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2024 was the year of Microsoft's grand pivot | Opinion

Expectations this year would suffer a drought of high-quality releases were very much defied – but it's the reinvention of Xbox that will be 2024's lasting legacy

Dec. 20, 2024 Rob Fahey

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Raccoon Logic: We're doing the last hurrah of the games industry we grew up with

Revenge of the Savage Planet creative director Alex Hutchinson shares his views on finishable games, subscriptions and a hectic 2025

Dec. 20, 2024 Christopher Dring

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GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2024

Our annual infographic reveals the global games market value, best-selling games, biggest mobile markets, and more

Dec. 20, 2024 James Batchelor

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Tencent directors step down from Epic Games' board after US Justice Department "expressed concerns"

Law states directors should not serve on the boards of competing companies, such as Epic and Riot

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Twitch watch time broadly stable in 2024 at 18.9bn hours

"Expect 2025 to be a big year for multistreaming as the tools evolve and become more accessible"

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Australian games sector employment "steady" as industry generates $211.9m in 2024

Plus 81% of Australian studios expect headcount to remain stable or grow in 2025

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Moon Beast Productions secures $4.5m in seed funding

The studio says the funding round marks "a critical moment"

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Activision confirms it has replaced Call of Duty Black Ops 6 voice actors during SAG-AFTRA strike

"We respect the personal choice of these performers," Activision said

Dec. 19, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Sponsored | Nitro-powered growth: Rising opportunities in the game resource ecosystem

A vast network of websites that surround live games is responsible for informing many of gaming’s most profitable trends. And for Cody Bye, co-founder of ad tech specialist Nitro, the movement is just getting started

Dec. 19, 2024 Sponsored Article

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Regulation galore: Legal trends to watch in 2025

ADVANT Beiten's Dr Andreas Lober reflects on his 2024 predictions and the legal developments that could impact games companies in the year ahead

Dec. 19, 2024 Dr Andreas Lober

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Sonic musician suing Sega of America over song rights

Crush 40's Johnny Gioeli seeking damages for use of main theme 'Live & Learn' theme outside the 2001 game

Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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Horizon: Forbidden West | Games of the Year 2024

A welcome second journey into Guerrilla's incredible post-apocalyptic world

Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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11 Bit Studios lays off unknown number of staff, cancels Project 8 console game

Studio president said title was "conceived under very different market conditions"

Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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Sony to become largest shareholder of FromSoftware parent Kadokawa Corporation

PlayStation firm will up existing stake to 10% for $318 million

Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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The Game Awards live-streams jump 31% year-on-year

2024 show achieved four million peak concurrent viewers across Western platforms

Dec. 18, 2024 Christopher Dring

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EA Sports College Football is now the US' best-selling sports game of all time | US Monthly Charts

But video games spending drops 7% to $5.8bn in CODless November, PS5 Pro sells fewer units but generates more dollars than PS4 Pro

Dec. 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion

When it comes to the PlayStation or Xbox handheld console, the question is not whether they could, more whether they should.

Dec. 18, 2024 Sam Naji

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Elite Dangerous | Games of the Year 2024

George Corner explores how a resurgent year for Frontier's acclaimed space sim has added to the game's unending sense of wonder

Dec. 18, 2024 George Corner

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Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance servers close next February | News-in-brief

The base game and DLC will still be available to play offline in single-player

Dec. 17, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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James Wan is adapting indie horror Pacific Drive for TV

Noted horror filmmaker Wan secures rights to turn the driving game into a TV show

Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Investigation claims "network of illegal casinos" lets children gamble with their Roblox account details

UPDATE: Roblox says does not own, control, operate, or condone the websites in question

Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Catly dev "surprised" at AI speculation - "we don't think there are AI tools that could produce that"

SuperAuthenti also refutes blockchain claims

Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Flashbulb Games makes cuts as unannounced project cancelled

"While this was a tough decision, the majority of the team has been reassigned our flagship game," says CEO

Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Jingle Jam raises £2.7 million after impressive 2024 fundraising event

Over 800 creators raised money for the likes of War Child, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), Autistica, and Sarcoma UK

Dec. 17, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Alan Wake 2 - Night Springs & The Lake House | Games of the Year 2024

Unsurprisingly, Sophie McEvoy found herself caught in another endless time loop

Dec. 17, 2024 Sophie McEvoy