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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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Epic Games Store to host blockchain games rated Adults Only
Titles that use NFT technology and meet guidelines are the only exception to the age rating
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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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Jill Braff named head of studio for Bethesda and ZeniMax
The executive will also continue to oversee the Microsoft Casual Games team
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Tearing up the pea patch | This Year in Business
2023 was a difficult year for many, but our annual recap of 52 quotes and stats finds reasons to look on the bright side
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GTA 6 hacker receives indefinite hospital order
Last year's hack cost Rockstar Games $5 million in damages
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Firewall studio First Contact shuts down
Developer says "lack of support for VR" was deciding factor
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Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows Mixed Reality
The move comes a year after it reported the tech giant dropped plans for a HoloLens 3
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Consumer spending on VR content dipped by 10% in 2023
Report says headset sales during the year also fell by 24%, as the Meta Quest 3, PSVR2, and Pico 4 underperformed
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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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EA Sports FC 24 is Christmas No.1 | UK Boxed Charts
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora falls out of Top 10 following its debut last week
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Newzoo maintains 2023 market value prediction at $184bn
The data firm also revealed that NBA 2K24 was the highest revenue earner on PC and console in the US and UK
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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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Bobby Kotick stepping down as CEO of Activision Blizzard next week
Kotick to be followed out the door by a number of Activision Blizzard executives by the end of March
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A poor job of Riot control | 10 Years Ago This Month
League of Legends maker overplays its hand by trying to ban pro players from streaming other companies' games
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California state's Activision Blizzard lawsuit ends with $55m settlement
UPDATE: Publisher claims CRD withdrew its allegations, CRD tells us it is still finalising documentation
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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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Google to pay $700 million in antitrust settlement against US state attorneys
Several changes to Google Play will be made in response, including allowing alternative billing
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Jingle Jam has raised £25m since starting in 2011 | News-in-brief
Jingle Jam 2023 raised over £2.7 million, receiving over 60,000 donations in two weeks
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Twitch sees a 3% decrease in viewership for November
The month hit the most daily hours watched since April, while Diablo 4 led new game debut views during 2023
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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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GamesIndustry.biz is in the doghouse again | Creature Comforts
Our pet pics column returns as we scrape the bottom of the idiom barrel for pun-based headlines
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Activision Blizzard to end hybrid work for QA employees
ABK Workers Alliance calls the decision harmful, while the company says staffers work best in-person
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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