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Ripstone Games triples footprint with two new studios
Co-founder Phil Gaskell talks us through the ambitions behind forming teams in Birmingham and Marathon, Greece
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Sponsored | Measuring ad performance in a privacy first world
Facebook Gaming's Rory Donegan and Sharad Jaiswal look at how marketing leaders can adapt to the changing landscape driven by recent privacy change
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Obsidian CEO on acquisitions: "Find a partner who's going to be all-in"
Feargus Urquhart offers advice on successful mergers and acquisitions, and why Obsidian joined Microsoft
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IGDA developer survey sees jump in union participation
12% of respondents were unionized in 2021 survey, up from 6% in 2019; crunch trends also highlighted
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Valve ban deals blockchain gaming a big blow | Opinion
With Steam banning NFT and blockchain-based games, where is the blockchain revolution supposed to happen now?
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Sponsored | Six essential tips about effective infrastructure management from the experts
Improbable's Sebastian Reckzeh on why working with experts for your multiplayer game can protect you from the unexpected
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Netflix takes a page from gaming's playbook | This Week in Business
In dealing with criticism of Chappelle stand-up special, streaming service CEO borrows a familiar dodge
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Tencent-owned Team Kaiju is searching for the untapped fantasies of first-person shooters
Former Halo and Battlefield leads Scott Warner and Rosi Zagorcheva share more about TiMi Studio Group's expansion into AAA games
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Would losing the FIFA name hurt EA? | Opinion
Common sense should prevail, but there's more to the FIFA game series than the brand
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Fantasy and Destiny: Designing for returning players | Opinion
Choice of business model impacts game design in far-reaching ways, as seen in the very different experiences of returning to Destiny 2 and Final Fantasy 14
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When a game blows up, how do you deal with the fallout?
1047's Ian Proulx talks about coping with the sudden success of Splitgate
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Rovio Toronto preparing to take flight
Julie Beaugrand on starting a new studio for the Angry Birds maker amid a pandemic and a shifting mobile industry
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Introducing Kepler Interactive, a publisher run by independent developers
Kepler and Kowloon Nights co-founder Alexis Garavaryan discusses the benefits of co-owning and co-running a label
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Why a pandemic was the perfect time to launch the first Brazilian Games Week
Co-organiser João Eduardo discusses the rise of Brazil's games industry and putting its talent on a global stage
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Sponsored | How to update your game without impacting player experience (or revenue)
Improbable Multiplayer Services offers more tips on keeping players engaged
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Just how big is the Metroid franchise in the UK? | UK Time Tunnel
GfK Entertainment shares with us details about the Metroid series through the ages
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Post-pandemic games investment must go beyond "fishing in the same pond"
Cassia Curran, Parin Shah and Agostino Simonetta reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the investment landscape
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Metroid Dread | Critical Consensus
Critics agree Samus Aran's return is engaging to play through but the challenge can be a bit frustrating at times
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Gaming's short-sighted treatment of its own history | This Week in Business
Disinterest in making old games easily accessible misses out on a modest opportunity now and a much larger one in the future
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Assassin's Creed, Stadia and kindness: Introducing Jade Raymond's Haven Studio
The former Ubisoft, EA and Google exec discusses her new independent team
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Amazon could be Valve's only serious challenger | Opinion
With Twitch as its springboard, leaked Steam competitor Vapor could be the biggest disruption to the PC market in decades
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Jim Ryan: “I would love a world where hundreds of millions enjoy our games”
The PlayStation president and CEO sets out his hopes for a more ubiquitous, limitless games industry
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Far Cry 6 | Critical Consensus
Despite a gorgeous setting, a bland narrative and stale stereotypes leave Far Cry 6 among this year's disappointments
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Psychonauts 2's mental health approach: Handle with care
Tim Schafer wants devs not to shy away from tough topics but to treat them with respect and thoughtfulness
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Is Bandai Namco on the verge of cracking the West?
"When you have the right game, like Elden Ring, people would buy it on Christmas Eve."