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Assassin's Creed Valhalla leads Ubisoft's biggest quarter ever

Publisher tops €1 billion in net bookings as latest Assassin's Creed sees record launch for franchise and Just Dance 2021 becomes series' best-selling entry in six years

Feb. 9, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Maple Story and mobile expansion push Nexon to record revenues

Online game company's efforts to diversify business bearing fruit, surging Korean business offsets shrinking revenues from China

Feb. 9, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Super Metroid knew how to tell a story and set a mood | Why I Love

Decemberborn Interactive's Eric Lavesson explores what keeps bringing him back to the Super Nintendo sequel decades later

Feb. 9, 2021 Eric Lavesson

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Sponsored | "The oil tanker is turning in terms of the mainstream media's approach to games” | Bastion AFK Series

PR specialists Bastion speaks to the BBC's Steffan Powell

Feb. 9, 2021 Christopher Dring

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"Arcades are a crucial part of the history of video games"

Leading video game museums discuss preserving gaming history at the launch of Team17's Saving The Arcade World campaign

Feb. 9, 2021 Christopher Dring

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NBA 2K, GTA, catalog titles drive Take-Two's holiday quarter

CEO Zelnick talks about growing M&A activity, next-gen hardware shortages, minimal pandemic impact on release dates

Feb. 8, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Stadia's issues were clear from the start | This Week in Business

No hindsight was needed to see that Google's Stadia first-party development plan didn't make sense

Feb. 5, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Mimimi Games: "Self-publishing was a dream -- we never expected it to happen this quickly"

Johannes Roth on seizing control of the Desperados 3 studio's future with help from Germany's new game production fund

Feb. 5, 2021 Matthew Handrahan

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Google's shutdowns relegate streaming to "gaming of the gaps" | Opinion

If cloud streaming is just a new distribution option, not an enabler of revolutionary new games, it will never fulfill its promise

Feb. 5, 2021 Rob Fahey

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Call of Duty drives record year for Activision Blizzard

Shooter series brought in nearly twice as much money in 2020 as it did in 2019, but company's Q4 engagement numbers soft

Feb. 4, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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"It was never about spending power": What Carlyle acquisition really means for Jagex

CEO Phil Mansell on the latest change of ownership and plans to expand RuneScape beyond the 20-year-old MMORPG

Feb. 4, 2021 James Batchelor

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Games industry investment jumped 77% to $13.2 billion in 2020

A further $2.2 billion took place in Q4

Feb. 4, 2021 Christopher Dring

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Pitchford says Embracer is "like a rocket booster" for Gearbox's ambitions

Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford and Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors talk acquisitions, publishing ambitions, and cross-studio collaborations

Feb. 3, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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All game development is unsustainable | 10 Years Ago This Month

Big names tell developers that they're probably fine, as long as they're not making small, medium, or large games

Feb. 3, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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How to win an Indie Publishing Award

Awards and criteria detailed inside

Feb. 3, 2021 Christopher Dring

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Stormind Games raises its ambitions with Batora: Lost Haven

Antonio Cannata on bringing in talent from Assassin's Creed, Horizon: Zero Dawn and God of War to become "a reference point" for Italian studios

Feb. 2, 2021 Matthew Handrahan

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The Medium | Critical Consensus

Bloober Team's setting and story impress the critics, but the Xbox console exclusive falls short in key areas

Feb. 1, 2021 Matthew Handrahan

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Sponsored | Building a resilient business with Facebook

Facebook's Fares Saade speaks to Gram Games

Feb. 1, 2021 Sponsored Article

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Rime pairs accessible gameplay with relatable loss | Why I Love

Grimorio of Games' Jose Antonio Andujar Clavell shares how TequilaWorks' fantasy swept him away

Jan. 29, 2021 Jose Antonio Andujar Clavell

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Sponsored | WeTest: The one-stop platform for all your quality assurance needs

How comprehensive testing can help you get ahead in a crowded market

Jan. 29, 2021 Sponsored Article

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How can Xbox encourage consumers to 'swim upstream'? | Opinion

Microsoft's new consoles are off to a strong start - but converting its standard Live users to higher-revenue Game Pass subscribers remains a thorny challenge

Jan. 29, 2021 Rob Fahey

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The rise of Fall Guys and how Mediatonic plans to take it higher

The studio reflects on the rapid success of its wacky multiplayer game and its plans to bring it to even bigger audiences

Jan. 27, 2021 James Batchelor

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Xbox Series X|S launches help push Microsoft gaming revenue up 51%

Update: Next-gen console debut was "most successful in our history" as games revenues passed $5 billion for the first time

Jan. 27, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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How India's shifting political climate is influencing local game development

Despite growing religious tensions in the country, Indian game developers are still free to create the games they want -- but where is the line in the sand is drawn?

Jan. 27, 2021 Khee Hoon Chan

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PSVR 2 could be the hottest VR headset yet | Patent Trawling

Our newest feature debuts with a survey of Sony ideas that will raise/singe your eyebrows and a search for the first US gaming patent

Jan. 26, 2021 Brendan Sinclair