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Unity pens deal that will aid US defense, homeland security, and intelligence

The multi-million-dollar contract is described as the "largest Digital Twin Solutions deal" to date for the engine maker

Aug. 11, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Microsoft: Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty "would simply not be profitable"

The firm also rejected Sony's comment on Call of Duty being in a category of its own within the games market

Aug. 11, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Nintendo of America receives its second labor complaint of the year

Company faces allegation that it retaliated against an employee who engaged in protected labor activity

Aug. 10, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Study finds Chinese youth playing less in wake of restrictions

Niko Partners finds 54% of minors playing comply with last year's tightened restrictions limiting minors to one hour a day, Friday through Sunday

Aug. 10, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Spin Master purchases game studio Nørdlight

With the acquisition of the developer behind Jotunheim: 1965 the toymaker aims to expand its digital gaming business operations

Aug. 10, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie is set to release in 2024

The sequel date announcement comes months after the second film was released in theatres and became the top-grossing video game movie of all time

Aug. 9, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Bandai Namco and Wayfarer Studios to produce a Pac-Man film

The movie's narrative will be based upon a story penned by Chuck Williams of Lightbeam Entertainment

Aug. 8, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Guilty Gear Strive ships over 1 million copies worldwide

Arc System Works' latest entry of its 24-year-old game series moves the milestone number of units a year after launching

Aug. 8, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Square Enix Q1 sales decline by 15%

The quarter saw the publisher's units sold decrease by 57% year-over-year, while Final Fantasy 14's monthly subscribers continue to grow

Aug. 5, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Study finds that Belgium's loot box ban isn't being enforced

Report says that 82% of the highest grossing iPhone games generated revenue through randomized monetization

Aug. 4, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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DDM: Gaming investments reached $4.8bn during Q2

The period also saw M&A transactions increase by 135% year-over-year across 59 deals

Aug. 3, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Sony says Microsoft’s ownership of Call of Duty could influence console buyers in the future

Platform holder adds that fanbase is so entrenched, even a similar product with the right budget "would not be able to rival it"

Aug. 1, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Vox Media fires 39 staffers across company due to economic uncertainty

The media company saw cuts across various departments and publications including games website Polygon

July 28, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Talent company Loaded announces new consultancy business and production studio Open World

Nadia Tseng will lead the company's gaming consultancy division while Cesar Martinez will oversee its production branch

July 28, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Concept Ventures launches $60m pre-seed fund for UK gaming ventures

The program intends to support over 60 gaming start-ups over the next four years

July 28, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake delayed indefinitely

The halt was in part attributed to the firing of two directors and the project not meeting expectations

July 28, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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University of Oxford study says playing video games doesn’t affect your mental wellbeing

The report examined the gaming habits of nearly 40,000 people as they played titles such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Apex Legends

July 28, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Capcom revenue declines 48% to $184m for Q1 2022

The quarter saw the publisher's digital contents business also decrease 55% to $146 million while Monster Hunter Rise continues to sell

July 26, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Wizards of the Coast opens new Austin-based studio, Skeleton Key

Games industry vet Christian Dailey is appointed the developer's studio head and vice president

July 26, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Reginald Cash, CEO of 3BlackDot, purchases company valued at $87m

He originally joined the global entertainment firm behind the web series Gaming While Black in 2017

July 26, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Global video games market predicted to hit $197bn in 2022

The new Newzoo report estimates that mobile games will make up $103.5 billion of the year's total revenue

July 26, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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League of Legends: Wild Rift has amassed $500m in global revenue

China accounts for 72% of total player spending following its October 2021 launch

July 22, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Robert Alan Koeneke, creator of The Dungeons of Moria, has passed away

Developer only released one game, but his work went on to inspire other titles such as Diablo

July 22, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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British Film Institute opens applications for the UK Global Screen Fund

The initiative aims to support eligible UK entertainment companies, including those creating narrative video games

July 22, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Activision Blizzard staffers protest in support of employee abortion rights

The walk out in response to the Roe vs Wade reversal also calls on the Call of Duty maker to recognize various demands

July 21, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau