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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

March 27, 2024 James Batchelor

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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

March 27, 2024 James Batchelor

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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"

March 27, 2024 James Batchelor

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GDC 2024, PS5 Pro, and Ubisoft's AI NPCs | GI Microcast

Latest episode available to download or watch now

March 25, 2024 James Batchelor

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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

March 22, 2024 James Batchelor

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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

March 22, 2024 James Batchelor

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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

March 21, 2024 James Batchelor

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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

March 20, 2024 James Batchelor

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More than half of US gamers say publishers need to stamp out harassment in games

53% of men and 57% of women believe companies are not doing enough, according to new Deloitte study

March 20, 2024 James Batchelor

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Embracer sells Saber, Sony stumbles with PSVR 2 | Microcast

Latest episode available to download now, also discussing Unity's 2024 Gaming Report

March 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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Thunderful extends distribution agreement with Nintendo

SteamWorld firm's Bergsala division will be platform holder's exclusive Nordic distributor for another two years

March 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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Unity: "The more places your games are, the more opportunity for discovery" | GDC 2024

From discoverability to AI, Marc Whitten unpacks the key trends from this year's Unity Gaming Report

March 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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What will Embracer sell next? | This Week In Business

With Saber Interactive now confirmed as the first major divestment for the struggling games firm, we look at the other potential sales Embracer could make

March 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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Epic says Apple violates court order with "commercially unusable" payment links

Fortnite firm has asked a federal judge to hold Apple in contempt of court

March 14, 2024 James Batchelor

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Keoken Interactive: The way games are made and funded is "failing"

Co-founder Koen Deetman on the difficulties devs face in finding funding, and the Deliver Us Mars studio's last resort efforts to land a deal

March 13, 2024 James Batchelor

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Apple rule change allows EU developers to distribute iOS apps via web

New business terms also enable studios to create their own promos for direct payments, rather than Apple templates

March 12, 2024 James Batchelor

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Ex-Focus chief Juergen Goeldner named interim CEO of Starbreeze

Payday developer seeking permanent replacement as Tobias Sjögren steps down

March 12, 2024 James Batchelor

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Apple's losing battle against the EU | Microcast

Latest episode available now, also discusses the £2.4m Nintendo/Yuzu settlement and Warner Bros' comments on the "volatility" of console games

March 11, 2024 James Batchelor

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Apple reverses ban on Epic's developer account following European Commission enquiry

Fortnite firm believes move is a "strong signal" that the EC will enforce new Digital Markets Act

March 8, 2024 James Batchelor

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Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe

Reflector Entertainment CEO and Bandai Namco exec Hervé Hoerdt offers insight into telling a story across games, novels, comics, podcasts and more

March 7, 2024 James Batchelor

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Capcom increasing all salaries by around 5%, 28% rise for new graduate hires

5% average increase will be implemented in Fiscal 2024, while higher starting salary will come into effect the following year

March 6, 2024 James Batchelor

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SteamWorld's Brjánn Sigurgeirsson: "We were terrified of making the same game over and over"

Thunderful and Image & Form co-founder explains why the franchise changes genre with every release

March 6, 2024 James Batchelor

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Remedy's Thomas Puha: "You never know what's going to land on your launch date"

The Alan Wake studio's comms director on finding the right launch window, and the benefit of long-tail sales

March 5, 2024 James Batchelor

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Remedy takes Control (of our podcast) | Microcast

Latest episode available to download now, with special guest Thomas Puha from Remedy

March 4, 2024 James Batchelor

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The South African games industry in numbers

We explore the size of the games business in South Africa, as well as player spending habits and the addressable audience in the country

March 4, 2024 James Batchelor