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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment no longer for sale - Report

Sources tell Bloomberg the publisher behind Mortal Kombat, Batman, and Lego franchises was seen as having too much growth potential to sell

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Niantic teams with telecoms for 5G AR showpieces

Pokémon Go developer's "Planet-Scale AR Alliance" to create experiences with persistent AR content, other advances

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Nintendo changes preorder cancellation policy

Switch maker now allowing users to change their minds if there's more than a week until the game launches

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Vlambeer calls it quits

Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman going their separate ways after a decade; final game Ultrabugs still planned for release

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Potato Play raises $1.75m in seed funding

"Hybrid-casual" publisher aims to add hardcore retention and monetization tactics to hypercasual gameplay

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

Stub

The Gaming Stadium parent acquiring Pepper Esports

TGS Esports picks up creator of esports platform built around wagering cash and prizes for a little over $6m

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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The future of Unity | Podcast

Latest podcast available now, also discusses how the industry could better respond to racial injustice

Sept. 1, 2020 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Huuuge Inc. preparing for an IPO

Polish free-to-play gaming company looking to go public on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Sept. 1, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Crusader Kings 3 | Critical Consensus

Paradox Interactive updates its defining franchise, and the critics are hailing the result as a potential Game of the Year

Sept. 1, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

News

Tencent and Ziff Davis partner to relaunch IGN China

Chinese games giant will operate media outlet, site will be editorially independent of Tencent Group

Sept. 1, 2020 James Batchelor

News

Former EA exec Aaron Loeb named chief business officer at Scopely

Loeb takes on newly created role following mobile publisher's acquisition of FoxNext Games

Sept. 1, 2020 James Batchelor

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Fall Guys bidding contest raises $1 million for SpecialEffect

Aim Lab, G2 Esports, Mr Beast, and Ninja won the Fall Guys bidding contest and will get in-game skins

Sept. 1, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

News

Leyou Technologies confirms ongoing acquisition talks with Tencent

If completed, Tencent will privatise parent of Warfare developer

Sept. 1, 2020 James Batchelor

Opinion

Ratchet & Clank is the unlikely star of the PS5 line-up | Opinion

The 18 year-old series has become the poster child for what a new generation can do

Sept. 1, 2020 Christopher Dring

Feature

Cyberpunk 2077 tops Best of Gamescom awards

CD Projekt Red cleans up with five wins for upcoming title, including Best of Show, Best PC Game, and Best RPG

Aug. 31, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

Eiyuden Chronicles Kickstarter raises more than $4.5m

Suikoden developers' crowdfunding campaign for a new JRPG brings in site's third highest video game total ever

Aug. 31, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Shaping a warm welcome for wholesome games

Matthew Taylor and James Tillman explain how the Wholesome Games Direct came about, and why curating games based on feeling was a success

Aug. 31, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

News

Ubisoft apologizes for 'insensitive and harmful' Elite Squad imagery

Publisher says it will remove "raised fist" from cinematic portraying protest movement as terrorist organization

Aug. 31, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

Academy

What hypercasual mobile game publishers look for in developers

Supersonic Studios' Nadav Ashkenazy explains what it takes to get your hypercasual game published

Aug. 31, 2020 Nadav Ashkenazy

Data

UK Charts: Soft week for physical sales despite new releases

Madden and Project Cars fail to ignite boxed market as Animal Crossing reigns again

Aug. 31, 2020 Christopher Dring

News

Facebook renames its AR/VR studio collective to Facebook Reality Labs

Update: Oculus Studios will retain its name, and Oculus branding remains

Aug. 28, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

News

Apple terminates Epic's developer account as promised

However, Unreal Engine on iOS remains unaffected thanks to restraining order

Aug. 28, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Riccardo Zacconi departs King after 17 years

Company co-founder previously stepped down as CEO last year, but remained as chairman

Aug. 28, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

News

Are corporate celebrations of LGBTQ Pride progress?

Two queer non-binary game developers discuss whether there's an upside to pinkwashing during a devcom session

Aug. 28, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

News

Unity launches Android distribution platform globally

The Unity Distribution Portal helps developers to launch on third-party app stores worldwide

Aug. 28, 2020 Marie Dealessandri