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Toys R Us enters administration
3,000 UK jobs at risk at long-running toy retailer, although stores remain open
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Trion Worlds remastering Defiance without TV show
MMO publisher will bring free-to-play shooter to PC and current gen consoles despite lack of key selling point
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Almost $9bn spent on digital games in January - Superdata
Research firm also reports PUBG and Fortnite generated $200m in revenue last month
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Rebellion trademark clash compels Ballistic Interactive to change game name
Upcoming RPG Hellhunter will now be released as HellSign, Sherdians lawyer warns indies to check trademarks
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Layoffs at Wooga as studio refocuses on story-driven games
Casual games firm plans restructure as it seeks to become market leader in its field
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Are video games immune to cryptocurrency failure?
46% of 2017 ICOs have already failed, but most games-based projects seem to be ongoing
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League of Legends dev Riot Games details how it ensures fairer loot box odds
Leading MOBA studio is the latest to share drop rates as scrutiny over monetisation continues
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Google launches ARCore 1.0
Developers can now publish augmented reality games to Play Store, support for China in the works
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"There's no excuse for unequal pay"
Leading UK games organisations discuss the importance of ensuring employees of any gender are paid fairly as claims against major non-games firms rise
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New BAME exhibition to debut at London Games Festival
Submissions now open, curator Sharna Jackson tells us decline in BAME representation "must be rectified"
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Smite esports leagues will be exclusive to Microsoft's Mixer
Xbox streaming service to showcase both the Pro and Console series for Hi-Rez's fantasy MOBA
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Australians spent AU$3.23bn on video games in 2017
IGEA data shows AU$1bn on physical hardware and software, console sales up 36% year-on-year
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Ex-Quantic Dream dev launches video game storytelling course
Interior Night's Caroline Marchal teams up with author and TV producer John Yorke for seven-week program
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British Games Institute “becomes real” with National Videogame Foundation merger
“We're not here to displace anything,” new organisation tells GamesIndustry.biz
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Super Rare Games bringing limited edition indie games to Nintendo Switch
We speak to the new distributor making indie hits more collectable, starting with Human: Fall Flat
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Epic Games partners with Mail.Ru to fund indie titles
Selected developers will also benefit from Russian firm's marketing and analytics services
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Jobs roundup: New leadership at Paradox, IGDA
Elsewhere, Rockstar's Timea Tabori leads Women in Games Scotland and David Gaider leaves Beamdog
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G2A developer studio spins out as Monrad Rock
Team goes independent and launching first title this month, will work with G2A on future projects
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Outsourcer suing Gameloft over Asphalt assets and trade secrets
Vietnamese studio Glass Egg claims employees created assets without company's knowledge
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Why 2m sales means the Human: Fall Flat developer never has to work in IT again
We speak to Tomas Sakalauskas of one-man studio No Brakes Games about the career-changing success of his physics-based puzzler
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The Humble beginnings of National Insecurities
The British start-up reflects on lessons learned about funding projects and how these led to a three-game deal with Humble Bundle
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“History is our playground”: Bringing Assassin's Creed into the classroom
We speak to Maxime Durand, franchise historian behind the publisher's flagship series, about its new violence-free Discovery Mode
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Bury Me, My Love triumphs in Google Play Indie Games Contest
Old Man's Journey and Yellow named runners up as top titles promised up to €100,000 in marketing support
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Daedalic Entertainment opens new Munich office
Bavarian branch is publisher's third in Germany, former Klonk Games team hired to work on new title from Deponia creator
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Poundland enters games retail with £5 console titles
350 UK stores now stocking video games with 50 more to be added in March, retailer tells GamesIndustry.biz