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EA faces yet another class-action lawsuit connected to loot boxes
Update: EA calls claims "baseless," says they "misrepresent our games"
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Sponsored | Huawei reveals new guidance and services to help developers access China
New White Paper and consultation platform revealed
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Light Brick, the once and possibly future Lego studio
Builder's Journey studio co-founders say they spun out to be more agile and independent, but Lego Ventures backed them with an eventual reunion in mind
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Critical Consensus
Critics agree that Valhalla is one of the very best Assassin's Creed games, but its underlying themes are tainted by Ubisoft's year of scandal
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Composing the blockbuster soundtrack of Ghost of Tsushima
Written to reflect the game's historical setting, Ilan Eshkeri discusses the creative and practical process behind the PlayStation exclusive's music
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Everyone Can: The UK charity helping disabled people to play games
Everyone Can fundraising officer Nikki Jones talks about the challenges of moving online due to COVID-19
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Maze Theory: “Doctor Who is a proof point for our approach to telling stories”
The developer discusses its plans to release four games in one year
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Avengers push Square Enix H1 sales up 43%
Publisher's HD Games division posts profits for the six-month period, but last quarter was in the red
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PlayStation 5 | Critical Consensus
Critics agree that Sony's PS5 transcends on-paper comparisons to Xbox, and is the only new console that "feels" next-gen from the first moment
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If Xbox is Netflix, then PS5 is cinema | Console analysis
PlayStation's new console is an extension of the games it makes
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The last great console leap? | Opinion
Microsoft and Sony have different strategies, but they're both launching consoles that feel less like a “clean break” with the past generation
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EA quarterly sales slide due to later FIFA, Madden launches
Full game sales for the second quarter halved but publisher still beats guidance, announces stock buyback and dividend plans
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NBA 2K21 drives Take-Two earnings
Revenues and bookings flat but net income hops as CEO Zelnick reports pandemic-driven engagement boost hasn't let up at all
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Xbox Series X|S | Critical Consensus
Reviewers like quality-of-life improvements on Microsoft's new systems, but recommendations come with big caveats
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Dontnod to embrace self-publishing for multiple future titles
CEO Oskar Guilbert says the studio wants to be "as independent as possible" going forward
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Sponsored | Find out how overseas app developers can thrive in the Chinese market
Huawei Developer Webinar is set for November 9th
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Zynga posts record quarterly revenues, bookings
Social publisher sees even more acquisitions in its future as revenue, engagement metrics grow, but net loss remains
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Developer talent representation evolving alongside the industry
CAA head of games Derek Douglas discusses how Hollywood agencies have handled gaming over his 15-year career
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Does PlayStation need to buy more games studios? | Opinion
With Microsoft snapping up major studios and publishers in recent years, we consider the implications for Sony
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Game developers have too much job security | 10 Years Ago This Month
Keiji Inafune identifies the root of Japanese publishers' collective slump as the Kinect hits shelves
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Saved by Morrowind, striving for Starfield: Todd Howard and the story of Bethesda
The director of Elder Scrolls and Fallout discusses the past, present and future of both series in his Develop:Brighton keynote
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Standing on the shoulders of Riot Grrrl: Story Juice and punk feminism in games
“When you can't see your stories and perspectives in an industry, then you have to put them there,” says studio founder Dr Hannah Wood
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Facebook's cloud isn't for the birds | Opinion
The social network's little noticed entry into cloud streaming is the most sensible and likely to succeed proposition of any entrant thus far
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PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on making PS5 more successful than PS4
"I've done them all, and this has easily been the most extraordinary PlayStation launch of any of them."
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CD Projekt Red's stock fell 25% in two months amid Cyberpunk uncertainty
Negative stories about the production and release of Cyberpunk 2077 coincided with €2.5b decline in market cap