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PlayStation's Jim Ryan: Our games could suffer if they went straight into PS Plus
The platform holder's CEO discusses the potential for games subscription services
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"It's welcome and long overdue": Analysts on PlayStation's new subscription service
PS Plus numbers may not grow, but Sony should see a significant improvement in revenue
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Can an event as big as Gamescom truly be climate-friendly?
Co-organiser Felix Falk also talks us through how Gamescom will return to being the world's biggest games event as the show heads back to Cologne
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Neil Haldar is hired as Streamline Media Group, VP of publishing | Jobs Roundup
Former 2K Games head of finance David Boutry becomes TLM Partners CFO and DPS Games' studio director Chris Mehers becomes COO of FuturLab
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DFC halves 2022 console growth forecast on supply concerns
Market analysis firm now expecting only 4% growth to finish the year with a total of $49 billion in sales
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Scandals, snake oil, and optimism: GDC is back | This Week in Business
The industry's premiere convention for developers picks up right where it left off
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Omdia: Biggest subscriptions opportunity in mobile is casual and cloud | GDC 2022
Research firm's George Jijiashvili explores the scope for this increasingly prominent business model and its relationship with players
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Nintendo retreats to arm's length engagement with mobile | Opinion
The shutdown of Nintendo's only original mobile IP, Dragalia Lost, marks a further retreat from the firm's mobile ambitions - with IP licensing being the most likely way forward
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Critical Consensus
A mesmerising, mildly monotonous platforming adventure puts Nintendo's hungry icon back on top
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The Artful Escape director on making "the Guns N' Roses of video games"
Johnny Galvatron tells how Beethoven & Dinosaur's debut went from a failed Kickstarter to a critically acclaimed smash hit
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John Romero recalls Sierra's attempt to acquire Id Software | GDC 2022
Designer says $2.5 million deal during Wolfenstein 3D development fell apart over a request for $100,000 in cash instead of stock
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Microsoft opens up cloud functionality to indies with ID@Azure, virtual machines | GDC 2022
Director of product marketing Bryan Saftler tells us why its giving studios of all sizes free access to its cloud tools
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Developer of Roblox games Gamefam raises $25m in funding
Company behind various games and brand experiences says it has used the money to grow its team past 100 people
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Did anything fail during the flood of new releases? | Analysis
It was one of the busiest February and March game release periods in history, and everyone seemed to come out unscathed
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Sponsored | Video Games Real Talk in conversation with Shawn Layden | Podcast
Former PlayStation Studios boss discusses diversity in games and the increased financial interest in the industry
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Five essential things to listen out for in game audio
The Rev Rooms' Gwen Raymond shares lessons learned working as a programmer in game audio for the past decade
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Next Witcher will use Unreal Engine
CD Projekt Red says it's leaving its proprietary RedEngine behind and will use Epic's tech in next Witcher title as well as future games
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Meet the games industry's best places to work at GDC
2021 award winners are looking for new hires at this year's major dev conference
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Jade Raymond and Hermen Hulst on why Sony is buying Haven Studios
“We've been very impressed with the progress that Haven has made”
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Gran Turismo 7 retains first place as classic Switch games surge | UK Boxed Charts
Final Fantasy Origins debuts at No.8 and a new Five Nights at Freddy's reaches No.10
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Even in subscriptions, Nintendo is playing its own game | Opinion
While Xbox Game Pass aims to attract new customers, Mario Kart's Booster Course Pack shows Nintendo is mainly focused on servicing established ones
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Are licensed games actually getting better? | This Week in Business
We put a bit of conventional wisdom to the test and find it doesn't quite reflect what's actually going on
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Sponsored | Former Subway Surfers co-developer Kiloo teams with AppGallery for latest Android game
MetroLand is out now
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Deathloop's Dinga Bakaba on rising to director and avoiding crunch
The studio director of Arkane Lyon on immersive sims and playing to your studio's strengths