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Activision Blizzard sales and engagement tumble
Modest revenue growth at King offset by 49% drop from Activision, 43% decline from Blizzard as MAUs hit new lows
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Dutch Gambling Authority vs Electronic Arts, and the future of loot boxes
René Otto breaks down the Dutch State Council's decision that FIFA card packs should not be regulated under gambling laws
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Rockstar's latest mob story | This Week in Business
A look at the possible motives for edits to transphobic content in the latest Grand Theft Auto 5 re-release
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Metaverse concepts should distance themselves from NFTs | Opinion
For all the unrealistic hype, metaverses are a useful way of thinking about the future of digital services - but being increasingly entangled with NFTs risks sinking with them
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PlayStation names Liliana Laporte as its new EMEA VP
The platform holder details its new European leadership team
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Play Create Green on building a lasting green movement within games
In celebration of Earth Day, we talk to Play Create Green's Sofie Filt Læntver about encouraging sustainable practices and how the organisation is doing its part
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Kotick's ex-girlfriend obtained a restraining order against him
Activision Blizzard CEO subsequent girlfriend, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, twice leaned on a tabloid to shelve stories on the issue
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Mod.io on "bringing legitimacy to the modding space"
CEO Scott Reismanis explains why he's high on UGC but not the metaverse, and the tension between modding and devs' desires for control
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Superbloom on evolving mobile games for women
Founders Emily Yim and Ksusha Zito discuss market stereotypes, and creating a space for working parents
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Playdate | Critical Consensus
Panic and Teenage Engineering's tiny handheld is a joyful and creative approach to delivering games, with very few downsides
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How can the industry and education bring through the next generation of games talent?
Speakers from this week's Games Education Summit discuss solving the skills shortage
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Amy Hennig working on Star Wars again
Skydance New Media president will lead development on "a richly cinematic action-adventure game" based on sci-fi franchise
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Why Nintendo Switch Sports is as important as Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 | Opinion
There's a growing casual audience on Switch
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PCGamesN parent company invests in indie event WASD
First event attracted over 5,000 attendees
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What's changed for devs seeking early investment?
Global Top Round's Pontus Mähler discusses mobile metrics, indie acceptance, and the firm's new seed funding program
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Blizzard insists it has no NFT plans after surveying players on NFTs
"No one is doing NFTs" says Blizzard president Mike Ybarra after poll gauging interest in various subjects
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Microsoft considering in-game ads for free-to-play titles - Report
Xbox maker would not take revenue cut and limit ads to a select group of brands at first
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Subscriptions are the future - but nobody agrees on the details | Opinion
Industry consensus over the growing importance of this model disguises deep disagreements over how it will actually work
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Did Newsom Californicate with the Activision Blizzard suit? | This Week in Business
The California governor has been accused of obstructing the DFEH's lawsuit on the publisher's behalf
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Sponsored | Unity 2021 LTS: "We've focused on really looking after creators"
Unity's SVP and GM of Core Unity & Cloud details what the latest default version of Unity brings
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Ubisoft Scalar aims to make games more like the web
Patrick Bach and Per Olof Romell of Stockholm studio discuss the Assassin's Creed publisher's newest tech
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Jack Tretton brings the SPAC to gaming
The former PlayStation boss lays out the pitch for special purpose acquisition companies with his own Power Up Acquisition Corp
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Growing Black Girl Gamers from a safe space into a progressive space
Founder and CEO Jay-Ann Lopez on what the industry can do to combat racism and discrimination
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Eden Games acquired by blockchain company
24-year-old racing studio to make blockchain-based racing games and makegoods for shuttered F1 game NFT holders
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Next Lev'Elles founders on fostering female leadership in games
Nedjma Belbahri, Junel Popp and Geneviève Sorel discuss efforts to encourage more women into senior roles