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EA adds more patents to its accessibility pledge
The additions include an automated player control takeover and a route navigation system
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Tekken 8 wins King of the Iron Grift | This Week in Business
Bandai Namco hiding the in-game store until weeks after release is a deliberate attempt to mislead consumers
News
EA cutting "small number" of staff as it sunsets two mobile games
Publisher clarifies the closure of F1 Mobile Racing isn't the end of the franchise
News
US game revenue gets a 15% bump in January | US Monthly Charts
Tekken 8, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Persona 3 Reload debuted among the month's top-sellers
News
EA offers over 11,000 college football players $600 to appear in-game
Athletes were previously prohibited from being paid for their likeness due NCAA rules
Feature
How game making is shaping theatre and exhibition spaces | Playable Futures
Punchdrunk's artistic director Felix Barrett and Good Afternoon's creative director Marie Foulston consider how games are shaping their creations
News
Palworld hits 25m players | News-in-brief
Pocketpair's title reaches 15 million players on Steam and 10 million players on Xbox a month after release
Opinion
Where is the console hardware market headed? | Opinion
A Switch successor may not appear until next year and Sony may be prepping a Pro model of the PS5; after a quiet 2024, console hardware looks set for a very busy 2025
News
IGN Creators Guild recognised as a union
"We are thrilled IGN came to the table and recognised us," says group
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DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023
The year also saw investment transactions decrease by 69% year-over-year across 616 deals
News
Developer cohort unveils Fun Dog Studios
CEO says, "As independents, we're free to forge our own path to make games we all can't wait to play ourselves"
Feature
"The needle is moving. I don't know if it's moving forward" | Black Voices Progress Report
Ready Player Two's Akua Harris discusses her journey into the industry, and the importance of diversity outside of development
News
Game Devs of Color Expo returns in 2024
The presentation returns for its ninth annual showcase from September 18 to September 21
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Gameloft sees staff redundancies in Lviv and Toronto offices
The Ukrainian office lost 38 employees; an unknown number were let go in Canada
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Network N takes controlling stake in Roucan
Founders Matt Styles and David Lilley to stay at the WASD and London Developer conference organiser
Feature
Pacific Drive's road to reshaping the survival genre
Alex Dracott shares the story behind Ironwood Studio's debut Pacific Drive, and how it forged a unique relationship with a non-sentient station wagon
News
Football Manager 2024 and Viewfinder lead UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 nominations
Both titles were nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Shadows of Doubt
News
Thunderful CEO says restructure is "off to a good start" as it reports full-year loss of $60m
Decline in distribution business partly driven by weaker sales for Switch hardware in Nordic region
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Build A Rocket Boy facing layoffs
Update: Studio provides statement that says cuts were made due to "changes to the way it works across its business"
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Activision reportedly laying off more than 130 people from Ireland branch
Update: The layoffs were already included in the previously announced round of 1,900 cuts across Microsoft
News
Xbox takes Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush to PlayStation, Grounded and Pentiment to Switch
Matt Booty says, "As a publisher and platform we are committed to meeting players where they are"
News
Gigantic returns as a premium title
The MOBA's re-release comes almost six years after Motiga shut down its servers
Feature
Time Crisis | Why I Love
Co-founders of Sigtrap Gary Lloyd and Luke Thompson take aim at the lightgun franchise that inspired their latest game
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Nightingale developer at an Inflexion point
Ex-Bioware GM Aaryn Flynn reflects on five years building a new studio, and getting back to values the Mass Effect dev "stopped honoring" after the EA acquisition
News
Tales of Arise sells 3m units | News-in-brief
Bandai Namco's action RPG released in September 2021