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Fortnite, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto dominate March playtime in the US

Circana data shows three titles were the most played games across PlayStation and Xbox, while Helldivers 2 led on Steam

May 1, 2024 James Batchelor

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Take-Two reportedly closing its Seattle office

WARN notice indicates 70 staff will be laid off, likely as part of previously announced 580 layoffs

May 1, 2024 James Batchelor

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Keoken Interactive lays off team after failing to find funding at GDC

UPDATE: Koen Deetman confirms to GamesIndustry.biz that 13 were affected, only the two co-founders remain

April 30, 2024 James Batchelor

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Discord bans accounts that sold messages from up to 620m users

Communications platform is considering legal action against the people behind Spy.Pet site

April 30, 2024 James Batchelor

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Palestinian Relief Bundle raises more than $400,000 and counting

Proceeds go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, fundraiser pasts $250,000 in 48 hours

April 29, 2024 James Batchelor

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Embracer's three-way split, US vs TikTok, and Supercell's next major hit | Microcast

Latest episode available to download or watch now, featuring MobileGamer.biz's Neil Long

April 29, 2024 James Batchelor

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Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons, new cartridges, larger 1080p screen

Chinese peripherals firms also claims next console will still be backwards compatible with all games, controllers and docks

April 29, 2024 James Batchelor

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Thunderful selling Nordic Game Supply to distributor's acting CEO

Group has been evaluating how to deal with business' struggles with profitability in recent years

April 26, 2024 James Batchelor

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Before Your Eyes devs form new studio Nice Dream Games

Developer's debut title will be face-tracking narrative adventure Goodnight Universe, published by Skybound

April 26, 2024 James Batchelor

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Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fall

Total games revenues up 52% year-on-year, but hardware revenue saw steepest drop since X|S launch

April 26, 2024 James Batchelor

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Garry's Mod removing all Nintendo content after takedown notice

Developers say there is 20 years worth of user creations to clear, ask players to delete their own Nintendo content

April 25, 2024 James Batchelor

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Lars Wingefors on why Embracer is going away, and what happens next

With the group splitting into three, we speak to the CEO about the future of his companies and what led to this point

April 24, 2024 James Batchelor

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism"

Group owner defends teams and their leaders, says he still believes in the company's mission

April 23, 2024 James Batchelor

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Solving the skills crisis, and Fallout's fame | GI Microcast

Latest episode available to download or watch now

April 22, 2024 James Batchelor

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Embracer Group splits into three: Everything you need to know

Asmodee and Coffee Stain to be spun out as separate publicly-listed entities, Middle-Earth Enterprises to front remaining group

April 22, 2024 James Batchelor

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Global Games Fund offers devs from emerging markets up to $50,000

New funding initiative led by organisers of Gamedev.World focused on developers "outside of the Western world," launches Q2 2024

April 19, 2024 James Batchelor

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OPM's Kim Parker-Adcock: If you survive this industry downsizing, you can survive anything

The agency's founder reflects on the collapse of One Player Mission, and her hopes about the reformation of recruitment

April 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Ready or Not dev Void Interactive confirms it was hacked, says no user or staff data was breached

But studio says hackers accessed "some" source code and directory information

April 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Report calls for new industry-led body to solve UK skills crisis

UPDATE: Skillfull's Gina Jackson tells GamesIndustry.biz that fixing systemic issues may stop the cycle of layoffs

April 17, 2024 James Batchelor

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Kwalee lays off unknown number of staff as it "reshapes business"

Mobile publisher claims less than 40 staff affected, but still plans to grow headcount to over 400

April 16, 2024 James Batchelor

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Fallout Shelter's daily revenue rockets to $80,000 after TV show debut

Sensor Tower data also shows that downloads rose more than doubled around launch of Amazon Prime show

April 16, 2024 James Batchelor

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BAFTA Games Awards bring some much-needed positivity | GI Microcast

Latest episode also discusses IGDA call for action on layoffs and Newzoo report on the competition for play hours

April 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads surge of new hits | Japan Monthly Charts

Square Enix's RPG nearly tripled the sales of next biggest releases, Princess Peach: Showtime and Unicorn Overlord

April 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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Apple denies violating court order over alternative payments

Claims Epic wants court to "micromanage Apple’s business operations in a way that would increase Epic’s profitability"

April 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2024

Larian Studio's acclaimed RPG takes five prizes, Nintendo wins three

April 11, 2024 James Batchelor