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RapidEyeMovers to host city-wide games festival
The Kendal, UK event will host the world’s first VR fighting game tournament
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The Day Before is delayed a week before launch
Fntastic's MMO title moves to Steam Early Access as the studio works on console versions for the future
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Sonic The Hedgehog franchise moved 1.6bn units
Sega's Football Manager series gets a 21% bump in units sold and downloads worldwide
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Safe In Our World: Making mental health awareness a part of companies' DNA
The charity's Sky Tunley-Stainton talks about the journey to normalizing mental well-being in the games industry
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EA to terminate older Windows support for Star Wars and Battlefield titles
After November 30, the games firm said it could no longer guarantee game functionality
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Bungie affected by layoffs
Update: Around 100 staff were let go, revenue 45% below projections for 2023 following Destiny 2 poor performances
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Embark Studios says that The Finals uses recorded voice and AI work
The developer emphasizes that making games without actors is not an end goal
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2023 sees more than two dozen games score 90 and up on Metacritic
While the industry has seen multiple highly-rated titles, it has been subject to mass layoffs
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Five Nights at Freddy's film pulls in $80m domestically
The adaptation gets the second biggest weekend premiere for a video game adaptation
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Playing for the Planet issues new guidelines to reduce carbon impact
Report urges firms to measure their emissions, report consistently, and join climate action networks
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Midwest Games secures $3m in funding
The publisher aims to use the investment to bridge gaps for overlooked communities
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Rovio Q3 revenue dips by 6%
Among the four largest titles, Angry Birds Dream Blast was the only one to see growth in its gross booking
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Guild Esports pens investment deal to earn up to £1m
First payments of £250,000 are unconditional as the outfit aims to expand into the Middle East and North Africa
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Jobs Roundup: October 2023 | Technicolor Games hires Paul Houlders as global head of art
Update: Sumo Group announces new appointments, Kwalee hires Mark Greenshields as VP of its Bangalore Studio
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Connie Booth exits Sony after 34 years
She oversaw the production of series such as Crash Bandicoot, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Uncharted during her tenure
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Ubisoft's H1 sees a 14% revenue bump
Firm says Assassin's Creed Mirage receives a solid launch with user numbers in line with Odyssey and Origins entries
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Insomniac Games to patch Spider-Man 2 flag mix-up
Update: Studio releases patch to display a Puerto Rican flag in Miles' home six days after launch
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Meta's VR division revenue down 26% in Q3
The firm's net income jumped by 164%, Zuckerberg said it was a good quarter for its community and business
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Harmony Games raises $3m in seed funding round
The AI-assisted game maker intends to grow in the mobile sector and expand its game offerings
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Nintendo to roll out new community tournament guidelines
The use of third-party controllers, such as those used by disabled gamers, will not be permitted for competition
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Nintendo details more aggressive social media guidelines
Company to go after content that features unauthorized game consoles and software
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Growing Indigenous worlds in games
Achimostawinan Games' Meagan Byrne and Sadekaronhes Esquivel talk about reappropriation, misrepresentation
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James Schmalz steps down as CEO of Digital Extremes
Steve Sinclair will take on the position and will continue to lead development of the studio's next title Soulframe
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Dead Cells moves 5 million units in China | News-in-brief
The mobile version of the action title hits the sales count two years after releasing in the country
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Media Molecule to reduce workforce
The Dreams and LittleBigPlanet developer is reportedly looking to reduce staff from 135 to 115