James Batchelor (Page 147)

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How Massive Entertainment tries to retain every employee for at least a decade

Managing director Polfeldt on giving junior staff a voice and protecting your workforce from the pressures of AAA development

June 9, 2017 James Batchelor

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G2A receives Business Insider innovation award

Controversial retailer recognised for “new and unconventional methods” to grow company

June 9, 2017 James Batchelor

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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Here's what we predict will happen at E3 2017

The whole team gathers around the mic to discuss potential surprises from the week ahead

June 9, 2017 James Batchelor

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Docomo partnership to open new mobile markets for Bandai Namco

Japanese publisher will co-create HTML5 games for Africa, Latin America and India

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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Testology founder's anti-Muslim comments "still far too common" in games industry

Andy Robson apologises for Facebook rant, but Rami Ismail says such attitudes have a "stifling effect" on developers

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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IO Interactive dropping episodic SKUs for Hitman Season One

Studio will no longer sell intro and upgrade pack, only complete series

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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Old Man's Journey, Severed among Apple Design Award 2017 winners

Splitter Critters, Mushroom 11 and Blackbox also among the five games honoured at WWDC

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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Everything is the first video game to qualify for an Oscar

Trailer for bizarre indie title on the Academy Award longlist for animated short film

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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50% of Xbox One owners have used backwards compatibility

Xbox 360 titles usually in Microsoft's daily ranking of most played games

June 8, 2017 James Batchelor

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“I was completely unprepared for releasing a game in the modern marketplace”

Sol Trader developer Chris Parsons shares the benefits of failure ahead of his Develop:Brighton talk

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Garriott reassures backers after fresh crowdfunding push exposes finances

Portalarium boss says studio tends to operate with $500,000 in the bank despite $11m in donations

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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PlayStation sponsoring London Pride 2017

“This is not some kind of corporate step. It means a lot to us”

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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“Releasing your mobile game in China is an absolute necessity”

SuperData CEO Joost van Dreunen discusses the opportunities and challenges of heading East

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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China's mobile esports revenues to approach $7bn in 2017

Revenues already tripled in 2016, expected to triple again

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Tekken 7 secures series' first UK No.1 since 1998

Price promotion drives Overwatch back to No.2, Star Trek: Bridge Crew fails to make Top 10

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Newly-launched VC Rooks Nest Ventures has £28m to invest in tech and games firms

UK-based venture capital company open to investing in studios overseas

June 5, 2017 James Batchelor

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Rovio appoints new chairman of the board

Kaj Hed steps down after nine years, replaced by Mika Ihamuotila

June 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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EA Play To Give will donate $1m to charity

Gender neutral charity and two anti-bullying organisations to benefit as publisher campaigns for “inclusion and play”

June 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Denuvo denies claims of Rime slowdown, but publisher removes DRM

Grey Box follows through with promise to drop protection after it's cracked in five days

June 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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BAFTA to honour Riot Games' Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill at E3

League of Legends developers to receive Special Award in Los Angeles this week

June 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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NPD: Grand Theft Auto V is the US' best-selling game since 1995

Market research group confirms Rockstar's blockbuster is most successful title on record

June 2, 2017 James Batchelor

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Warner Bros and Google using Wonder Woman to get girls into coding

New Made With Code project will use latest superhero firm to introduce skills to young women

June 1, 2017 James Batchelor

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Zelnick: “We're probably undermonetising our users”

Despite ongoing success of Grand Theft Auto Online, CEO insists publisher is “not going to grab the last nickel”

June 1, 2017 James Batchelor

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Klang receives additional funding, strikes a deal with Harvard Law professor

Unity founder David Helgason among backers for studio behind SpatialOS-powered MMO Seed

June 1, 2017 James Batchelor

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BAFTA Breakthrough Brits: “The initiative that changed my life”

The Chinese Room's Alex Grahame and Unity's Liz Mercuri tell us how programmes like this can transform your career

May 31, 2017 James Batchelor