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£80m Creative Industries Clusters Programme launches to fund new R&D projects
Abertay University representing video games in new initiative by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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YouTube backtracks ban on YouTuber who assaulted Red Dead suffragette
Controversial clips restored but now age restricted, deletion blamed on misinterpretation of guidelines
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Activision Blizzard shares drop a further 11 per cent
Weaker-than-expected results and dips in engagement worry shareholders
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Profits dip at GAME but cost savings reduce losses
Retailer remains “cautiously optimistic” about the year ahead as Belong strategy continues to develop
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DeNA bringing Tencent's Arena of Valor to Japan
Mobile specialist will handle operational support, marketing and localisation for the region
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Square Enix reports $33m extraordinary loss as new AAA studio shifts focus
Half-year financial results also show declines across the board despite Tomb Raider and Octopath Traveller launches
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Ubisoft reworking Just Dance kids mode after parental complaint over subscription ads
Calls for younger users to sign up to Unlimited service prompt apology from publisher
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Capcom considering more cloud games despite Resident Evil 7 shortcomings
Streamed Switch version of horror hit “did not have a significant impact on earnings”, but publisher still sees promise in the technology
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Bringing feudal Japan to life in Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch creative director Nate Fox discusses ensuring the game's setting is authentic, despite the appeal of the romantic imagery
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The balance of Scavengers, a multiplayer game built by “famously vicious trolls”
Midwinter Entertainment CEO Josh Holmes believes "griefing" is an inevitable part of playing online - and accepting that is key to ensuring fair play
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Can a video game prevent domestic violence?
We speak to Professor Adele Jones about her ongoing work to tackle abuse and the attitudes that lead to it
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Raspberry Pi launches games development magazine Wireframe
Fortnightly publication launches November 8th, 10,000 free welcome issues on offer
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Team Sonic Racing delayed until May 2019
Return of Sega-themed kart racing series was due on shelves before Christmas
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Analyst expects Houser brothers to receive huge Red Dead royalties
UPDATE: Take-Two clarifies that last year's royalties of $383m shared across all studios
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Rockstar: "Overtime is not mandatory"
Red Dead Redemption developer responds to increasing number of stories about studio's intense working conditions
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Red Dead Redemption 2: Critical Consensus
Rockstar's latest hailed as a masterpiece, raising the bar for open worlds to come
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey built without 'massive crunch'
“We think it's a false economy to burn out our teams. We risk losing them”
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GlobalStep acquires Testology
Founder and MD Andy Robson resigns but all other employees retained, firm renamed GlobalStep
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NPD: Marvel's Spider-Man was the biggest PlayStation exclusive launch ever
The web-slinger's latest outperformed the combined launch sales of all his previous adventures since 1995
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If less than 30% of players come back to your game on Day 2, fix it or kill it
But GameAnalytics' mobile benchmarking reports shows that 40% retention rates for Day 1 mean a game is doing well
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GamesAid launches #GamesAidMinute to encourage weekly fundraising
Industry organisation also unveils new logo, has raised 62p per minute for charities over 10 years
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Resolution Games secures $7.5 million in additional funding
Angry Birds: FPS and Bait developer will invest additional finance into additional VR and AR projects
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