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Superdata: Fortnite has more monthly active users than GTA Online
Battle Royale game earned more additional content revenue than any other console title in February - except Call of Duty
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Hitman Sniper passes 10m players
Mobile spin-off likely the best-selling entry in the series to date
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Raw Fury receives $125,000 from Multiplay founder
Craig Fletcher joins indie publisher as angel investor during latest seed round
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Sea of Thieves attracts two million players in first week
Rare's shared world pirate adventure also drives streaming and Xbox Live friendship figures
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Games industry to benefit from UK government's £150m Creative Industires deal
£33m promised for the funding of immersive tech such as VR, £500,000 added to UK Games Fund
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Grainger Games closing a third of its shops
Email sent to staff reveals 21 closures, website already down
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Culturalisation, and why Microsoft rewrote history for Korea
Geogrify's Kate Edwards discusses how to tailor your game for global appeal - and what to do if you inadvertently cause offence
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Bethesda names Roy Campbell as new UK MD
Former THQ, Virgin boss has been consulting with Wolfenstein publisher over the past year
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Final Fantasy XV team forms Square Enix's new studio Luminous Productions
Staff led by FFXV director Hajime Tabata will be working on AAA new IP for Japanese publisher
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Nintendo's advice for indies trying to get games on Switch
Platform holder's warns that Switch will remain a "closed dev environment" for now
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Rovio proposes pay cuts for chairman and owner amid financial worries
Investor disappointing and sub-par game performances spell salary shake-up at Angry Birds firm
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Far Cry 5: Critical Consensus
Ubisoft's latest open-world shooter praised for its familiar-but-fun gameplay, but hints at political commentary leave critics wanting
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Jobs Roundup: Gameloft names new marketing VP
Elsewhere, King hires BBC's diversity director and IGDA names new board members
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System Shock remake back in development, due Q1 2020
Nightdive Studios ends brief hiatus to focus on delivering original vision
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Josef Fares hopes A Way Out inspires more risks in AAA games
The director also discusses his relationship with EA, and ambitions to follow in the footsteps of Naughty Dog
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Xbox, Twitch, Blizzard, Riot and more form Fair Play Alliance to combat toxic players
"We envision a world where games are free of harassment, discrimination and abuse"
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Stardock responds to Star Control designers' settlement offer claims
Developer's VP shares original proposal, clarifies company's position on Star Control IP rights
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild triumphs at Game Developers Choice Awards
Multiple wins also secured by Gorogoa and Cuphead at San Francisco ceremony
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King hires BBC diversity director
Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams joins Candy Crush firm to continue its work promoting games industry inclusivity
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Nolan Bushnell movie to be funded by cryptocurrency
New currency Bushnell Token created to help finance biopic on games industry veteran
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Star Control legal battle intensifies as alleged settlement offer surfaces
Stardock's "unfathomable" demands reportedly include surrender of IP rights, a public apology, $225,000 and a five-year development ban
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Nintendo Switch breaks records for first-year US sales
Meanwhile, NPD reports spending on games products neared $1 billion in February
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Crytek adopts royalties model as CryEngine 5.5 arrives
Developer will now take a five per cent share of earnings from games built with its technology
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What can games developers learn from a social casino firm?
KamaGames CEO Andrey Kuznetsov offers advice on how to increase revenues and keep your players hungry for more
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EA's secretive SEED team shows off first demo, Project Pica Pica
GDC technical demo showcases work with ray-tracing and self-learning AI agents