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China's games market reached $45.5bn in 2022
Tencent and NetEase represented 61% of the domestic PC and mobile market in 2021, but combined share in decline
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Marvel Snap, Railbound, Resident Evil Village among Apple Design Awards winners
Six mobile titles were recognised during Apple's WWDC23
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From Dead Cells to reinventing retro IP: The untold story of Evil Empire
We talk to CEO Steve Filby and COO Benjamin Laulan about how the Dead Cells DLC developer is stepping out of Motion Twin's shadow and striking on its own
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Epic tweaks engagement payout metrics in Fortnite
Firm adds a 'time played' metric, releases estimations of annual payouts for creators
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CD Projekt Red alumni create new studio Blank
The Warsaw-based developer is working on a "character-driven game set in an apocalypse"
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Bigger than wool: New Zealand’s journey to make video games its most famous export
We talk to NZGDA chairperson Chelsea Rapp about the impressive growth of Aotearoa's games sector and why its newly created tax relief scheme will help grow it even more
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League Championship Series delayed following conflict between Riot and players association
The LCSPA voted in favour of a walkout to protest changes made to the league that could lead to 70 job losses
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Hearing in Microsoft's appeal against CMA to start on July 24
Xbox firm to challenge regulator's decision to block its proposed acquisition of ABK in submissions that may last up to ten days
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Understanding the barriers facing games students – and how to remove them
At GDC, Cristina Amaya and Kenzie Gordon went through some of the issues with game education, and what could help students and new graduates
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Roots of Pacha delisted on Steam due to contractual dispute
Update: Game returns to Steam as developer and publisher reach agreement to amicably part ways
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Protodroid Delta's journey from Mega Man fan game to Humble-published title
Adam Kareem on making it as a solo hobbyist dev and breaking the mould of homogeneous character design
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Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Update: Appeal officially filed after CMA said allowing Microsoft to take a strong position in cloud gaming would undermine innovation
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PSVR 2 sold just shy of 600,000 units in six weeks
PlayStation to invest more in new IP by FY25, strategy meeting report also shows
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Nintendo's subtle approach to player creativity with Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | This Week In Business
Switch's epic is a masterclass in enabling self expression without building a game reliant on it
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Pop culture and uniting Southern European studios: The future of Paris Games Week
Organiser SELL on its ambitions to reach beyond the boundaries of both the games industry and the country
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Steam to stop using Google Analytics
Platform to strengthen internal traffic analytics tools instead, says Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy"
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Riot Games to compensate 1,548 women in gender discrimination case
Update: The settlement agreement has been approved, with court filing showing payments could range from $5,000 to over $150,000
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Thunderful's Q1 revenue mostly flat year-on-year
A slight decline in the Swedish company's distribution segment is balanced out by growth on the games side
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CD Projekt lays off 29 staff at The Molasses Flood
That includes 21 employees on the US side and eight in Poland, as the project "changed"
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Unity revenue reaches $500m during Q1 2023
Company's titular engine accounted for $170 million in revenue alone
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Life is Strange: True Colors wins Peabody Award
Deck Nine and Square Enix's title was among five winners in a newly created category
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Screen Australia launches First Nations Game Studio fund
Fund to support studios "creating a culturally safe space for First Nations people to grow their skills in game development"
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Fragbite Group brings back MMA Manager 2 publishing in-house
FunRock & Prey Studios' parent company agrees with previous publisher Tilting Point to take over mobile game
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Activision Blizzard publishes pay equity analysis
ABK's 2022 global median gender pay gap was 16.4% but pay equity was reached for comparable work