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Itch.io gives its revenue share to developers for 24 hours
Until midnight Pacific Time on November 28, the indie games store is giving its portion of each sale back to developers
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Academy
What are the biggest changes impacting the games industry?
At the NG20+ conference, Rami Ismail looked back at a decade of games industry and how it can inform indies' decisions going forward
News
Keywords Studios acquires marketing agency G-Net Media
The acquisition brings the number of Keywords' marketing studios to seven
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Square Enix shifts eligible Japanese staff to permanent remote working
The company expects around 80% of its employees to be home-based from December
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Game Workers Unite UK rebrands to IWGB Game Workers
Update: The trade union confirmed it's now a separate organisation to GWU, and changed name to prevent "unnecessary confusion"
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TikTok developer launches publishing arm and casual gaming platform
ByteDance is set to publish five games in the Chinese market via new division Pixmain
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Bioware and Ubisoft veterans create Yellow Brick Games
Mike Laidlaw, Thomas Giroux, Jeff Skalski, and Frédéric St-Laurent B want to focus on a "craftsmanship approach"
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Bandai Namco invests $3m in avatars creator Genies
The tech company is preparing to launch in Asia, with a new office in Tokyo
Academy
The ultimate guide to selling your indie game
At Develop:Brighton Digital, Network N's James Binns laid out the strategy and tactics indies should follow to sell more games
News
Imvu to launch its own cryptocurrency
The social platform's new digital tokens, Vcoin, will launch in early January 2021
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COVID-19 expected to boost investment in esports
But esports activity won't go back to pre-pandemic levels for another year, some execs believe
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PlayStation 5 sold almost six times as many units as Xbox Series X|S in Japan
Sony's consoles sold 118,085 units in four days, while Microsoft's machines sold 20,534 in six days
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Nintendo publishes Animal Crossing guidelines for businesses
The platform holder asked organisations to "refrain from bringing politics" into New Horizons
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Apple to cut down App Store share to 15% for small developers
The company's new App Store Small Business Program means studios earning less than $1m a year in proceeds will benefit from a reduced commission
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Nintendo faces yet another Joy-Con drift lawsuit
An expert analysis noted that the drift is caused by "extensive wear on the pad surface on the interior of the Joy-Con"
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Epic Games acquires real-time animation firm Hyprsense
The company will collaborate closely with 3Lateral and Cubic Motion to "make content production more accessible"
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Wiggin acquires games law firm Purewal & Partners
Founder Jas Purewal is joining as partner, alongside his team
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Microsoft suggests higher AAA price-point is "warranted"
CFO Tim Stuart said that publishers need to "make the right decision for their content"
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My.Games launches cloud gaming service
My.Games Cloud is currently in beta in Russia, and will feature games from Ubisoft and Riot Games
Feature
What next-gen consoles really mean for audio
Sumo Digital discusses the audio tools that could be a game changer for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
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Zynga to open new studio in its Austin office
The new studio will focus on the development of NaturalMotion's Star Wars game
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Microsoft to roll out Project xCloud in four new markets
The cloud gaming beta is coming to Australia, Brazil, Japan, and Mexico this November
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Respawn emphasises its no crunch policy
Accused of being too slow with content, Apex Legends game director says the studio "refuses to crunch the team"
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Half of US and UK players want more diverse characters in games
Research conducted by Newzoo shows that gamers want publishers to take an "active stance" on societal issues
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla doubles Odyssey's player count at launch
The latest entry in Ubisoft's series also saw record viewership on Twitch and YouTube