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Rovio announces MumJam
Game jam designed to help mums get back into the industry takes place this November
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Ubisoft creating 1,000 new jobs with two new Quebec studios
Publishing will invest $780m in growing its presence within the region by 2027, Saguenay studio opens early 2018
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Channel 4's games publishing arm breaks out, goes independent
All 4 Games will be spun out as an independent publisher, although still retain ties with UK broadcaster
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Rovio details plans for $36m IPO
CEO says share sale will be "an important milestone" for Angry Birds developer
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Switch can't handle Final Fantasy's Luminous Engine
Meanwhile, Furi dev says Switch port will depend on "a good enough framerate"
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Swedish games developers generated €1.4bn in 2016
Number of studios in the region rises to 287, with nearly 10% of all games firms working on virtual reality
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Warner Bros donating Shadow of War DLC revenue to family of late producer
Update: Warner Bros. clarifies position on memorial DLC, says it will not profit from sales regardless of the territory
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The indie publishers' guide to marketing your game
Versus Evil, Raw Fury, Headup Games and Good Shepherd offer advice to developers during their Devcom panel
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Nominees revealed for first ever Women In Games Mobile Awards
South Park Phone Destroyer, A Normal Lost Phone and more in the running for September 6th event
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Amazon Associates lets Twitch viewers buy while streaming
Meanwhile Twitch Extensions enables developers to build interactive overlays for streamers
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Nintendo "disagrees" with $10m lawsuit verdict
Texas jury rules that platform holder's best-selling Wii console infringes on iLife's patents
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Jobs roundup: Mayor of London hires former UKIE exec
Nomadic hires EA veteran, Reto-Moto names new CEO, Monumental Sports recruits esports director and more
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Monster Hunter XX Switch falls short of sales expectations
But still tops Japanese weekly chart and helps to more than treble console's sales
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Bungie and Games Done Quick supporting Hurricane Harvey relief
UPDATE: Charity streaming event raises $227,000 towards aid efforts
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Hirshberg: Call of Duty is already games-as-a-service
Activision CEO dismisses the idea of massive reinvention, maintains "annual innovation" is best for flagship franchise
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Blizzard will permanently ban repeat offenders in Overwatch
Game director Jeff Kaplan details plans for tougher punishments against abusive players in popular online FPS
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Denuvo DRM prompts outcry from Sonic Mania players
Divisive anti-piracy software reportedly prevents offline play
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Microsoft reports record pre-orders for Xbox One X: Project Scorpio Edition
Fan-targeted SKU of upcoming console is platform holder's fastest-selling device to date, more stock promised
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Codemasters is "holding back" from F1 VR
But racing studio celebrates arrival of high-end hardware like Xbox One X - and it's keeping an eye on Switch
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Are app stores taking advantage of developers?
Following his comments at Devcom, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and leading mobile developers discuss Apple and Google's 30% cut
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"You need a publisher to survive on Steam"
Bulkhead Interactive's Joe Brammer says games need to be "something really special" to succeed organically
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Sweeney: App stores are "pocketing a huge amount of profit" at devs' expense
"We should be angry about this, and we should constantly be on the lookout for other solutions, and new ways to reach gamers."
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Chinese Super League invests $15m in six-year video games deal
Developer Crazy Sports hopes football game revenues could reach $150m by 2020
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Microsoft calls in Sega studio to revive another franchise with Age of Empires IV
Next instalment to be handled by Dawn of War dev Relic Entertainment, AoE II and III remasters also in the works
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