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FIFA 20 returns to No.1 on EMEAA charts for fifth week since launch
No new major releases and holiday sales kept momentum for Pokemon, Star Wars
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Chucklefish apologizes for Wargroove's whitewashed voice casting
Developer says it made decision based only on audio files, pledges to be more sensitive in the future
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Skybound Entertainment to make TV series based on DrDisrespect
Scripted, narrative series to focus on origins of popular, contentious Twitch streamer Guy Beahm's character
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Epic Games Store implements in-game purchases for third-parties
Developers who use their own payment tools will not share revenue with Epic on in-game transactions
News
Starbreeze completes reconstruction process after 12 months
It's been a "toilsome journey" says CEO Mikael Nermak
Feature
Fast Travel CEO navigates VR's speed bumps
With two new VR titles launching in quick succession, Oskar Burman talks about how far the market has come and where it can improve
Feature
People of the Year 2019: Sam Barlow
We speak to the Telling Lies director about showcasing the true potential of interactive narrative in video games
News
Minecraft is most popular game on YouTube in 2019 with 100bn views
Controversial YouTuber Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg drives popularity of Minecraft as Fortnite settles
News
Remedy, Raw Fury and Iron Galaxy in the first wave of Reboot Develop Blue speakers
Founders of Wadjet Eye, Gamepires and Raw Fury will also speak at next year's conference in Croatia
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Niantic and Qualcomm collaborating on augmented reality glasses
Multi-year partnership will see Pokémon Go developer working on hardware and software for new AR platform
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Rockstar and Nintendo fill top five in Metacritic's Games of the 2010s
Mario Galaxy 2, Breath of the Wild, Red Dead 2, GTA V and Mario Odyssey all had 97 average ratings
Feature
Nintendo Switch faces an uphill slog in China | Opinion
China is a country with little interest in consoles, so success for the Switch will require building a whole market segment from nothing
News
Kongregate acquires browser and mobile 2D battle royale Surviv.io
This marks the publisher's second acquisition this year, more planned to come
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Wildlife Studios raises $60m, now valued at $1.3b
Benchmark leads funding for Sao Paulo studio to grow mobile reach
News
Black Friday saw US mobile game spending hit nearly $70m
Sensor Tower: Marvel Contest of Champions led record single day sales for mobile in the US
News
NetEase launches its own cloud gaming platform in beta
Service currently supports 38 games on mobile, but testers are waiting in long queue times to play
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Riot Games reveals new publishing label, Riot Forge
Riot Forge to work with outside studios to create new games in the League of Legends universe
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Ex-Razer employees accuse CEO of abusive behavior
Former employees say Min-Liang Tan yelled, threw objects, made threats, demanded unreasonable overtime, and was verbally abusive
Feature
How God of War converted a non-believer
Why I Love: Double Eleven's Matt Dunthorne says the 2018 revamp turned him from uninterested onlooker into full-on fanboy
Opinion
People of the Year 2019: SonicFox and Blitzchung
In a year where major industry figures were increasingly reluctant to take stances, two esports pros used their reach to demand change
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Avakin Life dev Lockwood Publishing closes Leamington Spa studio
All four members of staff declined opportunity to move to growing Nottingham studio
Feature
The dawn of streaming requires contract revisions
Beiten Burkhardt's Dr Andreas Lober explains why developers and publishers should check their contracts as services like Google Stadia emerge
News
Call of Duty Mobile made almost $87m in its first two months
Sensor Tower reports Activision's smartphone shooter has been downloaded 172 million times
News
Sony pulls PS4 Lineup video after accusations of plagiarism
Video showcase appeared to directly copy animation styles from multiple other properties