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Somerville is Chris Olsen's game, and it is not a puzzle platformer
Jumpship's co-founders clear up some misconceptions and wrestle with how devs get credited for their work
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Conflict minerals and the challenge of not funding human rights abuses
Our annual assessment expands to look at larger issues around responsible mineral sourcing and Amazon's dismal track record on disclosure
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"Feast and famine": How the pandemic influenced games public relations
Is the pandemic a blip or the herald of a new age of public relations?
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Making Genshin Impact shine on everything from mobile to PS5
As the free-to-play phenomenon gears up for version 2.0, technical director Zhenzhong Yi discusses this year's PS5 version and why cross-platform is core to the game's design
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Is E3 now too streamlined?
Fancensus analyses the coverage that emerged from this year's E3/Game Fest hybrid and compares to E3 2019 and last year's summer of showcases
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Sponsored | How Scavengers is launching across multiple platforms and stores with cross-play
Find out why partnering up allows Midwinter Entertainment to capture a wider target audience and improve player experience, while staying laser-focused on finding the fun
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Won't somebody think of the children? | This Week in Business
The oft-derided plea of the overly concerned parent or disingenuous legislator is a cliché at this point, but there's a reason it keeps coming back
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Nintendo's Switch strategy is increasingly handheld-focused | Opinion
The OLED Switch may not be the new hardware some consumers hoped for - but it's a good signal of Nintendo's strategy and the new markets it hopes to win over
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Arrowiz still aiming high, even if the target has changed
CEO Horace Xiong tracks Shanghai outfit's path from VR to visual novels to a Tencent-backed 3D RPG
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How China's political influence is changing game development
And how does this affect the developers in the surrounding countries, particularly for Taiwanese and Hong Kong studios?
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Our Machinery plans to "take a significant chunk of the engine market"
Creators behind new engine discuss how their 'hackable', plugin-based toolset can stand up to Unity and Unreal
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Why Avalanche's Contraband will debut on Game Pass (besides money)
Just Cause studio's CEO Pim Holfve discusses bringing multiplayer to its open worlds and lessons from TheHunter
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Sponsored | Focus on the magic: how we found the freedom to create Scavengers
Josh Holmes, CEO and co-founder of Midwinter Entertainment, on the advantages of being purely focused on the game
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Guardians of the Galaxy's guiding design decisions
Eidos Montreal narrative and gameplay leads explain why the Marvel super hero team's game will lock players in one character's jet boots
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Twitter turmoil for Sony | This Week In Business
PlayStation faced backlash from indies and PS Plus subscribers this week, despite promising acquisition news
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How Super Rare Shorts aims to fuel small developers with physical-only launches
Initially met with criticism, Super Rare has refined its new Shorts series in the hope it'll benefit both creators and consumers
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Sony's PS Plus missteps risk the PS5's consumer image | Opinion
Publishers locking subscribers out of PS5 updates is a minor issue on paper - but in a critical year, the missteps may stack up
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The Last of Us: Part 2 is better for not giving players what they want | Why I Love
Naughty Dog's latest explores the ugly side of humanity while finding grace in each of its key characters
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Sponsored | Riot Games taps a new audience on mobile
Google Play shares tips from Riot Games on how it went mobile with League of Legends: Wild Rift
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Blizzard vets start up RTS studio with Tencent backing
LightSpeed and Quantum's new Uncapped Games aiming to make an accessible entry in the genre without sacrificing strategic depth
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Why Xbox indie champion Agostino Simonetta is leaving for Thunderful Games
The former ID@Xbox director discusses his journey from PlayStation and Microsoft back into the realm of publishing
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Talewind's plan to become "the Supercell of Roblox"
New UK studio on why building games within the hugely popular title is the next "paradigm shift in games development"
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Sponsored | Esports BAR returns to Cannes in October
Connect with global industry leaders over three days
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What were the most talked about games of E3 week?
Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042, Forza Horizon 5 and the sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild drew the most attention
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When the money flows like water | This Week in Business
EA's billion-dollar acquisitions are just the latest indication of an abnormal amount of enthusiasm for investment in gaming