James Batchelor
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Global Games Fund offers devs from emerging markets up to $50,000
New funding initiative led by organisers of Gamedev.World focused on developers "outside of the Western world," launches Q2 2024
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OPM's Kim Parker-Adcock: If you survive this industry downsizing, you can survive anything
The agency's founder reflects on the collapse of One Player Mission, and her hopes about the reformation of recruitment
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Ready or Not dev Void Interactive confirms it was hacked, says no user or staff data was breached
But studio says hackers accessed "some" source code and directory information
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Report calls for new industry-led body to solve UK skills crisis
UPDATE: Skillfull's Gina Jackson tells GamesIndustry.biz that fixing systemic issues may stop the cycle of layoffs
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Kwalee lays off unknown number of staff as it "reshapes business"
Mobile publisher claims less than 40 staff affected, but still plans to grow headcount to over 400
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Fallout Shelter's daily revenue rockets to $80,000 after TV show debut
Sensor Tower data also shows that downloads rose more than doubled around launch of Amazon Prime show
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BAFTA Games Awards bring some much-needed positivity | GI Microcast
Latest episode also discusses IGDA call for action on layoffs and Newzoo report on the competition for play hours
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads surge of new hits | Japan Monthly Charts
Square Enix's RPG nearly tripled the sales of next biggest releases, Princess Peach: Showtime and Unicorn Overlord
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Apple denies violating court order over alternative payments
Claims Epic wants court to "micromanage Apple’s business operations in a way that would increase Epic’s profitability"
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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024
Larian Studio's acclaimed RPG takes five prizes, Nintendo wins three
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20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards
We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience
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EA raising price of EA Play subscription
Change will come into effect on May 10, annual fee rising to $39.99 while Pro up to $119.99
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Saber's Matthew Karch: "The AAA model is going to change"
CEO discusses the challenges facing AAA and how developers can lower their costs, plus more on reclaiming independence from Embracer
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Xbox forms new game preservation and platforms teams, moves AI division under hardware
Amid the organisational changes, long-serving exec Kareem Choudhry departs after 26 years
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Saber's Matthew Karch: "Don't bet against Embracer"
Studio founder shares his view of the story behind Embracer's struggles, and why he's bullish on the group's recovery
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What next for Xbox, Gearbox and Relic? | GI Microcast
Latest episode available to download or watch now
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Embracer CEO says restructuring is over, no other studios for sale
Update: Company says it will "continuously evaluate options" when asked about potential further layoffs
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Call of Duty's David Vonderhaar on stepping out of his comfort zone with new studio BulletFarm
The Treyarch veteran tells us why he joined NetEase's latest AAA studio and what he plans to do differently
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Judge rules in PlayStation's favour in $500m patent infringement lawsuit
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights
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Popularium secures $2m seed funding for next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield
Co-founder and former Xbox Live manager Arka Ray tells us debut game Chaos Agents will "push the boundaries of innovation of game design and economics"
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GDC 2024, PS5 Pro, and Ubisoft's AI NPCs | GI Microcast
Latest episode available to download or watch now
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Fighting for better while facing the worst | This Week In Business
This week showed that neither AI hype nor new tech can drown out frustrated developers' call for a better industry
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France's record €6.1bn year in games spending due to console growth, strong retail
SELL chairman James Rebours warns market will 'normalise' in 2024 after atypical growth in 2023
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Microsoft, Meta, X and Match back Epic, say Apple ignores court ruling
Four tech firms join the call to have iPhone maker fully comply with judge's rule on anti-steering practicies
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EA, Miniclip, Jagex loot box ads broke UK advertising rules
Advertising Standards Authority upholds three complaints for Golf Clash, 8 Ball Pool and RuneScape which failed to disclose presence of loot boxes