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Square Enix's Western studios were a "train wreck in slow motion"
Eidos Montreal founder Stephane D'Astous reflects on the issues he believes led to the studio's sale
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Takao Yamane joins Platinum Games as chief business officer | Jobs Roundup: July 2022
Update: Big Fish Games names Gary Rosenfield as head of business development, 2K Games hires Tim Andrade as director of esports partnerships and licensing
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If indie games are underreported, mobile games must be invisible | Opinion
Big Games Machine's director James Kaye debunks myths surrounding the mobile industry
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Revolutionising the farming genre with mechs: "Big robots don't have to fight Godzilla to be cool"
New studio Frame Break and partner Amplifier discuss farming survival game Lightyear Frontier
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The heat is on | This Week In Business
This week's heatwave shows that more needs to be done about the climate crisis - and the games industry needs to do its part
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Jagex buys Pipeworks in first acquisition and is "looking to do more"
CEO Phil Mansell tells us why the RuneScape studio has invested in establishing a North American presence - and why it won't change what Pipeworks is working on
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Are forums a thing of the past, or your game's most valuable resource?
Gearbox is the latest in a string of companies to ditch forums in favour of Discord; but does the switch make sense?
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Why Zachtronics is shutting down for good this time
Zach Barth, founder of the beloved indie studio, and audio and narrative director Matthew Burns share the challenges of the indie space - and what might come next for the team
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The art of debate-provoking choices in As Dusk Falls
Interior Night's Caroline Marchal on why multiplayer, a Twitch mode and a companion app are key to her studio's debut title
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The LEGO Group's vision for building better digital playgrounds | Playable Futures
A new digital future means a new approach to empowering and protecting children, says The LEGO Group's Anna Rafferty
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Rare pays tribute to Robert Ashby
Sea of Thieves studio and its members describe customer service stalwart as "unfailingly kind"
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The games industry is given one more shot to fix its loot box problem | Opinion
The big games companies must get behind Government recommendations and support the new Video Game Research Framework
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Unity's $4.4bn malware mistake? | This Week In Business
The engine provider is trying to grow beyond games, but its latest deal may have alienated swathes of its longest-running customer base
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Digital Bros forms Hook: an indie publisher with AAA resources
CEO Raffaele Galante tells us all about the group's new label and how it will keep the company grounded as 505 Games continues to grow
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Why video games PR needs to change
Cary Kwok discusses the ever-evolving challenge of promoting your games and protecting your company's reputation
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F1 22 and Mario Strikers deliver big sales numbers across Europe | European Monthly Report
Nintendo Switch sales surge in June
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12m sales and counting: What's behind Cities: Skylines' building success?
We talk to Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen about why a seven-year-old game sold six million copies in the last three years
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Making subscription platforms work | Opinion
Harbottle & Lewis' Kostya Lobov weighs up the factors developers should consider when trying to get their game included in a subscription service
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Xbox: Cloud gaming is a "great alternative" to console, not a replacement
Samsung and Microsoft tell us how games streaming reached the needed inflection point as they partner on the Samsung Gaming Hub
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Jade Raymond's Haven Studio is already inspiring other PlayStation studios - and not just with its game
The games veteran discusses building a studio in the cloud, and working with PlayStation architect Mark Cerny
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Sponsored | Hypercasual games: how to improve retention for your mobile games in the East and West
Pangle and Newzoo's new report shows the resilience of this mobile gaming segment and how studios like Kooapps are targeting eastern markets with their help
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The Diablo is in the details | This Week in Business
Why don't free-to-play publishers want to talk about how their business model actually works?
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How do you solve a problem like E3? | Opinion
In 2023, ReedPop is tasked with bringing E3 back to the Los Angeles Convention Center. Here's what we're up against
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Blackbird on overhauling Crossfire: Legion monetization
Why the RTS spin-off of the free-to-play FPS phenomenon gave up on its original microtransaction model after barely a month of Early Access