Loss leaders of the pack | This Week in Business
Despite the buzz around them, Unity and Roblox have been around 18 years without ever turning a profit
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Is Activision Blizzard in a rough patch or a longer decline? | This Week in Business
Diablo Immortal debut barely boosted the publisher's results, but there are some big releases set for the rest of the year
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Meta versus FTC with a VR monopoly at stake | This Week in Business
The former Facebook's attempt to buy VR app maker Within leads to a fight that could shape the future of the field
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The heat is on | This Week In Business
This week's heatwave shows that more needs to be done about the climate crisis - and the games industry needs to do its part
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Unity's $4.4bn malware mistake? | This Week In Business
The engine provider is trying to grow beyond games, but its latest deal may have alienated swathes of its longest-running customer base
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The Diablo is in the details | This Week in Business
Why don't free-to-play publishers want to talk about how their business model actually works?
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Booty's bad calls | This Week in Business
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty trots out familiar excuses in response to a report of crunch on Fallout 76
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Xbox's move from 'edgy' to 'everyone' | This Week in Business
How a brand that leaned into exclusionary gamer stereotypes overhauled its image over three console generations
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The pandemic bubble isn't done bursting | This Week in Business
US consumer spending on games has been down for seven straight months, with possibly more to come
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E3 will never be the same | This Week in Business
Newsflash: Things change, you cannot go home again, time ages us all and your most cherished experiences probably can't live up to your memories of them
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When is Pride inauthentic? | This Week in Business
EA has a very curious prerequisite for employees expressing support for LGBTQIA+ rights
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Raven's union came from business as usual | This Week in Business
Activision's scandals didn't help, but the spark that led to this week's historic vote was an unremarkable round of layoffs
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Inaction speaks louder than words | This Week in Business
Racists are comfortable in gaming communities because platforms haven't done enough to get rid of them
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Is 2022 still shaping up to be one of video games' biggest ever years? | This Week In Business
Starfield's delay puts another big hole in the release slate, making us wonder what will be next
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Bungie speaks up | This Week in Business
With Roe v. Wade under the axe, the Destiny developer takes a stand for its employees' rights
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Platforms are altering the deal | This Week in Business
Creators pray they don't alter it any further
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Rockstar's latest mob story | This Week in Business
A look at the possible motives for edits to transphobic content in the latest Grand Theft Auto 5 re-release
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Did Newsom Californicate with the Activision Blizzard suit? | This Week in Business
The California governor has been accused of obstructing the DFEH's lawsuit on the publisher's behalf
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Collective action gets results | This Week in Business
The Activision Blizzard union doesn't even exist yet and is already providing tangible gains for all employees
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Credit where it's overdue | This Week in Business
Game crediting has long been used by companies to disadvantage developers
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Scandals, snake oil, and optimism: GDC is back | This Week in Business
The industry's premiere convention for developers picks up right where it left off
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Are licensed games actually getting better? | This Week in Business
We put a bit of conventional wisdom to the test and find it doesn't quite reflect what's actually going on
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Blockchain gaming pitches' latest curve ball | This Week in Business
Some people don't like blockchain, so some start-ups are just leaving that part of their business out
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How does Bandcamp fit in with Epic? | This Week in Business
Speculation and conjecture about how the Fortnite maker's latest acquisition -- and some of its past pick-ups -- fit into the metaverse
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The ongoing erosion of exclusivity | This Week in Business
With the reportedly imminent demise of TT Games' Lego deal, we look back on the ebb and flow of exclusive deals in gaming