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Jurgen Post returns as Sega Europe shakes up leadership
President and COO Gary Dale and chief studios officer Tim Heaton both departing from the publisher
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Stray Souls developer Jukai Studio announces closure
Poland-based dev cites cyberbullying, poor reception, and bad sales for shut down
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Versus Evil shuts down
Indie publisher's staff laid off just weeks after leadership settled a legal dispute with parent company TinyBuild
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China to ban some monetization and engagement tactics in games
Daily log-in rewards, loot boxes for minors, auctions for in-game items among the prohibited mechanisms; spending limits also imposed
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PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all
There's a new licensing agreement between Warner Bros and Sony
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How TV network AMC is seeking to support overlooked indies
One-man publishing team Simon Ferrari on how The Walking Dead money and TV resources help bring indie games to market
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GamesIndustry.biz presents... The Year In Numbers 2023
Our annual infographic returns to reveal the best-selling games, biggest mobile markets, global revenue and more
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Big publishers forced to innovate through M&A, says Daglow
Industry veteran revisits his predictions from ten years ago, and looks ahead to the next decade of video games
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New Zealand games industry grew 7% to $270.9 million in 2023
Australian tax incentive and skill shortages cited as reasons for small growth
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What is the games industry looking forward to in 2024?
Publishers, developers and other industry professionals share what keeps them optimistic about the year ahead
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Godus, Godus Wars removed from Steam
22cans blames decision to halt PC sales of game on an upcoming Amazon Web Services technical change
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Xbox Games Pass comes to Meta Quest
The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta app is available on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets
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E3 is dead. Now what?
Publishers, developers and journalists reflect on the show's downfall, the current state of game events, and whether anything can (or should) fill the void
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MyGamez closes €1.5m in new funding round
The firm aims to expand its publishing operations in the Chinese mobile game market
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Netflix has 90 games in development | News-in-brief
Platform launched 40 games this year, 86 since its initial foray into games in November 2021
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Apple names Honkai: Star Rail as iPhone's Game of the Year
Lost in Play honoured as best iPad game, while Lies of P is top on Mac
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Building House Flipper 2 from the ground up
We talk to Frozen District's Jakub Bujas about following up on the unexpected 2018 hit
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ZeniMax strikes tentative deal with union on AI
Microsoft subsidiary commits to AI uses that "enhance worker productivity, growth and satisfaction without causing workers harm"
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Hideo Kojima's OD, Marvel's Blade and new Monster Hunter led The Game Awards 2023 reveals
Release dates also given for Skull & Bones, Visions of Mana, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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Lego Fortnite is first step towards Epic and Lego's kid-friendly metaverse
Epic continues to grow Fortnite as a platform with Psyonix's Rocket Racing and Harmonix's Fortnite Music Festival
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Baldur's Gate 3 shadow drops on Xbox following parity issues
No split-screen on Xbox Series S, cross-save available with other formats
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Video games in 2024: Eager anticipation, or just treading water?
With pandemic-delayed titles finally arriving in 2023, and GTA 6 not due until 2025, next year could see a slump in blockbuster games – creating opportunities for other titles
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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps The Game Awards 2023
Alan Wake 2 won three awards, including Best Narrative
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The industry will rally soon, says RallyHere head
Hi-Rez president and RallyHere CEO Stewart Chisam says we're seeing a bullwhip effect from COVID and the recovery will begin this quarter