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Playtika to reportedly lay off 250 staffers

Firm closes its Montreal, Los Angeles, & London offices with activities transferring over to its other locations

June 1, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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18 countries back report calling for loot box regulations

Document dubs the practice "exploitative," shares proposals on how the industry can improve in-game transactions

June 1, 2022 Danielle Partis

Academy

How to get a job as a game level designer

The GamesIndustry.biz Academy looks into the various skills required to score a role in level design, a central position in game development

May 31, 2022 Alex Calvin

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A future for all: How Brazil's multicultural industry might shape the global business | Playable Futures

Abragames' Eliana Russi and Rodrigo Terra consider the forward journey of Brazil's game sector - and its real potential to have a positive impact on the future of the global industry

May 31, 2022 Will Freeman

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer shelves Heart of Russia DLC

SCS Software has chosen to not release the expansion following war in Ukraine

May 31, 2022 Danielle Partis

Academy

Music licensing in games: trials, tribulations, and what's next

Experts in music licensing reveal their biggest challenges, advice for publishers big and small, and what they expect from the future of music in games

May 30, 2022 Rhys Elliott

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Gotham Knights developer addresses criticism over Batgirl's “recovery” from requiring wheelchair

Character biography revised, thanks to consultation with specialists at AbleGamers

May 27, 2022 James Batchelor

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UK indie Force of Habit goes on indefinite hiatus

Studio co-founder Ashley Gwinnell to focus on new marketing and publishing toolkit Impress

May 27, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 suffers another round of layoffs

Almost 50 let go from California studio, others impacted in Brighton, UK and Czech

May 26, 2022 James Batchelor

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Apex Legends Mobile generates almost $5m in first week

Portable version of Respawn's battle royale launched May 17

May 26, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Belgian government introducing tax shelter for games by 2023

Long-awaited tax incentive offers returns to investors and make it easier for studios to fund their games

May 26, 2022 James Batchelor

Academy

How to get a job as a technical artist

The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the routes into becoming a technical artist, one of the industry's most in-demand, but difficult to define, roles

May 25, 2022 Alan Wen

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EA adds customisable pronouns options to The Sims 4

Game now lets players choose from a standard set, as well as add their own

May 25, 2022 Danielle Partis

News

Check out next week's GI Live: Online schedule

Take-Two, Valve, Xbox, Warner Music, Lego and more all due to speak

May 24, 2022 Christopher Dring

Academy

Does a Day 1 Game Pass debut make your game convert worse on Steam?

GameDiscoverCo takes a shot at answering that question by comparing pre-release hype with launch-week Steam reviews

May 24, 2022 Simon Carless

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Raven Software QA group becomes the first US major video game union

Update: Activision Blizzard responds to vote, says decision affecting entire studio "should not be made by 19 Raven employees"

May 23, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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God of War Ragnarök to feature 60+ accessibility options

Controller remapping and UI have been redesigned from the ground up, among others

May 20, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

Feature

Certain Affinity will pay to move its devs out of places hostile to their rights

In wake of anti-trans legislation and leak of Supreme Court decision on abortion, Texas developer pledges to cover costs of relocation for full-time staff

May 19, 2022 Brendan Sinclair