PUBG gets 80,000 new players daily since going free-to-play
The figure was shared in Krafton's latest financial report, with net profit at the developer for Q2 growing 37% year-on-year
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Bandai Namco's game sales up 55% year-on-year during Q1 FY2023
The company sold 11.4 million units across four games during the quarter
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Andrew Wilson: "I don't think we could be in a stronger position as a standalone company"
EA CEO also addressed the console lifecycle, expecting a "stronger pipeline down the back half of the cycle"
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Chinese market declines for first time in 14 years
Game revenues down 1.8% year-over-year following publisher freeze and ongoing restrictions
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ESA revenue dropped $10 million in E3 2020's absence
Trade body's takings fell 25% year-on-year as pandemic impacted the industry
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Ubisoft sales down 9.8% in Q1 2022
Update: Company posts decreases in earnings, cancels four titles, delays Avatar to 2023
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Gaming brand announced its intent to float last year following merger with SPAC
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PC market experiences "sharpest decline in nine years"
Shipments were down 12.6% year-on-year during Q2 2022
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NetEase invests "several million dollars" in Polish VR studio
Lodz-based Something Random is to release its debut title in 2023
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Diablo Immortal's first month earnings near $50m
Spending peaked on Day 10 with Blizzard earning $2.4 million, 30-day downloads reached 10 million
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Analysts: “The games industry is not going anywhere” in the face of a recession
The business of video games is expected to show resilience in the event of an economic downturn, although some areas will feel the effects
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Former Supercell devs raise $5m for new studio Bit Odd
Finnish studio aims to develop games "not based on data but on feeling"
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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot takes 30% pay cut
Company still at "high risk" of losing talent, but gender balance slowly improving
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Zordix: "Despite challenges and effort surrounding M&A, the risk still proves worth the reward"
The company's CEO, Christina Seelye, tells us why you should consider merger and acquisition activity
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Bright Gambit reveals first round of funded games
Five titles were selected by the indie fund that launched earlier this year
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Net profit at The Pokémon Company up 123% year-on-year
The Japanese firm saw its sales rise 70% over the last fiscal year
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Supercell acquires majority stake in Trailmix
The mobile giant has invested $60 million in the London studio
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Is there an end in sight for the industry's merger mania? | Opinion
Enormously expensive acquisitions of industry giants have become commonplace in recent years -- but economic factors may be about to stamp on the brakes.
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Next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 doubles CD Projekt's Q1 profits
PlayStation version accounted for majority of post-update sales, studio now primarily focused on story expansion
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12 live-service games, $300m PC sales, "aggressive" mobile strategy: PlayStation lays out its plans
Platform holder details growth priorities as it expands beyond PlayStation 5
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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
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Firestoke raises $2.2m in seed funding
New UK publisher aims to expand portfolio and grow team ahead of first launches
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Take-Two completes Zynga acquisition
Deal closed May 23, mobile firm officially a subsidiary of publishing giant
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Ubisoft reportedly unlikely to sell for less than €60 per share
Some shareholders are said to be holding out until the Assassin's Creed publisher's stock reaches €100
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EA reportedly had acquisition talks with NBCUniversal, Amazon, Apple, Disney
The FIFA publisher has been "persistent in pursuing a sale" in recent years, sources reported