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Joffre Capital acquires minority stake in Playtika
Firm to buy over a quarter of developer's outstanding shares for $2.2 million
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Itch.io creator hits out at copycat for using site's code
Website admits to using CSS files belonging to the indie marketplace, and is accused of hosting stolen games
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The future of AAA development culture: Sustainable, ethical, responsible | Playable Futures
Twin Suns COO and co-founder Forest Swartout Large on the importance of fair, ethical, responsible and sustainable development to her studio and the industry
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Wildlife establishes Moon Tavern Games
The company led by the Scopely veteran Marta Velasco & EA alum Justin Jones is Wildlife Studios' fifth game studio
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Blizzard acquires Spellbreak dev Proletariat to support World of Warcraft
With the studio's fantasy battle royale shutting down, team of 100 will start by working on Dragonflight expansion
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Quantic Lab responds to claims it misled CD Projekt while working on Cyberpunk 2077
QA firm does not deny allegations, but says report shows “lack of understanding” about how games are tested before launch
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Getting your game covered, as told by journalists
Games journalists assemble to give indie developers tips on how to efficiently pitch to the press
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Xbox Games head is “confident” that Bethesda is not crunching
Matt Booty reportedly said it's “unfair” to attribute crunch culture to just one studio
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Spellbreak to shut down in early 2023
Proletariat's battle royale released in 2020 after two years in Early Access
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Quebec devs fear new language law will hurt local games industry
Bill 96 requires immigrants to access government services only in French after six months, business to draft contracts in French
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UK Best Places To Work Awards 2022 Special Award finalists revealed
Sumo Group secures four nominations
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Sowing the seeds of stability: Ten years of Supercell's Hay Day
Game lead Stephan Demirdjian, designer Camilla Avellar and artist Sari Latvala discuss the lifespan of the farming hit
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Valve ramps up Steam Deck production and shipping
More than double the usual amount of units will be sent out per week, according to Steam maker
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The Day Before part-time staffers are working for free
Game studio Fntastic compensates part-time employees with "cool rewards, participation certificates, and free codes"
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Original Overwatch will become unplayable when Overwatch 2 releases
Games director says that “When OW2 launches...it will be a replacement for the current live service”
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Miniclip to acquire mobile game developer Sybo
The latest acquisition joins the mobile gaming firm's recent additions which includes Supersonic Software and Eight Pixels
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Activision shareholders vote to re-elect board, including Bobby Kotick
Majority voted for executive compensation package, while 95% were against the nomination of a employee representative
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Little Hellions nearing deliverance after seven years
Jace Boechler shares two key decisions that helped bring their passive-aggressive fighter to the brink of release
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"We want to be proud of Battlefield 2042"
The new head of EA DICE discusses the studio's transformation into a live service business
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Elevating the way video game companies work with music
Ben Sumner shares seven key things that can be done to improve the way music is integrated in games
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EA CEO's salary drop to $19.9 million
Andrew Wilson sees 40% decline in target equity award, but still receives $30 million stock bonus
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Discord introduces new moderation tools, including automod
Social platform details premium membership expansions, new community resources and more
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Epic launches cross-play tools for Steam and Epic Games Store
New service grants cross-compatibility for PC players across multiple launchers
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343 apologizes for naming Juneteenth cosmetic after an ape
Halo Infinite studio marked the freeing of US slaves with a nameplate palette called "Bonobo"