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SteamWorld firm Thunderful's quest to become AA starts with an IPO
CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson on the Swedish games firm's ongoing transformation and plans for future acquisitions
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Was Activision Blizzard right to ignore mobile? | 10 Years Ago This Month
The publisher had to play catch-up after dismissing the mobile market in 2010, but that may have been its best course forward
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How meditation and cooperation shaped Vela Games
We talk to Vela Games about how its vision for building up a studio was shaken up by the pandemic, and what it means for the "meaningful" co-op experience it's creating
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Cyberpunk 2077 pre-orders "visibly higher" than any Witcher title
CD Projekt Red expects at least 50% of early sales to be digital
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Remote work is here to stay -- but it won't be cheap or easy
Square Enix shifting to permanent remote work makes the transition seem inevitable, but it needs to be embraced for the right reasons
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How 'buoyant' Sega Europe is helping Sega Sammy stay afloat
The publisher's Gary Dale and Tim Heaton say arcade closures and the call for voluntary retirement don't paint the full picture
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Can game studios radically transform how they hire?
Failbetter Games, Sports Interactive and TT Games discuss their approaches to improving diversity in recruitment
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Unknown 9's multimedia awakening
Reflector Entertainment's Alex Amancio on launching a story-focused metaverse across podcasts, books, and games nearly all at once
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Crowded field of racers drives Codemasters revenues up
F1 2020, Fast & Furious Crossroads, and Project Cars 3 more than double publisher's sales in final earnings report before expected Take-Two acquisition
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Warner Music: "If artists want to be in the next James Bond, they should want to be in the next AAA game"
The record label on the changing relationship between games and music
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales is PS5's biggest launch game as Call of Duty grabs No.1 | UK Boxed Charts
Early Black Friday deals boosts sales of FIFA and Watch Dogs
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GamesIndustry.biz writer Rebekah Valentine wins Journalist of the Year at GameHERs Awards
First year of the GameHERs recognises "women in all aspects of gaming"
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The $70 AAA price point -- it's about time | Opinion
No consumer is going to be enthused about a price rise, but 15 years of $60 has done no favours to either gamers or creators
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As World of Warcraft enters the Shadowlands: "Why should it ever end?"
Executive producer John Hight and lead game designer Morgan Day share how the World of Warcraft team is still building on its MMORPG 16 years after launch
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Next-gen consoles have few answers to Argentina's longstanding reliance on piracy
Argentina's gamers approach next-gen with uncertainty, due to rising prices and the difficulty of turning to the black market
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How will the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 benefit indies?
We speak to indie studios and publishers about the possibilities afforded by the new consoles
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Conversation as the crewmate: Understanding the rise of Among Us
Barbie Koelker from conversation analysis platform Spiketrap explores Among Us' growing popularity
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Gunzilla Games enters AAA shooter market with $25m in funding
After helping Warface developer Blackwood spin out from Crytek, Vlad Korolev is looking to build a studio from scratch
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What next-gen consoles really mean for audio
Sumo Digital discusses the audio tools that could be a game changer for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
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EA has loot boxed itself in with FIFA Ultimate Team | Opinion
Publisher is in the position of having to fix its gambling problem without admitting there's a problem to fix
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The challenge and promise of DualSense | Opinion
PlayStation 5's advanced haptic system is arguably the most interesting innovation of the new generation, but it creates a tricky marketing conundrum
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Why are there no James Bond games?
In the absence of new film No Time To Die, we explore 007's ongoing absence from video games and the challenge of developing with a licence
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The Falconeer: An unexpected jewel in the Xbox launch line-up
Tomas Sala on emerging from a period of darkness and struggle to create an aspirational indie game of rare ambition
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Sponsored | Yager: "The Cycle would not have been possible without AWS”
The ground-breaking studio behind Spec Ops: The Line, talks about its latest game, tech, AWS, and self-publishing
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The careful cultivation and localization of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Edelweiss and XSeed discuss the historical Japanese roots of the in-depth rice farming sim, and the challenges of bringing it West