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Over one-fourth of developers say their studio has no diversity or inclusion initiatives

GDC State of the Industry: Over half of developers are in favor of unionization; meanwhile, needle hasn't moved on accessibility

Jan. 24, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Riot Games denies collusion in gender discrimination lawsuit

Two government agencies attempt to discredit Riot Games and plaintiffs' legal counsel in bid for $400 million compensation for current and former employees

Jan. 24, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Amplifier Game Invest opens new development studio in Sweden

River End Games is funded by recently rebranded investment arm of THQ Nordic parent Embracer Group

Jan. 24, 2020 James Batchelor

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The Bleeding Edge of multiplayer design

Creative director Rahni Tucker on how the Xbox brawler will ensure Ninja Theory keeps one foot in the action genre

Jan. 24, 2020 James Batchelor

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Blitzchung on Hong Kong protest: "Even if I had a chance to go back, I would still do it"

Hearthstone pro still "disappointed" in Blizzard but doesn't hate the company

Jan. 24, 2020 James Batchelor

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The Witcher heralds an era of game IPs on TV | Opinion

As media giants prepare to do battle over streaming, well-known IPs are a potent weapon -- and videogames remain the last great untapped source

Jan. 24, 2020 Rob Fahey

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Red Dead Redemption 2 digital unit sales doubled in December, thanks to Steam launch

SuperData: Rockstar's western sold 1m digital units last month

Jan. 23, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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US game content revenues hit $35.4 billion in 2019, say NPD and ESA

Overall spending on gaming similar to last year when omitting hardware revenues from the equation

Jan. 23, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Nutaku has over 45m registered users

Adult gaming platform also reaches over 128m monthly visits as it celebrates fifth anniversary

Jan. 23, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Housemarque puts all other projects on hold to focus on "most ambitious game to date"

Stormdivers, other upcoming titles paused for unannounced project now three years in development

Jan. 23, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Stardew Valley sales top 10 million

As farming sim nears fourth anniversary, creator Eric Barone confirms latest sales milestone

Jan. 23, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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"The devil is in the details" when creating a metaverse

Novaquark's user-generated MMO Dual Universe is clear on its grand ambition, but has lots of specifics to nail down

Jan. 23, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Major indie devs join GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit speaker line-up

Pixel Reef, Funomena, Fireproof Games, Capy Games, Velan Studios and Snapshot Games

Jan. 23, 2020 Christopher Dring

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Game companies fall short on Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

Just five publicly-owned gaming or gaming-related companies appear on 2020 index measuring gender equality in the workplace

Jan. 23, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Id Software was "crunching pretty hard most of last year" on Doom Eternal

But studio confident that four-month delay has made upcoming shooter the "best game we've ever made"

Jan. 23, 2020 James Batchelor

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Paradox trialling subscription model to address DLC criticism

But strategy publisher assures long-running fans that no future expansions will be exclusive to subscribers

Jan. 23, 2020 James Batchelor

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What new console features are important to gamers?

ISFE and Ipsos Mori's GameTrack consumer survey find shorter load times a close second to better graphics; VR and handheld modes less crucial

Jan. 23, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Netflix is also developing a standalone The Witcher anime film

"Nightmare of the Wolf" to be led by The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, animated by Legend of Korra and Voltron studio

Jan. 23, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Nintendo can continue preventing cancellation of pre-orders in Germany

Lawsuit instigated by Norwegian Consumer Council dismissed, but may be appealed

Jan. 22, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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EA ends support for mobile Tetris, Tetris Blitz

Android games delisted, iOS versions to remain through April

Jan. 22, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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UK lays out standards for handling children's data

Information Commissioner finalizes Age Appropriate Design Code with 15 standards for developers to meet

Jan. 22, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Disney confirms sale of FoxNext, Cold Iron Studios to Scopely

Acquisition does not include Fox IP licensed games, which will stay with Disney

Jan. 22, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Playful Studios "significantly reduces" full-time staff

Super Lucky's Tale devs undergoes layoffs amid transition to new production model

Jan. 22, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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Digital Bros. to buy Starbreeze assets from Smilegate

The €19.2m deal will give Italian publisher 30% of Starbreeze stock and 40% of voting rights

Jan. 22, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

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2020 African Games Industry Trends

Games Industry Africa's Vic Bassey forecasts seven key storylines for the continent's developing market in the year ahead

Jan. 22, 2020 Vic Bassey