James Batchelor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ex-Focus chief Juergen Goeldner named interim CEO of Starbreeze
Payday developer seeking permanent replacement as Tobias Sjögren steps down
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Remedy takes Control (of our podcast) | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, with special guest Thomas Puha from Remedy
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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