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Bungie wins $12m in damages against Destiny 2 cheat seller
Owner of VeteranCheats found guilty of copyright infringement and violation of the DMCA
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Redfall | Critical Consensus
Polished world-building doesn't save Arkane's latest title from a very lukewarm reception
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Shueisha Games' quest to become the "Japanese Devolver"
Indie publisher’s Michiharu Mori and John Davis on working on IP old and new, and avoiding being pigeonholed
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Vice shutting down Waypoint
The entire team was laid off, with the publication due to close on June 2
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NetEase announces development outfit Anchor Point Studios
Studio to be led by Smilegate and Remedy alumnus Paul Ehreth
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Xbox hardware sales down 30% during Q3 FY23
Game Pass driving slight increase in content and services revenue for the quarter
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80% of game workers interested in four-day week, Skillsearch survey finds
Respondents also highlighted the prominence of remote working
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Cult of the Lamb wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards 2023
The ceremony also recognised the work of Ashly Burch and awarded her the Gayming Icon Award
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Bungie to crack down on third-party peripherals used for cheating
Destiny 2 developer to issue "warnings, restrictions and/or bans" to players using devices "specifically to gain an advantage over other players"
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InnoGames lays off 75 staff
Hamburg-based company going through "a comprehensive strategic organisational realignment"
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Hadi rebrands to Grand-Attic, raises $5.3 million
The company has moved its HQ to the UK and will keep focusing on casual mobile games
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From photorealism to the silver screen: what's next for Unreal Engine 5?
Epic Games on the convergence of entertainment, a "new breed of creators," and UE's role in enabling both
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Aonic acquires majority stake in Milky Tea
HyperBrawl Tournament developer to focus on new IP development
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Mario movie breaks records for biggest game adaptation opening
The Nintendo, Illumination and Universal film is also the biggest debut of 2023
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Phil Harrison has left Google
The Stadia VP has moved on following the closure of the service in January
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What is an open salary policy and should you consider having one?
Lightforge CEO Matt Schembari gave a GDC talk looking into the benefits of salary transparency within a games studio and how to normalise conversations around compensation
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Saudi Arabia looking to invest $38bn in games
Savvy Gaming Group looking to acquire game projects, but also turn to development and publishing
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Sony launches accessibility tags on PS5 | News-in-brief
Over 50 tags will be available worldwide this week on the PlayStation Store on PS5
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How Epic is "doubling down" on its vision for the metaverse
We talk to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and EVP Saxs Persson about expanding Fortnite's creations beyond shooters and building an ecosystem based on fairness
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Disney to lay off 7,000 staff, shuts down metaverse division
The 50 staff part of the Next Generation Storytelling & Consumer Experiences division were laid off
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Sega and Tencent bow out of E3
Update: Devolver also skipping its usual "satellite events" around E3
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Take-Two acquires mobile games subscription service GameClub
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed
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US Members of Congress slam Sony's "monopoly" in Japan
PlayStation accused of anti-competitive practices over the "high end" games market in the country
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Team17 CEO Debbie Bestwick to step down
She will remain at the UK firm in a non-executive role once her successor has been found
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Dark and Darker removed from Steam due to ongoing Ironmace/Nexon dispute
Nexon issues DMCA against the title, developer says action is based on "distorted claims"