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Ubisoft employee group criticizes publisher on internal survey
A Better Ubisoft says company recognized a desire for more transparency in a numbers-light, video-only presentation
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Nintendo doesn't want to buy companies, but it may have to | Opinion
Nintendo doesn't do mergers and acquisitions. But as the industry consolidates, it may need to protect what it's got
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Valve releases Steam Deck shell CAD files
"Tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers" encouraged to make their own accessories under a non-commercial license
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How the pandemic transformed the role of sponsored content, possibly forever
Gamesight's Adam Lieb analyses the evolution of video game-related sponsored content, and marketing budgets' shift to digital in the absence of events
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Celebrating Black games talent should extend beyond Black History Month
The games industry, and GamesIndustry.biz, has a lot of work to do in better representing Black voices
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Tate Multimedia on rebooting Kao, and the gentle art of nostalgia
Polish developer discusses the return of its crowning platformer, and sating old and new fans
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Halo composers' royalty fight could threaten TV series
Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori instruct lawyers to explore injunction blocking show's release as part of Microsoft suit
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Nintendo's February showcase proves that nostalgia is big business | Opinion
As the generation who embraced PlayStation in their teens hit middle age, new leases of life for the games of the past are a smart strategy
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Saudi Arabia's Neom to build AAA studio with MBC Group
Joint venture between smart city project and Dubai-based media company aims to create "the first AAA games development studio in the region"
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Playing for the Planet membership grew by one-third in 2021
UN group's annual report touts progress over the course of the last year, but Twitch, Google Stadia, and iDreamSky were removed from the program due to inactivity
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Nightdive Studios: "If we want to say games is an art form, then we have to respect our past"
The remaster specialists behind Quake, Shadowman and Turok discuss their approach to keeping the classics alive
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What does the future hold for Germany's games policy? | Opinion
German games trade body boss Felix Falk ponders the implications of the post-Merkel era
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Zynga posts record sales, continued losses
Fourth quarter and full-year see all-time high revenues, bookings, and engagement metrics, but social publisher's losses were deeper than forecast
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Microsoft promises to keep app stores open to ease consolidation concerns
Windows maker says it will never force PC users to go through its own app stores, will have Call of Duty on PlayStation past existing deals
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Coffee Stain Malmö is set on mobile
VP of mobile Daniel Persson discusses the Goat Simulator and Valheim publisher's ambitions for original smartphone games and adaptations
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Bandai Namco to invest £96m into "IP metaverse"
Publisher plans to spend millions on a virtual space that connects a number of its brands
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Wildlife opening Playabit studio with Toy Blast devs
Former Peak Games developers Tugrul Atak, Ayhan Sahin, and Ant Sengelli are the latest developers to start their own new studio under the Wildlife umbrella
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Shortround Games tech and staff acquired by blockchain gaming outfit
Developer founded by Black Rock Studios vets now part of Mythical Games, working on a sports game for next year
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IGDA mishandled complaints of harassment, conduct violations
Devs say association that criticised the industry for ignoring harassment allegations failed to investigate similar complaints
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Video games' future is more than the Metaverse: Let's talk 'hyper digital reality' | Playable Futures
Tencent's senior vice president Steven Ma considers how the metaverse is but one element of a new future where games transcend their own medium
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The games industry must remain vigilant on safeguarding children | Opinion
For Safer Internet Day, EGDF's Hendrik Lesser and ISFE's Dr Olaf Coenen discuss the evolving tools and educational efforts around protecting young players
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Take-Two CEO on Zynga acquisition, GTA remake reviews and more
After Q3 earnings release, Strauss Zelnick dismisses GTA 6 cannibalization concerns, says he's "highly convinced" there's an opportunity for Take-Two NFTs
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FIFA, PES 2021 partially remove Mason Greenwood
Manchester United player's presence in games limited after arrest on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, making death threats
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A second chance for The Tomorrow Children
Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert on reclaiming the IP, dropping free-to-play and pondering the future of the series
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No, the NFT backlash is not just like free-to-play backlash | This Week in Business
New trends often encounter resistance in gaming that fades over time, but the pushback on blockchain gaming is different