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Google Cloud teams with Ubisoft for open-source game server project Agones
Companies invite developers to work together on enabling smoother matchmaking and multiplayer for games of all sizes
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Female Overwatch League host receives death threats over Women's Day tweet
Soe 'Soembie' Gschwind-Penski besieged on social media for thanking supportive men
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Watch the industry's response to Trump's violent video games reel
Games For Change compiles montage of beautiful and emotional moments from The Last of Us, Zelda, Minecraft, Abzu and more
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Halfbrick reportedly lays off more than half its staff
Fruit Ninja developer said to have dismissed up to 30 employees, with fewer than 30 remaining at the studio
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Tencent invests up to $1bn into streaming services within 24 hours
Chinese giant poured $632m into Douyu and led a $461m funding round into its rival Huya
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Kixeye secures $20m funding for machine learning platform
Mobile firm claims tech optimises gameplay and monetisation to solve the 'one-hit wonder problem'
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PUBG Corp acquires MadGlory to enable community developer tools
New subsidiary will launch online portal for custom-made APIs, matchmaking engines and esports systems
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Jobs Roundup: Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare (again)
Also, Naughty Dog promotes Neil Druckmann, Randy Pitchford joins Fig board, and key hires at Klang
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What's the story at Wooga?
CEO Jens Begemann explains the reasoning for the casual games studio's plan to focus on story-driven games
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Call of Duty goes early to avoid Red Dead clash
Activision releasing Black Ops 4 a full month earlier than usual as Rockstar's next is set to dominate Q4 - but will others follow?
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Subscription-based virtual reality platform Terra Virtua launching this September
Industry veterans team up to create blockchain-powered 'Netflix for VR', cryptocurrency token sale to follow
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3DS lifecycle extends to 2019 with Nintendo Direct surprise announcements
Luigi's Mansion remake, new WarioWare and Bowser's Inside Story bolsters handheld's line-up for the next 12 months
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PUBG is third highest-earning Steam game of all time, according to Gabe Newell
Valve boss points to Bluehole's phenomenon as proof of how Steam benefits the industry
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How Brass Tactics makes VR real-time strategy accessible to core and casual gamers
Hidden Path CEO Jeff Pobst shares learnings from the design decisions behind the Oculus-published tabletop battler
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V2 Games' Future Fund invests in WWE Champions dev Kung Fu Factory
Free-to-play studio is the first beneficiary of $10m fund to drive innovation in games
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Here's how the games industry is honouring International Women's Day
We round up all the events and other activities video games firms are hosting to celebrate women everywhere
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PopCap co-founder forms new tabletop firm
Jason Kapalka teams up with Eagle Games founder to create Forbidden Games
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Nintendo expected to overtake Microsoft in 2018
IHS Markit's 2017 full-year figures also show console market enjoyed biggest growth in six years
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Following Florence
We discuss the impact of Mountains' debut title and the potential to expand gaming's remit
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New Mobcrush streaming platform allows brands to "test the waters" with influencers
CEO Mike Wann talks us through Go Live, Get Paid: an initiative that guarantees payment for mobile streamers
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Kongregate launching new download games store Kartridge this summer
Publisher readies its own Steam rival with no upload fees and support for pay-what-you-want games
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Mobile interactive story games generated $14m last month
Apps like Choices, Episode and What's Your Story have generated $52.5m since November
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Microsoft revives Inside Xbox as monthly streaming show
Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb and other "Xbox luminaries" to host, debut episode to focus on Sea of Thieves
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Unreal Fest Europe to debut in Berlin next month
Engine provider's conference to be part of German city's official games week, Tim Sweeney to deliver keynote
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UK enjoys record-breaking year with £5.11bn spent on video games in 2017
Valuation by trade body UKIE shows digital games market exceeded £1.5bn for the first time ever