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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
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Mojang games to require Microsoft account
All the titles from the Minecraft developer will be impacted by the change, including Minecraft Java Edition
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MAG Interactive reports $25 million in sales
Revenue at the mobile games company also grew 28% from June to August 2020
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More allegations surface against Rooster Teeth's Ryan Haywood
The former Achievement Hunter host was described as “predatory,” allegedly taking advantage of power imbalance to solicit sexual favours from young women
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Z Event raises €5.7m for Amnesty International
The live streaming event broke the record for the most money raised for charity on Twitch
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New nonprofit organisation Hit Save to support games preservation
The community-driven organisation is based in the US but will operate globally
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Growth in UK games industry fastest ever recorded
Games development headcount is at an all-time high of 18,279 in the UK
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What is the best game engine: is Amazon Lumberyard right for you?
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy's in-depth guide to Lumberyard, a 3D engine powered by Amazon Web Services
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Sega criticised for launching Golden Axe prototype created "under crunch conditions"
Update: Sega edited the Steam page and said in a statement that it "didn't mean to dredge up painful memories"
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Rooster Teeth's Ryan Haywood and Adam Kovic let go amid 'explicit photos' scandal
The Achievement Hunter and Funhaus hosts reportedly sent inappropriate unsolicited photos to fans
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Beamable files for bankruptcy
The studio formerly known as Disruptor Beam reported $3.4 million in liabilities
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Tencent proceeds with Huya and DouYu merger
The agreement is expected to close during the first half of 2021
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UK National Videogame Museum receives £400,000 grant
The funding from the Arts Council's Culture Recovery Fund will ensure the NVM can function until the spring
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Retaining and fostering women in the games industry
Victoria Setian gave a GDC Summer talk addressing how to fight discriminatory attitudes in the workplace and develop female talent into leadership
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Xbox Elite Series 2 added to Microsoft controller drift lawsuit
The updated lawsuit also shed light on what's allegedly causing the drift
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72% of US next-gen pre-order customers chose PS5
29% of the respondents to a VGM study said they tried to pre-order a next-gen console but were not able to do so
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Epic Games vs Apple trial set for May 2021
It's uncertain at this stage whether the trial will be conducted in person or virtually
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Valve adds chat filter after successful Steam Labs test
The new tool hides hateful language from people you don't know by default in Steam Chat
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Thirdverse secures $8.5m in Series A funding
The Japanese studio, previously known as Yomuneco, is currently working as publisher on inXile's Frostpoint VR
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Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink
The Swedish company purchased the British studio for £23 million
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Google Play delays 30% cut in India to 2022
A coalition of 150 Indian companies pushed back against Google's upcoming policy
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GOG Galaxy 2.0 to sell Epic Games Store titles
The client will offer games that were previously exclusive to Epic's platform
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ProbablyMonsters opens new RPG-focused studio
It joins Cauldron Studios and Firewalk Studio as the company moves into new headquarters
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Genshin Impact becomes biggest international launch for a Chinese game
The free-to-play RPG is the second top-grossing app on iOS in China, only beaten by the Chinese version of TikTok
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Among Us drives record Discord installs
Discord's daily downloads worldwide have reached around 800,000