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Has Unity repaired the damage done by its Runtime Fee plans?
Developers share their reactions to the engine provider's revised policy and their remaining concerns for the future
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Is Digital Eclipse’s Gold Masters Series the future of video game documentaries?
Chris Kohler tells us about the recently launched The Making of Karateka and how it tackles the history of games
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Is chasing artificial intelligence genuinely senseless? | This Week in Business
How can Roblox take a cut of sales that aren't happening if AI undermines the creator economy?
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Bandai Namco: "Every publisher has to focus more on their own expertise"
European boss Arnaud Muller on maintaining momentum post-Elden Ring and the challenges of the market
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Grand Theft Auto 5 and Rockstar's post-Apocalypse Now | 10 Years Ago This Month
It's time to reflect on the most recent GTA game, and (unrelatedly) whether we should be ashamed of our words and deeds
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The plans for Lies of P
Neowiz and Round8 Studios executives discuss establishing themselves in AAA single-player offerings
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A closer look at T-Minus Zero Entertainment, NetEase's latest foray into the West
Co-founders Rich Vogel and Mark Tucker on their new studio with NetEase and making an online game in a challenging landscape
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Video game and console sales jump in Europe during August | European Monthly Charts
PS5 sales up 197% month-on-month
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Devs on Unity Runtime Fee: "The trust is gone forever"
As the industry awaits Unity's revised plan for install fees, developers question whether they will ever trust the engine provider again
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Insomniac: If anything, it's got better since we were bought by PlayStation
Spider-Man 2 creative director Bryan Intihar talks superheroes, PS5 and Insomniac's impressive run of releases
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Unity's self-combustion engine | This Week in Business
We dive into the Runtime Fee and why it makes perfect sense for Unity management and no sense at all for anyone else
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Antstream looks to build a future by preserving the past
Retro streaming service CEO Steve Cottam talks about waste, piracy, and offering new takes on old classics
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Take This: The bumpy road for mental health advocacy
The organization's Eve Crevoshay and Cassie Walker discuss unpacking privilege and making safe spaces
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Roblox's top tech officer talks AI
As the platform arrives on PlayStation, CTO Daniel Sturman takes our questions about training data sets, moderation, and the impact on the creator economy
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Baldur's Gate 3, Monopoly Go roll critical hits for Wizards of the Coast
Execs Cynthia Williams and Tim Fields talk about the company's strategy in video games, including new IP, mobile trends, and balancing internal and external development
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EGX teams up with TikTok for 2023 event
TikTok creators will descend on the London event this October
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The secrets behind Mortal Shell's 1m sales
Publisher Playstack talks us through its approach to marketing the hit Souls-like action game
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How Ripstone is thriving as an independent publisher by not growing too fast
The firm's leaders reflect on their journey from the early development scene of Liverpool to a partnership with Netflix
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Team Reptile: From Megabyte Punch to Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Founders Dion Koster and Tim Remmers discuss how betting on themselves led to a decade of creative freedom
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Starfield | Critical Consensus
Critics note limits of space exploration and story in Bethesda's highly-anticipated release
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Starfield review controversy traces game journalism's orbital decay | This Week in Business
More concerning than Bethesda's decision to withhold early review codes from certain outlets is how heavily some sites are relying on the game to drive their business
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Pete Hines on Starfield, Bethesda and bugs: "We embrace chaos"
Head of publishing on why the developer prioritises player freedom over less buggy games, and facing expectations around its sci-fi epic
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Is it worth taking part in Gamescom Opening Night Live?
The Fancensus Analytics Team explore the amount of media coverage given to games displayed in last week's showcase
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Xbox talks Starfield's "comet launch"
We talk to CMO Jerret West about Starfield as an ecosystem draw that goes beyond Game Pass, how indies sustain its subscription service, and what ABK can teach Microsoft
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Sponsored | Unity strives to be the best game engine and much, much more
Unity’s president of Create Solutions, Marc Whitten, on the company’s commitment to improving game development and what to expect at Unite 2023