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Following sale of Western devs, Square Enix wants to acquire and establish new studios
The Japanese company also shared its ambition to accelerate investment in blockchain, AI, and the cloud
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April spending down 8% despite strong hardware sales | US monthly charts
Accessories sales were down 10% year-on-year, while hardware saw a 16% growth
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BioWare contractors looking to unionise no longer required to return to the office
Alberta Labour Relations Board has ordered the unionisation vote
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Strong year for Square Enix as Final Fantasy 14 offsets non-MMO game decline
The company's Digital Entertainment category saw a 6% increase in net sales to $2.1 billion
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FRVR acquires free-to-play shooter Krunker
Team behind the game, including its creator Sidney de Vries, to join FRVR
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Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023
Both Bethesda titles are now due in the first half of next year
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Ubisoft has "everything we need to remain independent," says CEO
CFO skirts around NFT question but says future tech will provide "very meaningful value propositions for players"
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TIGA: UK games development workforce grew 25% to over 20,000 full-time staff
The games industry's annual contribution to the UK's GDP reached £2.9 billion by December 2021
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An introduction to games technical art
Atomhawk's technical art director Liam Fleming explains what technical artists do and gives pointers on how to become one
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Sumo Group joins Playing for the Planet Alliance
Company reiterates pledge to become carbon neutral by 2025
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Microsoft announces new accessibility tools for devs
The company unveiled its Gaming Accessibility Resource Hub, further guidance as part of its accessibility guidelines, and more
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Warner Bros cancels Gotham Knights' PS4 and Xbox One versions
The publisher said the title will release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC only, "to provide players with the best possible gameplay experience"
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Bandai Namco's profit rose almost 50% in FY2022
Sales were also on the rise, up 20% to $6.8 billion
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Unity Q1 2022 revenue up 36% to $320m
But guidance for Q2 and full financial year has been lowered
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Games Branding opens first US-based office in Boston
PR and marketing firm launched as a remote company in 2021, currently has offices in Brazil and Mexico
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Ubisoft adds seven to executive committee to "accelerate its transformation"
Marie-Sophie de Waubert has been appointed SVP of studios operations
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Riot files new lawsuit against Moonton for copying League of Legends: Wild Rift
The LoL developer has been battling against the Shanghai-based studio for several years for IP infringement
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PlayStation sales rise slightly to $20.7bn as PS5 nears 20m shipments
Sony's new gen console shipped 11.5 million units during FY2021
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Summer Game Fest showcase dated for June 9
The live-streamed event will take place at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT
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Women in Games opens Asia branch
New chapter to be headed by Riot Games' Dan Sun and Keywords' Kah Hui Teo
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Indielab launches new games accelerator
Regional and national programmes will be created across the UK to support small to mid-size studios
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Haden Blackman steps down as Hangar 13 studio head
He will be replaced by Nick Baynes, previously studio head of Hangar 13 Brighton
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Roblox introduces flexible working options
Staff given choice between coming to the office, remote working, or three days a week in the office
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Interim director says IGDA is "revamping its ethics processes"
After the organisation mishandled complaints of harassment, Jakin Vela says it's gathering community feedback "to ensure that no missteps happen"