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6.8% of smartphones are ready for VR
191m devices compatible with Gear VR and Google Daydream, but headset sales are drastically behind
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Ubisoft opens two new studios
Berlin and Bordeaux branches, plus at least 100 jobs, added to Assassin's Creed publisher's global empire
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Podcast: Death threats, Brexit and football, with Miles Jacobson
New episode available to download now, Football Manager dev tells us why his job is to predict the future
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2022 Asian Games adds eSports as medal sport
Professional gaming will also feature in next year's event in Indonesia
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Finnish games market growth slows dramatically
Year-on-year increase drops to 4% as number of new start-ups falls to lowest point since 2009
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David Braben named VP of charity SpecialEffect
Frontier founder and his team have already raised over £46,000 for the organisation
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Sweeney: “The future of the games industry? Make everyone a creator”
The Epic Games CEO discusses the importance of open platforms, the benefits of non-games projects and why he's preserving a forest
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“Making premium mobile games? Go free or PC”
Ben Cousins discusses the expectations and misconceptions among developers intending to sell their smartphone titles
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Major layoffs at Russian indie Snowbird Games
Eador developer dismisses majority of staff after "unsatisfactory results"
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Exient lays off 60% of Leamington staff
Mobile developer says it was "overstaffed", former staff have already formed new studio
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Hitman art director joins Playground Games
Jonathan Rowe working on Forza Horizon studio's mysterious new open-world IP
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Riot Games to open London office
League of Legends firm will re-establish UK presence to "grow the player base"
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Unity plans to triple workforce in India by 2018
Engine provider reaching out to more non-games firms for partnerships on VR and AR content
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Switch in seven days: How Sumo Digital readied Snake Pass for Nintendo's launch
The studio's Ian Richardson tells us how its indie-style hit went from concept to a Switch best-seller in just over a year
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TT Games hires new global community manager
Bear Parker leaves Xbox PR agency Edelmen to handle "all things LEGO"
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UKTV commissions Go 8 Bit review show to run alongside second series
Go 8 Bit DLC to debut on May 15th, hosted by Ellie Gibson
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Microsoft bans and removes emulators from Windows Store
Updated policies blocks all games emulation across PC, mobile and Xbox
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Noah Falstein leaves Google, says he's "not ready to give up making games"
Internet giant's chief game designer departs after opportuninty to develop new titles "fails to materialise"
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: How to get a job in games
Guests from UKIE, Creative Assembly, Failbetter Games and Ant Workshop join us at EGX Rezzed 2017
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Infographic: GamesIndustry.biz's snapshot of the games jobs market
Exclusive research reveals 40% of industry members seeking new employment in 2017
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John Hanke: VR is "too good", could be a "problem for society"
Niantic CEO calls for more games to explore augmented reality
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The GamesIndustry.biz Careers Survey: An industry driven by passion, not pay
How big is the gender wage gap? How high is the industry staff turnover? Our findings are revealed
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Microsoft hires Oculus marketing chief for mixed reality push
Liz Hamren will lead promotional efforts for HoloLens and forthcoming range of Windows VR devices
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THQ Nordic acquires Slipgate's Rad Rodgers IP
Publisher also helps fund final development of crowdfunded retro platformer
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BAFTA-winning Brenda Romero: “We need to expand the range of voices making games”
Long-running games designer advocates teaching kids to code, broadening the scope of development and learning from board games