidiary now owned by Leta Capital's managing partner Aleksander Chachava
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Nintendo completes Dynamo Pictures acquisition, relaunches as Nintendo Pictures
Company's goal is to "have consumers around the world learn about Nintendo characters"
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Sony targets 2m PSVR2 headsets by March 2023
The current plan is reportedly based upon the expectations that supply chain issues will become less restrictive
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Amber receives $20m investment
Emona Capital managing partner, Dominik Dolenec joins Amber's board of directors
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Bandai Namco: "Elden Ring is just the beginning"
European CEO Arnaud Muller on the publisher’s growing Japan portfolio, IP creation, and staying platform-agnostic in the face of consolidation
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Activision Blizzard's Frances Townsend has stepped down
EVP for corporate affairs to leave the company but continue to advise the board and Bobby Kotick
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In the face of recession | Podcast
Latest episode available now, also the impact of GTA 6-style leaks on the games industry
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Overwatch 2 tries to balance acquisition against retention | Opinion
Blizzard’s sequel-cum-relaunch remains the year’s most interesting business experiment as it tries to thread the needle of retaining existing players while appealing to newcomers
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Gamurs Group buying Enthusiast Gaming sites
Update: Australian parent of Dot Esports and Prima Games confirms acquiring Destructoid, The Escapist, Upcomer and more from Canadian esports and events company
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Stadia shutting down
Google to refund all purchases made through its stores and allow players to access their library into early 2023
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Saudi Arabia sets aside $13 billion to acquire a major publisher
As part of plan to make Saudi Arabia "the ultimate global hub for the games and esports sector by 2030," Savvy Games Group details $37.8 billion in gaming investments
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Ex-Nintendo worker details labor complaint
Former QA tester says they asked about unionization trend in January and were fired in February in retaliation
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Limited Run launches book publishing imprint
Press Run to release games-related books every month
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Aaron Greenberg promoted to Xbox VP of games marketing | Jobs Roundup: September 2022
Update: 42West/BHI hires Blake Shuster, Charles Webb joins PlayStation, and more
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Mighty Kingdom laying off staff
Conan Chop Chop studio cutting from development and administrative teams a month after reporting net losses double its annual revenue
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Smilegate at 20: Growing beyond Crossfire, reaching beyond games
VP of business development Harold Kim on how the Korean company landed in the West with Lost Ark and Epic Seven, and where its transmedia ambitions will take it in the future
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Panivox receives £500,000 grant from Innovate UK
Funding to go towards developing its RichCast platform for educational and serious games
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Technicolor spins off games and VFX division
Visual arts branches now independent company under the name Technicolor Creative Studios
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BFI's ten-year screen culture strategy includes video games preservation, education
£135 million National Lottery investment due over three years, but funds will not be used to directly finance games
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Netflix launches new studio in Finland
Streaming service building a new developer with Zynga Helsinki co-founder Marko Lastikka as studio director
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Nihon Falcom's Legend of Heroes franchise has sold 7m units to date
The first RPG launched in 1989 and all titles after 2004 have been sequels of The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky
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Newzoo: 43% of Brazil's game users spend money on titles
Report also says that with a player base of 101 million, the country is the fifth largest for active users globally
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Wired Productions launches Black Razor Records
Music label to donate its first album's Bandcamp proceeds to mental health non-profit, Safe In Our World