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Raven's union came from business as usual | This Week in Business
Activision's scandals didn't help, but the spark that led to this week's historic vote was an unremarkable round of layoffs
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Curt Schilling's vanity project strikes out | 10 Years Ago This Month
38 Studios is a cautionary tale about the dangers of leadership with unshakable confidence
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Fellow Traveller on why indies will always need digital events
Managing director Chris Wright discusses the evolution of its LudoNarraCon event, and why online pitching is here to stay
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Global gaming market to hit $222 billion this year - Data.ai
Market data firm sees mobile continuing to drive industry growth even as experiences become more console-like
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The future according to Reggie
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé shares his thoughts on improving diversity, tech that will shape the industry, and how Nintendo can follow Switch
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Big Fish Games appoints Larry Plotnick as president | Jobs Roundup: May 2022
Meanwhile Thunderful hires Lennart Sparud as its new CFO, Genvid appoints Andrew Schneider as president, and NetEase Games hires David Wilson as director of PR for Europe
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One month left to enter the UK Best Places To Work Award
Employee surveys are being sent out now
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Inaction speaks louder than words | This Week in Business
Racists are comfortable in gaming communities because platforms haven't done enough to get rid of them
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There's no hiding from the culture wars | Opinion
Sony and Disney's instincts to stay silent on culture war issues are understandable -- but among an array of bad and costly options, silence may actually be the worst of them all
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DAGERSystem acquires Can I Play That
Accessibility non-profit purchases website "to become the largest resource for game-accessibility journalism in the world"
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Whatever happened to 'the power of the cloud'? | Opinion
This week saw another cloud-chasing outfit exit the scene as Improbable sold off Midwinter to pursue the metaverse
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Certain Affinity will pay to move its devs out of places hostile to their rights
In wake of anti-trans legislation and leak of Supreme Court decision on abortion, Texas developer pledges to cover costs of relocation for full-time staff
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TikTok testing gaming functionality - Report
Social media platform has been running trials in Vietnam, could roll out to more markets in third quarter
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Super Mario Sunshine reimagined the franchise | Why I Love
Revita developer Benjamin "BenStar" Kiefer pays tribute to the "renegade spirit" behind a divisive entry in the Mario canon
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Embracer lost $431 million last year
Publisher posts soaring revenues on acquisitions but says it doesn't need to buy more companies to grow; Elex 2 disappoints
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Focus Entertainment: "We're trying to build a Federation of Studios"
The Paris-based publisher discusses its acquisition strategy, ambitions in movies and how diversity will drive the industry
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New York AG investigating Twitch, Discord role in Buffalo shooting
Letitia James also looking into 4chan and 8chan, saying the terror attack "again revealed the depths and dangers of these platforms that spread and promote hate without consequence"
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You can't quantify DEI, Activision Blizzard | Opinion
Gaming firm's latest gaffe is a reminder that game companies have a long way to go for inclusivity
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Streaming is the key to discovery
Sam Naji and Damian Abrahams explain why livestreaming is crucial for understanding gamers and how it translates to sales
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What makes a good PUBG Mobile brand collaboration?
Tencent Games' Vincent Wang explains how the winner-take-all battle royale plays nicely with others
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Why doesn't GTA Online have more brand collaborations?
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discusses the trouble of finding a good brand fit, properly setting expectations for the next GTA, and QA unionization
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How one festival wants to give game music the spotlight it deserves
Mateusz Pawlak, founder of the Game Music Festival, on why such events need to be more than just concerts and the pitfalls of hobbyist organisation
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Ubisoft+ headed for PlayStation
In addition to rollout of full subscription service, a partial offering will be included with PS Plus Extra/Premium tiers
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Lego, Switch and PS5 top April Charts | European Monthly Report
But quiet month means market falls both year-on-year and compared to March
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Is 2022 still shaping up to be one of video games' biggest ever years? | This Week In Business
Starfield's delay puts another big hole in the release slate, making us wonder what will be next