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iOS 16 supports Switch Joy-Cons
Nat Brown, engineering manager at Apple, confirms the new controller support on social media
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Amber generated $30.5m in 2021 and announces new studio in Poland
With the expansion firm intends to grow its staff alongside game genre offerings and services
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ESA: 48% of game players are female and 29% identify as people of color
Essentials report also says that the average of game players is 33-years-old & 83% of people play online with others
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ZeDrimeTim studio adds ex-Arkane Lyon studio director Romuald Capron to team
The Paris-based company also announced its first title in development, Darwin's Paradox, a platforming adventure game
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Prince of Persia remake is delayed past fiscal year 2023
Since its 2020 reveal, the 2003 remake title has seen changes to both its release schedules & development teams
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EA issues Pride statement after employee pushback
Publisher clarifies its LGBTQ+ commitment and announces donations to various nonprofits
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Sony's Marvel's Spider-Man series has moved 33m units globally
Insomniac Games' adventures starring Peter Parker & Miles Morales reached the sales milestone during May of this year
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EA omits Ultimate Team revenue figures from 2022 SEC report
Game mode has seen growth since 2017, when the publisher began including its specific earnings in its annual filings
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GameStop's net sales for Q1 2022 hit $1.38 billion
Software & collectible revenue for the quarter saw an increase as hardware dropped by 4% year-over-year
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Playtika to reportedly lay off 250 staffers
Firm closes its Montreal, Los Angeles, & London offices with activities transferring over to its other locations
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Konami to shutter Super Bomberman R Online this December
After its launch in May 2021, publisher will close the title & said "the Bomberman series is moving forward with new projects"
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Sony announces live action adaptations of God of War, Horizon, and Gran Turismo
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO says its music & PlayStation IPs present the "greatest opportunity" for more streaming content distribution
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Phil Spencer to recognize Raven's union once Activision Blizzard merger is done
Report adds that Microsoft currently has no relationship with either the Communication Workers of America, or Gamer Workers Alliance
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Microsoft staff accuse execs of misconduct, abuse
Current and former employees describe ongoing workplace culture frustrations, raise issues with Alex Kipman, Tom Keane, and Terry Myerson
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Current and former Activision Blizzard staffers issue demands to management
"Anti-discrimination committee" consisting of 12 people calls for greater support of trans employees, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, more
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China video games market revenue hits $45.5bn during 2021
Internationally Chinese game companies made $17.3 bn, up 27% year-over-year
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Raven Software QA group becomes the first US major video game union
Update: Activision Blizzard responds to vote, says decision affecting entire studio "should not be made by 19 Raven employees"
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Twitch viewership hit 1.8bn hours in April
Meanwhile Facebook Gaming totaled 336 million hours watched during the month
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David Helgason launches Transition Labs
The former Unity founder and CEO new climate initiative aims to decarbonize the economy
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You can't quantify DEI, Activision Blizzard | Opinion
Gaming firm's latest gaffe is a reminder that game companies have a long way to go for inclusivity
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DDM: Gaming investments reached $3.5bn during Q1
Agency also says that M&A transactions for the quarter increased by 276% year-over-year
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Fall Guys to go free-to-play
The 2020 platform battle royale title makes the shift on June 21 and adds crossplatform play
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Frogwares to use Epic Games MegaGrant to relocate its Ukrainian staff
Sherlock Holmes developer said that the war had affected its production & caused partial studio disorganization
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Epic Games to release Unreal editor for Fortnite later this year
CEO Tim Sweeney said "we're building an economy, & it will support creators actually building businesses around their work…"
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Remedy's profit grew 56% as it amassed $13.2m during Q1 2022
Studio's revenue growth was attributed to development fees and royalties accounted for $1m of the total