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Does a Sony bid for Kadokawa make sense? | Opinion
Buying Elden Ring developer From Software would be a coup for Sony – but buying one of Japan's biggest media groups would be a complex and potentially difficult acquisition
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Sales up 10% following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launch | US Monthly Charts
Latest entry in the FPS series debuted at the top of the charts, boosting subscriptions spending and console sales alike
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Made From Strings' Christopher Mathes reflects on LucasArts' worldbuilding talents and how this informed game design
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Call of Duty, Dragon Ball, Mario Party, Silent Hill, Dragon Age and Undisputed all make the Top Ten
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Why Two Point Studios returned to the office
"The magic happens when we're all in the same place"
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Xbox's mission to uplift indies in emerging markets
We talk to the firm's global expansion team about the market across Southeast Asia, and its efforts to help developers succeed internationally
Stalker 2 sells 1m copies in two days | News-in-brief
GSC Game World's survival horror launched on November 20, 2024
Samsung launches free mobile cloud gaming platform for Galaxy devices
23 games available at launch following year-long beta
Sales up 10% following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launch | US Monthly Charts
Latest entry in the FPS series debuted at the top of the charts, boosting subscriptions spending and console sales alike
Does a Sony bid for Kadokawa make sense? | Opinion
Buying Elden Ring developer From Software would be a coup for Sony – but buying one of Japan's biggest media groups would be a complex and potentially difficult acquisition
Made From Strings' Christopher Mathes reflects on LucasArts' worldbuilding talents and how this informed game design
BAFTA's 2024 Breakthrough Cohort includes game dev talent from the UK, US, and India
Spans specialisms from production, performance, editing, directing, and game design
Bandai Namco subsidiary Bandai Namco Online to be dissolved and merged with parent company
Existing IP will transfer to Bandai Namco
Itch.io now requires creators to declare if their work uses generative AI
Itch.io said the new category "ensure[s] buyers are aware of the origins of the material they are obtaining"
Shenmue 3 publishing rights shift to Inin Games
Developer Ys Net says previous work with Inin "deepen[ed] the relationship between" the companies
Game investment and M&A deals pull ahead of 2023 at $10.38bn for Q1-Q3
Number of deals for first nine months up 16% compared to later year
Majority of GAME head office staff reportedly laid off since August
New report also claims parent company Frasers Group is failing to order enough stock for new launches
Hyper Light Breaker dev Heart Machine lays off unknown number of staff
But studio says early access launch of upcoming open-world roguelite will not be impacted
Valve updates guidelines for season passes on Steam
Developers and publishers must commit to a release date for season pass content
Taipei Game Showcase 2025
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Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taiwan
The Taipei Game Show 2025 will feature a wide range of content, including online gaming, arcade games, and gaming peripherals. Visitors can experience the latest trends in developments in the gaming industry, as well as network with industry professionals.
DevGamm Poland 2025
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Amber Expo, Gdańsk, Poland
Born in Ukraine in 2008, DevGAMM has been uniting game industry professionals from Eastern Europe and beyond for over 15 years. Each conference features multiple networking opportunities, heavy-packed content by top speakers, new games from all over the world, and more.
GDC 2025
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Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States
The 39th annual Game Developers Conference delivers the game industry's greatest source of content and connections — with innovative exhibitors, awe-inspiring technology, and powerful talks led by game developers who live and breathe this industry.
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EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh
Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles
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Quantifying the impact of creator programs
Gamesight's Nikolas Racelis-Russell explains how to capitalise on a creator program and what the value in having one is
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Sony developers share how machine learning can improve QA
At CEDEC 2024, PlayStation shared more about how it automated some QA operations in Astro's Playroom
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How your original indie IP can engage audiences beyond the game
Christian Lövstedt, CEO of Battle of Polytopia studio Midjiwan, share lessons about how indie game makers can expand their IP (without needing a trip to Hollywood!)
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