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GamesIndustry.biz presents... The Year In Numbers 2018
The global games market value, most watched YouTube videos, biggest mobile games and more
James Batchelor (Page 106)
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Capcom responds to complaints over Street Fighter's in-game ads
Publisher will “consider how we can improve this new feature” based on community feedback
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HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder found dead
Colin Kroll believed to have died from drug overdose on Sunday morning
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Riot reportedly suspends COO over misconduct at work
Update: Riot offers statement, full internal email confirms suspension
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Minecraft modders form Hypixel Studios
Riot Games and former Blizzard exec Rob Pardo among initial investors as new developer announces debut title
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"Apathy is how games die"
Nathan Vella tells us how Capy has done everything it can to ensure Below is worth the five-year wait
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Games Media Brit List awards to return in May
13 categories now open for nominations, celebrating the best in UK games coverage
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People of the Year 2018: Annapurna Interactive
The acclaimed indie publisher continues to make its mark on the industry - despite its efforts to stay behind the scenes
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China's new Ethics Committee has been reviewing existing titles
Waiting list for bringing games to China "likely to be longer than expected", analyst IHS Markit warns
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Applications open for EGX Rezzed 2019's Leftfield Collection
Free exhibition space available to experimental and unorthodox indie games
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Three studios delay - or cancel - their Steam launches in favour of Epic Games Store
Coffee Stain's Satisfactory no longer coming to Valve's marketplace, while Team17 and Double Damage delay their titles
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Boosting now a criminal offence in South Korea
Anyone artificially inflating a player's skill ranking could face $18,000 fine and two years in prison
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China forms new ethics committee to review video games
20 titles already processed, but nine rejected and 11 need to “eliminate moral hazard”
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Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Critical Consensus
Nintendo's latest brawler lives up to its hyperbolic title (in fact, you could say it's smashing)
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Senior EA Ireland director fired over dick remarks
But former employee claims his comment was misunderstood and that dismissal was unfair
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UK government pours £20m into creative industries
Investment includes £190,000 for UK Games Fund and £200,000 for Digital Schoolhouse
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Far Cry, Dragon Age 4 and Crash Team Racing remaster lead Game Awards reveals
Plus, first news of new titles from Obsidian, Giant Squid, Supergiant, Hello Games and Studio Wildcard
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Supercell opening new coding school (without teachers or classes)
UPDATE: Hive Helsinki addresses concerns over ageism after limiting applications to 18 to 30-year-olds
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Epic Games Store launches with focus on indie games
Ashen, Hades and Hello Neighbour lead the opening line-up with titles from Annapurna Interactive, Team17 and more on the way
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People of the Year 2018: Lars Wingefors
We speak to the CEO behind 2018's fastest-growing publisher about its ongoing acquisition spree and honouring THQ's legacy
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Apple pulls mobile strategy game for including Taliban as enemies
But Slitherine development director hopes mobile platform holder will reverse its decision
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Phil Spencer: Xbox Game Pass “will come to every device”
Xbox boss hints at bold cross-platform strategy for subscription service
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Former SteamSpy promises Epic Games Store will share “as much info as legally possible”
Epic's Sergey Galyonkin says new marketplace will “eventually give developers way more information than SteamSpy ever could”
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Capy's Nathan Vella “not afraid of how Below will perform” when it arrives next week
Long-awaited roguelike for Xbox One and PC gets surprise release date, studio boss admits it was announced too early
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Starbreeze raided by authorities, one person arrested
Swedish Economic Crime Authority have seized computers and documents from troubled publisher this morning