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Apple reverses ban on Epic's developer account following European Commission enquiry
Fortnite firm believes move is a "strong signal" that the EC will enforce new Digital Markets Act
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Why Bandai Namco is betting big on Unknown 9's transmedia universe
Reflector Entertainment CEO and Bandai Namco exec Hervé Hoerdt offers insight into telling a story across games, novels, comics, podcasts and more
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Capcom increasing all salaries by around 5%, 28% rise for new graduate hires
5% average increase will be implemented in Fiscal 2024, while higher starting salary will come into effect the following year
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SteamWorld's Brjánn Sigurgeirsson: "We were terrified of making the same game over and over"
Thunderful and Image & Form co-founder explains why the franchise changes genre with every release
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Remedy's Thomas Puha: "You never know what's going to land on your launch date"
The Alan Wake studio's comms director on finding the right launch window, and the benefit of long-tail sales
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Remedy takes Control (of our podcast) | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, with special guest Thomas Puha from Remedy
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The South African games industry in numbers
We explore the size of the games business in South Africa, as well as player spending habits and the addressable audience in the country
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GamesIndustry.biz's South Africa Games Week starts this Monday
Week-long editorial special will explore the massive growth the industry has experienced, and the opportunities that can be found there
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Volition alumni on building Shapeshifter Games in an era of layoffs and closures
Matthew Madigan, Brian Traficante and Rob Loftus discuss why co-dev is less risky than original IP for a new AAA studio
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NetEase opens new AAA studio BulletFarm led by Treyarch vet David Vonderhaar
Remote-first studio is headquartered in Los Angeles, working on new co-op game
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Balatro grossed $1m in eight hours
Poker-based roguelike is publisher Playstack's fastest-selling game to date
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Game announcements and data deficiencies | GI Microcast
Latest episode available to download or watch now
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"The needle is moving. I don't know if it's moving forward" | Black Voices Progress Report
Ready Player Two's Akua Harris discusses her journey into the industry, and the importance of diversity outside of development
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Thunderful CEO says restructure is "off to a good start" as it reports full-year loss of $60m
Decline in distribution business partly driven by weaker sales for Switch hardware in Nordic region
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A tough week for games consoles | Microcast
Latest episode available now, discusses how Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo are approaching the many challenges they currently face
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Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly not launching until 2025
Platform holder is said to be advising publishers that next console will not arrive until March at the earliest
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Baldur's Gate 3, Spider-Man 2 sweep DICE Awards 2024
Larian's RPG won Game of the Year, but Insomniac's superhero blockbuster took home the most prizes
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Payday 3 returns Starbreeze to profitability despite "significantly lower" than expected sales
CEO Tobias Sjögren remains optimistic about turnaround as game's development team focuses on improvements
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Embracer restructuring nears "final stretch" but unlikely to reach net debt target by March
Company reports all-time high Q3 sales, prepares potential divestments to reduce debt
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PlayStation generates $9.6 billion in holiday quarter, but expects hardware decline in 2024
Sony president Hiroki Totoki says no major franchise launches for PS5 until April 2025
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Sony confirms Rise of the Ronin will not launch in South Korea
No official reason has been given, but speculation surrounds director's comments about divisive historical figure
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Japan spent more than $620m on location-based games in 2023
Sensor Tower data shows the nation is the world's largest market for geolocation titles
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Skills awarded $42.9m in patent infringement trial against AviaGames
Jury found Skillz provided enough evidence to show rival had copied patented skills-based gaming platform and games
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French union flags concerns for welfare of Don't Nod staff
Update: Don't Nod has issued a response to STJV's allegations that the studio is unable to handle the number of projects it is working on