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NLRB says that Raven Software QA group is eligible for union election
Agency rejects Activision Blizzard's earlier objection and says group of 21 is enough as a bargaining unit
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Nintendo contractors report harsh working environment
Sources alleged Mario maker maintained cyclical contract work for low wages, expected overtime, and lack of benefits
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Coutts and NatWest launch interactive entertainment accelerator
Six-month program intends to support UK-based entrepreneurs in the fields of gaming, streaming, esports, & social media
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GOG announces menstrual leave for employees
The policy was implemented after manager Gabriela Siemienkowicz & fellow staffers shared having similar experiences
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Nintendo of America receives labor complaints for alleged NLRA violations
Update: Nintendo says it isn't aware of any unionization attempts and intends to cooperate with the investigation
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Capcom raises sales forecast to $857m for its fiscal year ending in March 2022
Company attributed the increased to the sales performances of Resident Evil Village and its latest Monster Hunter entries
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Activision Blizzard elects Lulu Cheng Meservey to its board of directors
In addition, Kerry Carr will be nominated for committee selection during 2022 annual stockholder meeting
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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga moves 3.2m units globally
The title reaches the sales landmark two weeks after launch, as it becomes the largest console launch for LEGO video games
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Judge dismisses investor lawsuit against Activision Blizzard
Justice said that the case lacked enough facts to prove that the company was aware of harassment within its workplace
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Data.ai: mobile anime games generated $17bn in global revenue during 2021
Report also said that while niche, $1 out of every $5 spent on the mobile games market were to anime games last year
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Playable Worlds raises more than $25m in Series B funding round
The Raph Koster & Eric Goldberg founded studio to expand its team and support development of MMO with the investment
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One More Games raises $22m in Series A funding round
The independent game studio led by Warcraft vets announces its debut title, Spellcraft
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Newzoo: Esports projected to generate $1.38bn in 2022
Report also predicts that the competitive gaming sector is on pace to earn $1.86 billion in 2025
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Rockstar has edited transphobic elements in GTA V re-release
Update: Out Making Games confirms changes following its campaign to have offensive content removed
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Patrick Plourde departs Ubisoft after 19 years stint
Update: Ubisoft confirms it will continue working with Plourde "at [creative directors'] request"
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Playdate handheld console starts to ship
In addition to the launch announcement, Panic introduces new developer tools for the system
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Square Enix CEO: When Japanese devs emulate Western games, the results fall short
Youske Matsuda explains in recent interview that international reception is key but its not enough to only develop for them
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China to ban the livestreaming of unapproved games
The National Radio and Television Administration rule to also apply to the broadcasting of overseas titles and competitions
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CD Projekt Red's 2021 sales generated $207m in revenue
Developer sees decline of 63% in fiscal earnings while Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 18 million copies to date
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SOC Investment Group pens letter to Activision Blizzard shareholders to reject the Microsoft deal
With the stockholders meeting set for April 28, the collective says that the acquisition "…fails to properly value Activision…"
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QuakeCon 2022 to be a digital-only event
The convention will be hosted from August 18-20 of this year and intends to return to a in-person event in 2023
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SuperGaming opens new studio in India
Company's new expansion to support its upcoming title Indus
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Beamdog to be acquired by Aspyr Media
Deal to include the purchase of the game studio's first original title MythForce
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Infinite Reality to purchase RektGlobal in $470m deal
The metaverse company aims to expand into esports business operations with the acquisition
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Tencent leads data.ai's 2022 Top Publisher Awards for the mobile market
Among the top 52 global publishers for 2021, 33 are based in the Asia Pacific, 17 from China, and 15 from the US