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2K Games alters NBA 2K MyTeam mode to comply with Belgian loot box laws

UPDATE: Publisher also removes premium currency card packs from Dutch version, "disagrees with this position" in both nations

Aug. 23, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Fortnite's five-month iOS revenue on par with Clash Royale

Epic's blockbuster reaches $200 million revenue on the App Store, according to Sensor Tower estimates

Aug. 22, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Blizzard: "Who is your 'Red Shirt Guy'?"

At Devcom this week, Blizzard's Saralyn Smith advised developers to find and celebrate the stars in their communities

Aug. 22, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Shuhei Yoshida's first play of God of War - "He was horrified"

At Devcom 2018, creative director Cory Barlog laid out the difficult user responses to the in-development God of War, from both playtesters and SIE's top brass

Aug. 20, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Six talks to watch at Devcom 2018

The pre-Gamescom developer conference will explore loot boxes, the line between satisfaction and addiction, and the emotional journey in creating God of War

Aug. 15, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Paradox Interactive's record Q2 revenues marred by declining profits

Royalty payments to third-party devs and two cancelled projects dragged on the Swedish publisher's bottom line

Aug. 14, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Sekai Project hit by significant layoffs

CEO confirms "many" of its staff have been let go, employee reports suggest entire LA office has been closed

Aug. 14, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Sumo Digital acquires The Chinese Room

Brighton-based developer of Dear Esther becomes the fifth Sumo Digital studio

Aug. 14, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Whole new worlds: Improbable's tech lets smaller studios think big

With Mavericks and Seed, Automaton and Klang Games are using SpatialOS to redefine what it means to be massively multiplayer

Aug. 13, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Monster Hunter World PC release pulls in record number of concurrent Steam users

More than any other new game in 2018, and enough to make Steam Charts' all-time top ten

Aug. 10, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Game Maker 2 Nintendo Switch export is now in open beta

More than 1,000 developers have contacted YoYo Games about the feature

Aug. 10, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Nintendo Switch Online coming in "the second half" of September

The Switch's delayed online service gets its most specific launch window to date

Aug. 10, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Germany relaxes stance on Nazi symbols in video games

Like films, games featuring "unconstitutional" symbols can now be submitted for age-rating in Germany

Aug. 9, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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"Flooding the market with Nazi symbols is not something we want"

Game MD Felix Falk on the long struggle to allow games tackling Nazism and its imagery to be rated in Germany, and the responsibility of being part of "the social discourse"

Aug. 9, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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