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Lego and UNICEF unveil game design toolbox to help promote children's wellbeing in digital play
RITEC-8 framework designed in partnership with over 35 games companies
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Merlin Entertainments to invest over $110m in Minecraft-themed attractions
Deal will see themed rides and stores to open in existing theme parks and city centres in the UK and US
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Starfield reaches 15m players | News-in-brief
Bethesda's space exploration RPG launched on September 6, 2023
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Game District acquires majority stake in Gleam Games
Company says decision "reflects its commitment to strengthening Türkiye's position as a regional innovation hub"
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Former Quantic Dream writer forms new studio Republic Games
Developer has received an undisclosed investment from Krafton, is working on untitled RPG
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Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2m copies in a week | News-in-brief
The latest entry in Giants Software's franchise released last week, on November 12
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Alan Wake 2 sells over 1.8m units | News-in-brief
Remedy's survival horror launched in October 2023, has since released two expansions
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TIGA: Half of UK game devs found it difficult to fill vacancies in 2024
32% of respondents found skill shortages directly impacted specific disciplines, leading to difficulties in hiring
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Xbox's mission to uplift indies in emerging markets
We talk to the firm's global expansion team about the market across Southeast Asia, and its efforts to help developers succeed internationally
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PlayStation names Olivier Courtemanche as head of mobile
Justin Kubiak also appointed as head of mobile business development and partnerships
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Pokémon TCG Pocket has reportedly generated $120m since launch
Mobile hit averages estimated $6.4 million in daily player spending
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SuperScale raises $1.2m in funding round
Investment will further support the launch of the firm's SuperPlatform business analytics service
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Thought Pennies cuts headcount as project loses funding
"Our publisher changed strategic direction, and our previous project is now without funding," explains CCO
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Merak Capital launches $80m fund to support MENA games startups
Investment firm aims to support developers, gaming technologies, and publishing platforms
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Play Ventures raises $140m in third gaming fund
Firm expects to invest in up to 25 early-stage games companies worldwide
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Roblox adds further changes to safety systems and parental controls
Under 13s can no longer use direct messaging on platform chats without parental consent
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Sam Dyer preserves video game history in hardback
Bitmap Books' founder on the power of tangible media and how his books help preserve the joy of gaming's history after ten years in the business
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Unity CEO addresses decision to cancel controversial runtime fee
"Folks valued Unity as a partner, but they didn't like the way we were connecting with them," says Matthew Bromberg
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Half-Life 2 reaches new record at over 60,000 concurrent players
Surge in popularity follows 20th anniversary celebrations of the Valve title
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Ubisoft's Splinter Cell movie cancelled
Producer says they "just couldn't get it right, script-wise [or] budget-wise"
Opinion
Microsoft's Xbox transition moves into high gear | Opinion
With a campaign about Xbox as a cross-platform service and "no red lines" for first-party on other platforms, the change to Microsoft's games business speeds to a conclusion
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New York Game Awards to honour Sam Lake
Remedy's creative director will receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award following two decades at the developer
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WASD expo cancelled, organiser enters liquidation
Event co-founder says "increasing costs and less demand" led to decision
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EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh
Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles
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Bit Odd raises €17m in funding round
Investment will support development of upcoming free-to-play multiplayer title