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China ends nine-month freeze on game approvals
First batch of games approved for release since July includes 45 titles
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Sponsored | How HMS Core empowers game developers to deliver better, more high-quality experiences
We look at the features within HMS Core
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Why review scores are dead | Opinion
TinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik explores why critics' ratings are not always indicative of a game's true quality
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Collective action gets results | This Week in Business
The Activision Blizzard union doesn't even exist yet and is already providing tangible gains for all employees
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A breakdown of China's games market | GDC 2022
Omdia senior analyst Chenyu Cui provides a look into publisher operations, top grossing games, and regulation effects
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Activision Blizzard converts all US QA staff to full-time
In wake of Raven QA team's union push, publisher will convert nearly 1,100 workers, increase minimum pay to $20 per hour
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NPD merging with IRI
Union of retail-tracking data companies expected to close in back half of the year
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Tencent to shut down Penguin Esports
Twitch-like streaming platform dropped as online giant cites "changes to its business development strategy"
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Sponsored | Visit Digital Dragons next month to meet leading Polish and global game developers
The conference will take place May 16 - 17 in Kraków
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The Erosion of Ownership | 10 Years Ago This Month
Reports of always-online next-gen systems and on-disc DLC raised questions about what consumers are actually getting when they buy a game
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Valve, EA, Bandai Namco and Devolver Digital join GI Live: Online 2022
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is our first keynote
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DeepWell exploring media as medicine
Devolver co-founder Mike Wilson talks about his latest start-up at the intersection of health and gaming
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Why did so many people buy Elden Ring? | GI Asks
And what game are they most excited for next?
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Epic launches Unreal Engine 5
Epic VP of engineering Nick Penwarden discusses the updates and intent behind the latest iteration of the game-building tool
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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Critical Consensus
TT Games' blocky reimagining of the nine films marks an ambitious return to the iconic series
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"We need to be more positive about the games industry"
University of West London's Jay Shin discusses the barriers that the video games business needs to bring down to keep attracting future talent
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Is this the end of E3? | Opinion
E3 faces new competition, an identity crisis and uncertainty around physical events
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Credit where it's overdue | This Week in Business
Game crediting has long been used by companies to disadvantage developers
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Sony's new service offerings change the PlayStation landscape | Opinion
PS Plus' new tiers reflect Sony's discomfort with subscriptions cannibalising game sales - but this industry shift now feels inevitable
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E3 won't have a digital show this year either
Update: Entertainment Software Association rconfirms its signature trade show is taking 2022 off entirely
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PS Plus is not a Game Pass competitor, nor does it need to be | Opinion
Sony's revamped streaming service doesn't have to battle what already exists, it can just exist (for now)
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Ensemble exhibition returns to demonstrate "there's no shortage of talent in the industry"
Curator Sharna Jackson talks us through the process and the impact of this annual diversity awareness initiative
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New indie publisher Kinda Brave focuses on social and ecological sustainability
Swedish group talks us through its strategies to incubate new studios, diversify the industry and reduce carbon emissions
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Funomena shutting down - Report
Wattam and Luna studio to close less than two weeks after co-founder Robin Hunicke accused of toxic management
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Two weeks left to enter the US Best Places To Work Awards
All the details on how it works are here