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Rockstar allows employees to speak out on 100-hour week controversy

Tools programmer Vivianne Langdon kicks things off with assurances she's never worked more than 50 hours a week, with paid overtime

Oct. 18, 2018 James Batchelor

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Cloudhead's The Gallery crowned game of the year at VR Awards 2018

Meanwhile, HTC takes home the gong for best headset with Vive Pro

Oct. 16, 2018 James Batchelor

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Leaving AAA to make games for your mum in the name of your cat

Former Creative Assembly technical artist Jodie Azhar introduces her new studio Teazelcat Games

Oct. 16, 2018 James Batchelor

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What is Rovio's Project Magic?

Simo Hämäläinen says augmented reality has always been treated like a gimmick, but the Angry Birds firm hopes to change that

Oct. 15, 2018 James Batchelor

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Rockstar has been “working 100-hour weeks” on Red Dead Redemption 2

Studio co-founder Dan Houser details the effort put into the upcoming Wild West epic

Oct. 15, 2018 James Batchelor

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John Carmack vs ZeniMax Media lawsuit is over

Id Software co-founder says Bethesda parent has “fully satisfied their obligations to me”

Oct. 15, 2018 James Batchelor

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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Full stream ahead?

Latest episode available to download now, discussing Microsoft's Project xCloud and other games firms' streaming ambitions

Oct. 12, 2018 James Batchelor

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Call of Duty children's hoodies are a "consequence of success"

Activision Blizzard exec Philippe Bost assures that official merchandise is only ever targeted at adults

Oct. 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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German regulator warns Outfit 7 and Green Tea Games over in-app purchases

Consumer protection body concerned by how studios are targeting minors with microtransactions priced at up to €109.99

Oct. 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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Educational games startup Kahoot valued at $300 million

Valuation follows $15.4 million in fundraising, company's worth has tripled in seven months

Oct. 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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Making games is just the beginning for Media Molecule's Dreams

Siobhan Reddy tells us why the upcoming title aims to transform everyone into a game developer, filmmaker, musician, artist and more

Oct. 9, 2018 James Batchelor

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Sony confirms PlayStation 5 (but doesn't call it PlayStation 5)

CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says it's “necessary to have a next-generation hardware”

Oct. 9, 2018 James Batchelor

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Wavedash lays off the majority of its staff

UPDATE: Studio says loss of investor support prompted layoffs, offers to introduce hiring developers to former staff

Oct. 9, 2018 James Batchelor

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Games industry contributes £2.87bn to UK economy, supports nearly 50,000 jobs

2016 screen industries report also shows every £1 invested via tax relief adds £4 to economy

Oct. 8, 2018 James Batchelor

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Microsoft details game streaming service Project xCloud

Public trials begin next year, Xbox One developers apparently able to bring games across “with no additional work”

Oct. 8, 2018 James Batchelor

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Epic Games acquires game security and anti-cheat firm Kamu

Helsinki specialist has already been working on Fortnite, will continue to work will all other customers

Oct. 8, 2018 James Batchelor

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"We aren't curing cancer. There's a human cost to making games"

BAFTA lecture by Media Molecule Siobhan Reddy also discussed why making games should be as easy as picking up a guitar

Oct. 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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London Games Festival expands for 2019

Capital city's celebration of video games industry will now run for 13 days after 65,000 attended 2018 iteration

Oct. 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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Paul W. S. Anderson's Monster Hunter movie slated for production

Film will feature two protagonists from different worlds battling big beasties in order to survive

Oct. 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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Jacksonville victims to be honoured with charity Madden tournament tomorrow

Muthead League scraps plans for season six in favour of raising money for tribute fund

Oct. 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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Truly Social Games acquires AR developer Cooper's New Reality Garage

Augmented reality key to the future of mobile studio who is “tired of making games that people just sit and play and drone out”

Oct. 4, 2018 James Batchelor

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NFTS secures £10m funding to run national centre for immersive storytelling

Director Jon Wardle tells us "story is the missing ingredient" holding back virtual and augmented reality

Oct. 4, 2018 James Batchelor

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Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Critical Consensus

Reviewers praise Ubisoft's latest as a series high, thanks to an engaging world and the completed shift to an RPG structure

Oct. 3, 2018 James Batchelor

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Toys R Us bankruptcy auction cancelled, retailer will live on as branding firm

Lenders hope new company will maintain licensing agreements and eventually invest in new retail stores

Oct. 3, 2018 James Batchelor

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CD Project Red rejects Witcher author's request for $16.1m in additional royalties

“Mr Andrzej Sapkowski expects payment beyond what had been contractually agreed”

Oct. 2, 2018 James Batchelor

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