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Plaion is restructuring, layoffs planned
Publisher formerly known as Koch Media will merge Deep Silver, Prime Matter and Ravenscourt under single brand
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Why did Sega buy Rovio?
The two companies lay out hopes for the future of Angry Birds, transmedia plans and more
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Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft raises wages
Nintendo-owned studio says base salary increase is "in line with rising prices"
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Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024
Platform holder says this will set a new record for PlayStation console sales within a financial year
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Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
Xbox firm soldiers on with partnerships despite UK regulator blocking Activision acquisition
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PS5 shipped 19m units in FY2022, games revenues up 33% to $26.5bn
Sony console ends year with record quarter for hardware sales
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Is the Microsoft-Activision deal dead?
Analysts answer the burning questions around this historic acquisition following the UK's decision to block it
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Reboot Develop Blue 2024 dated, first speakers confirmed
Meanwhile, Reboot Develop Red returns to Canada later this year and organisers tease Reboot Develop Sun
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How Dambuster finally brought Dead Island 2 over the finish line
Game director David Stenton on celebrating zombies, putting the studio's creative stamp on the franchise, and living up to years of anticipation
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Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive impacted by Meta layoffs
Former employee suggests one third of Ready At Dawn staff have been let go, including studio head
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Outright Games to raise at least £200,000 per year for UNICEF
Publisher is the first official games partner for UNICEF UK
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Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games
And CEO Sean Brennan tells GamesIndustry.biz the publisher is "certainly not winding down" on M&A
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TreesPlease on tackling climate change and breaking the industry's "habit of limited-time activism"
New UK developer has raised $8 million in seed funding and is on course to plant one million trees
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Bitkraft Ventures expands to Asia seeking new games investments
Venture capital firm brings on former Riot and Sea Capital talent to identify opportunities in the region
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Behaviour Interactive's transatlantic expansion - and what comes next
We speak to the Dead By Daylight firm's leadership following the acquisition of SockMonkey Studios
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London Games Festival attracts 58,000 visitors
3,500 industry professionals were among attendees for 12-day games event in London
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Playdate has sold over 53,000 units
Panic says pre-orders for crank-based handheld have more than doubled expectations
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'If we stop talking about diversity, people might assume we've ticked that box'
Ensemble 2023: No Code's Romana Ramzan on the importance of retention and diverse leadership in overcoming industry imbalance
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Netflix hires Halo vet Joseph Staten for AAA game
Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor has left after nearly 20 years on the series
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Niantic and Capcom launching Monster Hunter Now in September
"I strongly believe we have a hit on our hands," Niantic's Kei Kawai tells GamesIndustry.biz
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Nintendo wins court battle against site used to pirate its games
Dstorage ordered to pay platform holder €467,750, but can appeal decision
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Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey departs after 17 years
LittleBigPlanet creative director leaves after studio announced it will pull the plug on Dreams later this year
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Deloitte survey: 45% of gamers want more games based on film and TV
Research firm also says 40% of respondents younger than 40 socialise more in games than in the real world
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Nintendo winds down operations in Russia, says it is "not affiliated" with local boss' import business
Platform holder says sales ban remains in place, may work with import company to handle customer repairs
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League officially delayed to 2024
Rocksteady Studios says it will "take the time needed to work on… the best quality experience"