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GOG removes Hitman from store due to online requirements
Company says it "shouldn't have released it in its current form"
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Square Enix backtracks on cosmetics-only pledge for Avengers microtransactions
Developer Crystal Dynamics previously said premium content would stick to "aesthetic-only additions"
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Dutch antitrust regulator finds Apple App Store payments anti-competitive
iPhone maker ordered to make changes to in-app payment system, following investigation that began in 2019
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Microsoft expands "right to repair" options following shareholder resolution
Company will introduce more ways to fix products by the end of 2022
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AppLovin acquires MoPub from Twitter for $1bn
Social network bought mobile ad service in 2013 for $350 million
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Despite a gorgeous setting, a bland narrative and stale stereotypes leave Far Cry 6 among this year's disappointments
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Studio director at Arkane Lyon leaves after 17 years
Romuald Capron looking to pursue new opportunities and spend time with family
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EA could rename FIFA games franchise
Company is "exploring the idea" of rebranding its global EA Sports football titles
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DAGERSystem launches Accessible Games Database
Resource lets users search check titles for specific accessibility options
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Twitch hacked, source code and creator payout information leaked online
Anonymous party published link to data via 4Chan on Wednesday
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PlayStation to discontinue card payments for PS3 and Vita stores
Service will end on October 27, 2021
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The Pokémon Company partners with Universal Studios
Japanese theme park set to introduce Pokémon-themed attractions by end of next year
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MechWarrior Online maker renames 'Trans Rights' team, then reverses decision
Studio Piranha Games admitted it was a poor decision to force groups to get rid of the name
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Valve cancels physical ticket sales for The International 2021, event will be shown online
Live audience admission refunded as company prioritises safety of talent and staff
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Paradox cancels several unannounced projects amid ongoing company shakeup
Publisher halts several works to focus on “proven game niches”
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Phil Spencer expects Xbox console shortage to extend into 2022
“We're working hard to bring them to market but it's going to be a challenge that we'll work through for quite a while”
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Twitch adds Boost feature that lets viewers pay to promote streams
Watchers can spend money to push live broadcasts onto “highly visible parts” of the site
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Voodoo acquires mobile studio Beach Bum
Company develops recreations of classic card and board games
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1939 Games raises $5.3m to create Kards mobile game
Portable version of the card collector is scheduled for 2022
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New publishing group Digital Matters launches
Company aims to give smaller studios “the AAA treatment”
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Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in Japan and Brazil, others tomorrow
Service will also roll out in Australia and Mexico from October 1
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Twitch adds phone verification to chat
New security measures aim to combat hate raids on the platform
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Microsoft to allow third-party storefronts onto Windows store
Amazon and Epic Games are at the front of the line