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Sweeney: Fortnite engine improvements will benefit more than battle royale bandwagon

Epic Games CEO addresses Bluehole's concerns of tech sharing, says Unreal firm would never restrict how devs use its tech

Oct. 6, 2017 James Batchelor

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Spreading social acceptance through a mobile game

Accidental Queens discusses the impact of exploring social themes in A Normal Lost Phone and Another Lost Phone

Oct. 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Fortnite tech benefits all Unreal users, but will it fuel the rise of Battle Royale copycats?

Engine updates unlikely to alleviate Bluehole concerns that PUBG advances will enhance Fortnite, which now has 7m players

Oct. 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Ubisoft to buy back 4m shares as it fends off Vivendi takeover

Anonymous investment services provider called in to help complete program by December 29th, 2017

Oct. 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Composing for Early Access with Gareth Coker

We talk to the man behind the music of Ark: Survival Evolved and Ori and the Blind Forest

Oct. 4, 2017 James Batchelor

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Hawken studio kills PC edition to "refocus development efforts"

Game will be canned on January 2nd, 2018, DLC and other premium content already pulled

Oct. 3, 2017 James Batchelor

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Silicon Echo's reputation is "destroyed beyond repair" after Steam's fake game crackdown

Studio "forced to give up game development" after its entire catalogue was removed from leading PC marketplace

Oct. 3, 2017 James Batchelor

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Andrew House leaving Sony after 27 years

Will remain as chairman until the end of the year, is immediately succeeded by Tsuyoshi ' John' Kodera

Oct. 3, 2017 James Batchelor

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Final Fantasy XIV: Closing in on peak WoW

At 10m players and counting, director Naoki Yoshida tells us how a generous free trial and a TV-style structure has driven the MMO to an all-new high

Oct. 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Alibaba planning to establish dedicated games business unit

Chinese e-commerce giant acquires online games firm EJoy, aims to "pursue excellence" in the industry

Oct. 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Sony releasing updated PlayStation VR in Japan this month

Western release to follow, introduces stereo headphone cable support and new Processor Unit with HDR pass through

Oct. 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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FIFA 18 takes No.1, three out of five copies sold on PS4

Switch version accounts for less than 3% of sales in latest UK retail charts

Oct. 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Nintendo Creators Program cuts off livestreamers

YouTube Live broadcasts no longer allowed under revenue share initiative

Oct. 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Brad McQuaid: "I want to make worlds, not games"

The EverQuest designer on why he will only ever work on MMOs - and why the genre isn't dead yet

Sept. 29, 2017 James Batchelor

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YouTube update adds barrier to Patreon users

Extra step introduced before content creators are able to link to external funding website

Sept. 29, 2017 James Batchelor

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Rovio discontinues IPO due to oversubscription, confirms $1bn value

Angry Birds developer receives over 11,000 new shareholders, nets $35.4m for growth strategy

Sept. 29, 2017 James Batchelor

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35% of UK adults aware of esports - but only 7% watch it

YouGov study puts Britain at the bottom of the table when compared to China, the US, Germany and more

Sept. 28, 2017 James Batchelor

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Champions of the Shengha introduces moneyback guarantee

BfB Labs offers full refund after ten days for £40 heart-tracking mobile game

Sept. 28, 2017 James Batchelor

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Fortnite Battle Royale attracts 1m players at launch

Epic Games' PUBG-inspired mode is already a hit ahead of full title's launch

Sept. 28, 2017 James Batchelor

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Jobs Roundup: ICO Partners hires former Vice editor Mike Diver

New hires at Bossa Studios, Venatus Media, Sperasoft, IGDA and more

Sept. 27, 2017 James Batchelor

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Oculus introduces refund policy for Rift and Gear VR games

Virtual reality users now able to request their money back within two weeks of purchase

Sept. 27, 2017 James Batchelor

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Valve removes 173 'asset flipping games' from Steam

Entire portfolio of Silicon Echo Studios pulled, as well as associated accounts

Sept. 27, 2017 James Batchelor

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Fortnite's Battle Royale mode goes free, despite PUBG complaints

Mode emerge from paid Early Access with latest update, indicating development has not been stalled by Bluehole

Sept. 27, 2017 James Batchelor

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Record attendance for tenth anniversary EGX, 2018 dates revealed

UK's largest games show will return to Birmingham NEC from September 20th to 23rd

Sept. 25, 2017 James Batchelor

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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Indie publishing with Good Shepherd

Latest episode available now, discusses what publishers look for and why they invest in businesses not games

Sept. 25, 2017 James Batchelor