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Playright Games acquired by Qiiwi Games for around $1.1m
Publisher buys majority stake in hypercasual studio founded in 2020
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Employee survey at Paradox Interactive alleges gender discrimination and "mistreatment"
Survey conducted by union groups reports “culture of silence” among staff at company's Swedish office
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Current generation console shortage may last until 2023
Toshiba says production of PS5 and Xbox units may struggle due to scarcity of materials
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Take-Two sues makers of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City reverse engineering project
Rockstar parent firm takes aim at more recreations of games from its portfolio
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpasses 4 million sales in Japan
Nintendo Switch racer released in April 2017
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Facebook Gaming opens licensed music library up to more creators
Service was initially restricted to platform partners, but is now available to over 100,000 streamers
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Playtika acquires developer Reworks in deal worth up to $600m
80% of the firm purchased for $400 million, remaining 20% to be acquired in the next year
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New studio Clockwork Labs raises $4.3m for upcoming MMORPG
Firm backed by Supercell, 1Up Ventures and more
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Hades cleans up at inaugural IGDA Global Game Industry Awards
Supergiant's roguelike picked up nine accolades, other winners include Half Life: Alyx and Ghost of Tsushima
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Studio Sirah raises $830k in seed funding to fuel debut mobile game
Indian developer currently working on PVE strategy card brawler
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Azerion acquires mobile advertising company Keymobile
Acquisition marks firm's third since the start of the year
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Niantic reinstates 80 metre interaction distance in Pokémon Go
Decision to roll back to original 40 metre radius incited criticism from the community
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WePlay Ventures invests $170k in Turkish studio Apphic Games
Mobile-centric company aims to accelerate PC development ahead of debut Steam release
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Infinite Canvas raises $2.8m to fund user-generated content
Firm aims to enable creators to build and share experiences inside Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft
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Mobile firms Vungle and Liftoff to merge into new company
Both are subsidiaries of private equity fund Blackstone
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European games market generated €23.3 billion in 2020
ISFE report shows 44% of all spending was on console, followed by smartphone at 40%
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Facebook reopens applications for Black Creator Program
Company will spend $10m across two years on supporting marginalised streamers
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Building Everdale, Supercell's "peaceful" multiplayer mobile game
Everdale game lead, game designer and art producer discuss the plans behind studio's first new IP in four years
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Streamers protest hate raids with #ADayOffTwitch
The strike aims to force the platform into combatting attacks on marginalised creators
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New court documents suggest Google sought to take over Epic
Fresh complaint alleges the firm planned to “get more control” following Fortnite's independent launch on Android
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Netmarble Q2 sales down 16%, publisher optimistic ahead of new Marvel launch
Contest of Champions continues to drive revenues as new licensed game prepares to launch
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Boyfriend Dungeon content warning updated following concerns over triggering topics
Kitfox Games reacts to concerns over sensitive subjects in-game, including stalking, emotional manipulation and domestic abuse
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Forevr Games raises $8.5m to make VR social experiences
Company founded last year by former Zynga execs released its first game back in May
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Sea of Thieves Pirate's Life expansion spells record-breaking month for Rare
4.8 million players in June, creative director Mike Chapman calls it a “huge moment” for the game
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Starbreeze net sales up in Q2, but losses increase 832% year-over-year
EBITDA takes a huge hit due to “one-off effects” of licensing deal with Popreach