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Epic Games to expand with a new studio in Poland
Office location to be led by a team from game developer Plastic and will focus on "new standalone experiences"
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Blizzard Entertainment announces new survival game IP
Upcoming title will be the company's first original universe since 2016's Overwatch
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Apogee Entertainment receives $5m investment
Indie game publisher aims to use funding to expand business portfolio
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Frost Giant Studios raises $25m in Series A funding round
StarCraft 2 and Warcraft 3 veteran led studio receives funding as publisher Kakao Games aims to grow global business profile
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Farming Simulator 22 sells 3m units globally
Giants Software's farming title reaches sales milestone 2 months after release
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Savvy Gaming Group purchases ESL Gaming and FaceIt
Saudi Arabia-owned company combines both to form new esports outfit ESL FaceIt Group
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Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics
Engine maker purchases software developer as it aims to make digital character creation tools more accessible
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Renee Gittins to step down as IGDA executive director
Dr. Jakin Vela to take over as interim director and Rami Ismail joins the board to assist with leadership transition
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Interpret: 56% of Xbox, PlayStation, PC users are interested in earning NFTs
In response to survey, analyst says "gamers just want to be able to participate in this new business and engagement model"
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Newzoo: Mobile game revenue generated $93.2bn in 2021
Report also says that mobile game market was 52% of last year's global consumer spending on gaming
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Anders Maiqvist of Thunderful to step down as CFO
He will go on to consult game mergers and acquisitions but will remain in his current position until a replacement is established
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Activision Blizzard tells SEC it's unaware of employee strike
Publisher's filing omits labor action at Raven, also says it faces no legal proceedings that would have a "material adverse effect" despite multiple government agency suits
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Games Industry Africa: South Africa games revenue reached $290m in 2021
Report says Nigeria was the second-most in spending at $185m with only 32% of population paying for games
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British Esports Association to open Sunderland campus
The National Esports Performance Campus aims to educate and serve as the Great Britain esports team training center
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2021 sets record for US games spending at $60.4bn | US Annual Report
Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling title of the year, while the Nintendo Switch remains the top console
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Obituary: Paul McLaughlin
Career artist who worked on Fable, Black & White, and Godus died aged 57
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Ziggurat acquires over 80 retro titles in deal with Rainbow Arts
Agreement to expand publisher's catalog with titles from the 1980s and 1990s including Rendering Ranger R2
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Individuals linked to alleged Twitch Turkish money laundering ring arrested
40 were detained following wide investigation sparked by last year's creator payout information leak
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Sensor Tower: US consumer spending on mobile action games was $967m in 2021
Firm says genre revenue grew 69% year-over-year which was mostly attributed by MiHoYo RPG Genshin Impact
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Top games CEO compensation totaled $842m in 2020
Game One survey says that largest executive pay ratio gap compared to company employees was 1 to 1,560
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Team17 acquires Astragon for €75m
Publisher aims to expand its offerings of non-violent and cooperative entertainment games with the acquisition
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Ratchet & Clank leads 2022 DICE Awards with nine noms including GOTY
Deathloop nabs eight as Inscryption and It Takes Two tie for five considerations while Returnal follows with four
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Riot Games commits $2m to SoLa Impact's I CAN Foundation
Financial backing aims to provide South LA students free STEM training and education annually
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New fund Bright Gambit launches to support "overlooked" game devs
Initiative says it intends to help bridge the gap between funding and market experience for smaller-sized creators
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Apple takes down Wordle clones from App Store
Action follows after a developer shared how well their unlicensed copy was performing on the storefront