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Who saved Rare?
“We were so worried about challenging ourselves technically, that we paused a little bit with worrying about people”
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The Outer Worlds will be digital-only on Switch
Launches March 6, retail version will contain a download code
Academy
Creative Chronicles: Designing for colour blindness in games
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on colour blindness
Feature
In Elsinore, more matter is more art
Golden Glitch's Katie Chironis and Connor Fallon on the nearly decade-long challenge of making Shakespeare's Hamlet into a time loop video game
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Google responds to complaints of slow Stadia announcements
Internet giant tells GamesIndustry.biz there will be more news on streaming service exclusives "soon"
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More than $5m worth of Oculus content was sold on Christmas Day
Mark Zuckerberg points to holiday surge as sign of progress for the VR ecosystem
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Bigben Group forms new entity ahead of planned IPO
Nacon will unite accessories and games publishing assets in a proposed listing on the Euronext exchange
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Amplifier Game Invest opens Seattle studio
C77 Entertainment announcement comes just one week after Amplifier opened River End Games in Gothenburg
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GameRefinery acquires Reflection.io
UK market data firm adds to new parent's services for mobile developers
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Nintendo raises Switch forecast as console shipments pass 52 million
Switch software sales now expected to hit 140 million for the year
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Microsoft's gaming revenue down 21% in Q2, but subscriptions are still up
Holiday hardware sales were predictably low as current console generation comes to a close
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Esports events delayed, cancelled as coronavirus spreads
Competitions for League of Legends, Pokemon, CS:GO already affected, Overwatch League currently in discussions
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Japanese court ups punishment for unlicensed Mario Kart-themed go-karts
Maricar must change its name, pay out $458k instead of $92k to Nintendo
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Warcraft 3 Reforged EULA gives Blizzard total ownership of all custom games
With the remake, Blizzard appears to be trying to avoid another Dota situation
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Riot takes its licensing game up a league
Hire of Disney and Nickelodeon vet Ron Johnson coincides with increased focus on external partners for consumer products
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Ustwo earns B Corp status, plans to further reduce environmental impact
Parent of Monument Valley developer joins movement of companies working to "balance purpose and profit"
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The industry is becoming more diverse, and more developers support inclusion efforts
IGDA developer survey: 85% of developers said that diversity in the games industry was important
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Com2uS leads new investment round in Skybound Entertainment
C Ventures and Third Wave Digital were also involved in the round, new The Walking Dead mobile game confirmed
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Team17, Sold Out and Animal Kingdom join PAX East Investment Summit
More than 20 investors and publishers now looking for indie games in Boston
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Minecraft was the UK's best-selling new IP of the decade
Mojang's hit sold more retail units than any other new games property, but Destiny led the way in revenue generated
News
London Venture Partners backs Coda with $4m seed funding
Mobile publishing platform is pitched at smaller developers with free-to-play, casual games to bring to market
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Untitled Goose Game dev promises at least 1% of future revenues to Australian Indigenous groups
"Our games are made on stolen land," says House House as it joins Pay The Rent movement
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Lockwood Publishing opening studio in Lisbon
New branch will open doors in March, create 30 jobs in the area
Academy
What is the best game engine: is Construct right for you?
The GI.biz Academy's in-depth guide to Scirra's Construct, the perfect introduction to game development and programming, and a powerful tool in the classroom
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RNG Studios lays off four of eight-person staff
In-development title "Velumortis" now on hiatus during studio restructuring