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New York Times: "Buying Wordle substantially changed our business"
GDC 2023: Executive producer Zoe Bell shared one year of Wordle success and described the pillars of a NYT game
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Tim Sweeney believes the metaverse is "happening for real"
GDC 2023: Epic Games boss says Apple "will either try to crush the metaverse, or extract all the profit from it"
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Unreal Editor for Fortnite launching in beta today
GDC 2023: Epic's State of Unreal showed off long awaited UEFN and Creator Economy 2.0, as well as new unified marketplace Fab, which is open to all engines
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Pokémon Snap, systemic comedy and siding with the player: How Bugsnax came to life
GDC 2023: Young Horses' John Murphy on Bugsnax's pitching and prototyping stages and the unexpected inspirations behind the hit
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Shuhei Yoshida to receive BAFTA Fellowship
BAFTA to recognise the SIE veteran's work "as a champion of independent developers"
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Bleak Faith devs rebuff allegations of using animations from Elden Ring
Update: Archangel Studios to replace the assets "over the next several days," Epic not able to verify that the animations seller had the "appropriate rights" to trade on its marketplace
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Meta to lay off 10,000 staff by end of year
Facebook firm also halting new hires, layoffs follow 11,000 job cuts announced in November
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A survival guide to GDC 2023
Games industry professionals share their GDC tips, from networking advice to finding the best pasta in San Francisco
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Microsoft confirms it won't have a physical presence at E3
The company will co-stream its Xbox Games Showcase as part of E3 Digital but won't be on the showfloor
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A guide to properly crediting game workers and why it matters
As developers continue to see their work unacknowledged, we explore the issues behind this and how to resolve them
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GSC Game World suffers Stalker 2 leak after latest cyber attack
"Attempts to blackmail or intimidate us are completely futile" said the Ukrainian developer
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Suicide Squad reportedly delayed again
Rocksteady and Warner Bros' title was due on May 26, should still launch this year
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Report: Multiple projects cancelled at TT Games, including a Lego Disney title
According to sources, the Lego game based on various Disney franchises had been in development for four years
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Starfield to release on September 6
The Bethesda title was initially due in the first half of the year
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YouTube softens profanity rules
Previous version of the policy had led to controversy due an increasing number of demonetised videos
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Rovio says classic Angry Birds was delisted due to impact on search results
But game could return if new name Red's First Flight proves successful on iOS
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Ubisoft's publishing arm going through reorganisation of its "European business subsidiaries"
The announcement followed rumours of office closures, which were not addressed by the company
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The Wolf Among Us 2 delayed to 2024 to avoid crunch
"You can't plan a business around [crunch]" said Telltale CEO Jamie Ottilie
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Report: Meta planning three more VR headsets, Quest 3 due this year
A leaked presentation detailed the company's plans for AR and VR, but highlighted retention issues with current hardware
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CWA presses charges against Activision over the firing of two employees
Update: CWA decries discharge as "retaliation," says Activision treats employees like "disposable workhorses"
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Forspoken studio Luminous Productions merged with Square Enix
The developer previously operated as an independent subsidiary
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Bigmode's journey, from YouTubers to publishers
Co-founder Leah Gastrow on what the publishing label brings to the table, its natural progression from content creation, and the problem with placing others in rigid boxes
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Report: Beyond Good and Evil 2 developer Ubisoft Montpellier faces labour investigation
Studio head Guillaume Carmona reportedly departed the firm after 18 years while the team undergoes well-being assessments
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Cyanide apologises for Blood Bowl 3 server issues, responds to other player concerns
Developer emphasises that its monetisation system is "cosmetic only" after criticism
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Embracer strikes deal with New Line and Warner Bros for new Lord of the Rings films | News-in-brief
Partnership was signed via subsidiary Middle-earth Enterprises for multiple movies based on Tolkien's work