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Perfect World co-CEOs reportedly resigned
Xiao Hong and Lu Xiaoyin said to be replaced by former senior VP Gu Liming as the company's new CEO
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NetherRealm to shut down Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | News-in-brief
Mobile title to shut down in October, exactly one year after launch, following layoffs at the studio
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Former Pixelberry devs band together to form Candlelight Games
Founders say they've "put together a dream team of Pixelberry alums"
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Forte shuts down Rumble Entertainment, its second studio closure in two months
Rumble Games staff were allegedly "laid off with one month's pay in a Zoom meeting that lasted five minutes"
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Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus developer, Player First Games
"The bright and creative team at Player First adds to our extensive development capabilities"
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80+ Netflix Stories games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month"
UPDATE: Company has clarified the upcoming titles will all be released within interactive fiction app Netflix Stories
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SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike if game companies don't "come to the table with a deal" to protect jobs against AI
"Our resolve is unwavering and should not be tested"
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Feature
"It needs to feel like a roller coaster of trauma" – How The Chinese Room crafted Still Wakes The Deep
Developers from the acclaimed studio share the secrets behind their latest hit
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Are your staff paid enough?
There's still time to check your salaries against other companies inside and outside of the games industry
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Why there's no market for AAA mobile games | GI Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, also discusses FTC vs Xbox Game Pass
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EA Sports College Football 25 sold 2.2m $100 copies with early access
An additional 600,000 people played the game through subscription service EA Play
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Honor of Kings surpasses 50m downloads in a month outside of China | News-in-brief
TiMi Studios' online game launched worldwide on June 20, 2024 following its 2015 release in China
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Almost 250 Bethesda Game Studios developers unionise
Communications Workers of America hails group as the "first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio"
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Microsoft decries FTC's "misleading" claims of "degraded" Game Pass
Platform holder asserts that it is "common for businesses to change service offerings over time"
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Twitch reinstates Donald Trump's account
Decision made after he became the 2024 Republican nominee for president
Feature
Making Horizon: Zero Dawn suitable for eight-year-olds
Guerrilla Games on breaking its own rules with Lego Horizon Adventures
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Japan's mobile game installs and spending rose in Q1 2024
Video games continue to dominate all consumer spending on mobile, accounting for eight out of ten highest grossing apps
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Startup raises $16m for generative AI behaviour engine
Artificial Agency aims to provide a more individualised experience through AI-generated characters with distinct personalities, with an engine due to launch in 2025
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FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases
"[This] is exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged," it said
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New Develop North conference launches this November
Organisers of Develop Brighton will run one-day event in Liverpool
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Opinion
It's not just the price tag: premium games don't fit on mobile | Opinion
Asking players to pay up front for a game experience on a smartphone is no longer viable, because doing so sends a negative message about the game experience itself
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Halo TV series cancelled after two seasons
Xbox, Amblin Television, and 343 Industries reportedly trying to find a new home for the show
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Blizzard's John Hight and former Bungie COO Holly Barbacovi join Hasbro
Barbacovi will serve as CPO, and Hight as president of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming
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Kickstarter's new head of games is Exploding Kittens Inc.'s Maggie Clayton
Clayton replaces Jon Ritter-Roderick as he moves to lead creator strategy
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Pacific Drives tops 600,000 sales globally
Ironwood Studios marks the milestone as it rolls out its first free content update