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Ubisoft apologises for ableist description in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
The publisher said it will address the issue in an upcoming update
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MiHoYo reportedly discloses Genshin Impact players phone numbers
Update: The studio said they took "immediate action to fix the problem," which should now be resolved
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Some Amazon Xbox Series X pre-orders may not arrive until December
Update: A Microsoft spokesperson said the company is "working tirelessly with retail partners to replenish Xbox hardware as quickly as possible"
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Descenders has sold over 250,000 units
Nearly 3.5 million people have played the biking title across all platforms, thanks to its success on Xbox Game Pass
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Steam adds frictionless playtesting feature
The new tool will make playtests accessible directly from a title's store page
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POC in Play champions Black talent with BHM 100 list
The initiative aims at inspiring young talent, and provides a resource for journalists and event organisers to diversify their line-ups
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Fortnite reportedly returning to iOS via GeForce Now
An announcement from Nvidia is expected "before the winter holidays" the BBC reported
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Maze Theory opens studio in the US
The new Los Angeles office will be led by industry veteran Phil Greenspan
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One Special Day raises over £500,000
The 2020 edition of SpecialEffect's fundraising event raised a record amount
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Phil Spencer calls for more diverse leaders in games
Having "visible leaders" should be the industry's focus, Xbox chief said, addressing the role Microsoft has to play against racial inequity
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Jim Ryan: "We're more than a few minutes from the future of VR"
PlayStation's CEO said VR will not be "meaningful component of interactive entertainment" until at least 2022
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Everwild creative director leaves Rare
Simon Woodroffe resigned from his position, but Rare's new IP is "in good hands" studio head Craig Duncan said
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Annapurna Interactive launches internal development studio
The Outer Wilds publisher is looking for a game director for its first in-house project
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Phil Spencer: "Our motivation is not to turn everybody into a subscriber"
The Xbox chief renewed his commitment to retail and said Game Pass is not here to "take options away from people"
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Sony to give away adapters to allow VR use on PlayStation 5
PSVR is not compatible with the PS5 out of the box, but Sony will start shipping adapters for free from the end of October
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Frostpunk board game raises over €2m on Kickstarter
Shipping for the 11 Bit Studios and Glass Cannon Unplugged project is due to start in September 2021
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Shotcall closes $2.2m seed round
The platform aims to connect content creators and their community by letting them play together
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Music industry organisations slam Twitch in open letter
The streaming giant denied the claims that its Soundtrack service is not fully licensed
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Lifting the barriers for Black professionals in the games industry
Focusing on retention and promotion, the GamesIndustry.biz Academy looks at the barriers facing Black talent in games
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Ubisoft and Netflix partner on Assassin's Creed live-action series
The deal also includes work on animated and anime series
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Ubisoft details next-gen improvements for its upcoming games
Most of the publisher's upcoming titles releasing on current generation hardware will benefit from a free upgrade
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CS:GO pro players banned for betting on themselves
The accused had accomplices that were placing identical bets
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Deleting Facebook wipes out Oculus purchases
Users who have not linked their Facebook account to their VR headset yet are not impacted
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VENN closes $26m Series A funding
The esports and gaming broadcast network secured Nexstar Media Group as an exclusive local television partner
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Riot Games hires first ever chief marketing officer
Jason Bunge joins the League of Legends developer from Electronic Arts to lead its marketing and publishing efforts