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Australian retailer EB Games closing 19 stores
Chain shutting down unprofitable stores by end of January, but will open larger outlets later in the year
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GLAAD reveals nominees for Outstanding Video Game at 31st annual Media Awards
The Outer Worlds, Overwatch, and Apex Legends among nominees
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Clash of Clans sees first year-over-year revenue increase since 2015
Sensor Tower: Supercell's leading game brought in $722m in 2019, in part thanks to new "Gold Pass"
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Death Stranding receives seven nominations for 2020 GDC awards, including GOTY
Control and Outer Wilds each picked up five, and are also GOTY candidates
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Sea of Thieves passes ten million players since launch
"It's mind-blowing to think of that many people setting sail on the Sea of Thieves," says Rare
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Fate/Grand Order was the most talked about game on Twitter in 2019
Meanwhile, E3 2019 was the most talked about gaming event, followed by The Tokyo Game Show and The Game Awards
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From licensing to lunch: How to work with Chinese partners
Unit 2 Games' Hannah Waddilove on some of the less-discussed aspects of targeting the world's largest games market
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Vindex creating esports events for IMAX
New Vindex Studios division will handle effort to bring live esports to the large-format theaters
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Oculus to speak at the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit at PAX East
The Facebook firm is also eager to meet with VR developers
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Destiny's Sword presents a double-edged dilemma
2Dogs' Ken Hall talks about dealing with PTSD, anxiety, and addiction in a strategy MMO intended to be fun first and foremost
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Simplified Chinese is now the dominant language among Steam users
Chinese users flock to Steam as platform provides more localised experience and uncensored games
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The Universim developer Crytivo donating two months' revenues to Australian bushfire relief
Indie developer pledges 100% of its own store sales and 30% of Steam takings
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Mutazione receives four nominations for IGF Awards 2020, including grand prize
Untitled Goose Game, Eliza, A Short Hike, Slay the Spire, Anoydyne 2 also nominated for grand prize
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Escape from Tarkov dev says no playable women because of lore, "huge amount of work" required
Statement made in an effort to walk back three-year-old comment that war was only for "hardened men"
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Fantasy Flight Interactive shutting down
Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game studio head Tim Gerritsen announces imminent closure of board game company's gaming adaptation studio
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Enter the Gungeon sells 3m copies
Spin-off Exit the Gungeon planned for PC and consoles this year
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Why did two small British publishers attract big money?
We speak to Catalis Group and Sold Out about their recent acquisitions and the growing investor interest in UK games firms
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Blizzard signs three-year deal with ESL, Dreamhack
StarCraft II World Championship Series is being retired as Blizzard commits to ESL Pro Tours for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged
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Campaign to organise industry backed by major US communications union
Communication Workers of America allies with Game Workers Unite on new campaign to unite tech and gaming sector
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The Last of Us director Bruce Straley on ludonarrative dissonance
“We didn't necessarily have the wherewithal, the clarity so to speak, that we do now,” says Straley
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Platinum Games accelerates self-publishing plans with Tencent investment
President and CEO Kenichi Sato says partnership "has no effect on the independence of our company"
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GamesIndustry.biz delivers record audience growth in 2019
Three new website sections planned for 2020
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Major slowdown of new releases on Steam last year
Average and median game price increases for first time since 2014
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Alienware unveils Switch Pro-like portable PC concept
Dell's gaming subsidiary showcases proposed hardware at CES 2020
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The Chinese studio bringing the Souls-like to mobile
TipsWorks founder Yang Yang on the challenges of making Pascal's Wager: Annunciation, and being a Chinese studio with international ambitions