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YouTubers walk away from G2A sponsorship revenue
Accusations of fraudulent transactions on G2A's marketplace has prompted some streamers to break their partnerships
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Jobs roundup: Quantic Dream's Christopher Schmitz joins IO Interactive
Also, 2K hires Sega and THQ veteran Jon Rooke as international marketing director, and HTC appoints head of marketing for Vive's content store
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Counter-Strike eSports broadcast pulled following Munich shooting
ProSieben MAXX cancels ELeague coverage following German government linking the killer's actions to his love of Counter-Strike
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Tencent, Unity, Tinybuild and CCP are the first D.I.C.E. Europe speakers
James Mitchell, Clive Downie, Alex Nichiporchik and Hilmar Petursson will speak on the "World Builders" theme at Barcelona event
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Samsung Gear VR hits 1 million MAUs
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg sheds light on the growing reach of mobile VR, believes that AR will follow the same path
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Qualcomm settles class-action gender bias suit for $19.5 million
Chip-maker will now address imbalance within its ranks, implementing reforms to improve pay and opportunities for women
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Nintendo posts biggest Q1 loss in five years
Last year's profit turns to $232 million loss in the face of collapsing Wii U sales and the absence of new revenue streams
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Nintendo NX is a portable console powered by a mobile processor - report
Handheld component has detachable controllers, can be hooked up to a TV, with cartridges used for games
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Nintendo issues reminder it didn't make Pokémon Go, stock slumps 18%
$6.7 billion wiped from Nintendo's market cap in its biggest one-day drop since 1990
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The vanishing differences between mobile and desktop VR
"Very soon, the content you're playing on Vive will be very easily playable on what we call mobile VR platforms right now”
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Splitter Critters was the big winner at the Indie Prize Awards
RAC2's game was the only game to pick up two awards at the Casual Connect indie showcase
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Are VR exclusives bad? It's complicated
"In a lot of cases a game is not gonna be made at all unless it gets a boost from something like a timed exclusivity deal"
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Brazil, India and Russia in the top 5 markets for Unity installs
Q2 data shows the growing importance of mobile markets outside of Europe and North America
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VR "kind of scares me as an investor" - Lasky
Mitch Lasky, venture capitalist at Benchmark, also believes Facebook's acquisition of Oculus may not have been a good thing for VR
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eSports' "Wild West" period is drawing to a close
A Casual Connect panel described the forces that will civilise the eSports landscape, leading to a rise in both revenue and regulations
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Obsidian Entertainment: Survival, success and independence
CEO Feargus Urquhart on 13 years in AAA development - "We just want to be in a financial situation where we're not worried all the time"
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Jobs roundup: Dishonored's visual design director joins Darewise
Also, Diablo III's Josh Masqueira leaves Blizzard, and Deep Silver Fishlabs reaches 90 employees with 3 new hires
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Robert Yang calls out Twitch for "humiliating and dehumanising treatment"
Radiator 2 is the third Yang release to be banned by Twitch for its sexual content
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Line IPO raises $1.1 billion, the biggest in tech in 2016
Around 40% of revenue comes from games, stickers and comics, and Japanese messaging service is seeking to expand with new content
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Magic Leap: "We're kinda like a baby Apple"
Enigmatic company is in "go mode," will start debugging the "high-volume production line" for its lightweight, subtle headset this summer
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CryEngine 5 business model is built on "appreciation and trust"
Crytek's 'pay what you want' strategy targeted at the "next wave" of game developers, says MD Avni Yerli
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Location, location, location: Pokémon GO's unique strength and biggest problem
Niantic eyes sponsored locations just as the complaints from real-world businesses start to roll in
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Pokemon GO's launch was an unqualified success - almost
UPDATE: SuperData estimates that the game has generated $14.04 million across mobile platforms since its release
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“We're not looking for another Crossy Road”
At the BIG Business Forum, publishing experts advised Brazilian developers to prioritise creative risks over following market trends
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Kabam, Glu, and Super Evil Megacorp. CEOs to speak at Casual Connect USA
Kevin Chou will discuss cracking the static top-grossing chart at San Francisco event this month