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No Man's Sky's hostile fans meet Vivendi's hostile takeover

Weekly recap: Hello Games receives death threats, The Sims 4 gets smart about gender, and Gameloft's Michel Guillemot makes way for Vivendi

June 3, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Maxis and GLAAD collaborate to remove gender restrictions from The Sims

After a year in development, a free update will place The Sims 4 among the most gender positive games in the industry's history

June 3, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Mad Catz profit turns to $11m loss on "incredibly disappointing" Rock Band 4

The resurgence of the music genre did not go according to plan

June 3, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Overwatch and the death of the midnight launch

Overwatch ships two days ahead of midnight launch, attracts over 7 million players in less than 10 days

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Rocket League hit $110m in revenue by giving away content for free

PlayStation Plus giveaway and free major DLC updates are behind rapid growth, says Psyonix

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Microsoft, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook target online hate speech

New EC Code of Conduct demands action against reported violations within 24 hours

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Mojang: Minecraft is not an advertising platform

New rules prevent third-party entities from using Minecraft and its gameplay for promotional purposes

June 1, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Overwatch steals UK #1 from Uncharted 4

Blizzard's shooter secures another win, Total War: Warhammer sneaks into the retail chart

May 31, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Starbreeze acquires full rights to Payday IP from 505 Games

Deal is worth $30 million stock, and Starbreeze has marked the occasion by removing microtransactions from Payday 2

May 31, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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From Game of War to public transport

MZ is putting its new strategy into action, applying its game tech to eradicate inefficiency in New Zealand's public transport system

May 27, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Exploring the "positive tension" between creativity and marketing

For Paradox Interactive and 11 Bit Studios, the best solution to "communication clutter" is to make games worth talking about

May 26, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Vlambeer, Sumo and Samsung join NASSCOM GDC advisory board

Indian developer conference reaches out to international partners as it moves to new location in Hyderabad

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Xbox One "Scorpio" coming in 2017 - reports

Microsoft is working on several new Xbox devices, and its headline act will be even more powerful than Sony's rumoured Neo

May 26, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Tiger Style: A tale of two Spiders

Six years is a long time in mobile gaming. For Randy Smith, it meant the difference between success and failure

May 25, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Uncharted 4 was inspired by the industry's struggle against crunch

Naughty Dog embraced "downbeat moments" and reconsidered the importance of fun, to the chagrin of certain fans

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Uncharted 4 resists Homefront onslaught to remain UK #1

Deep Silver's long in the making sequel settles for third place in its debut week

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Minecraft videos based on Super Mario DLC hit with copyright claims

4J Studios' official Wii U add-on was supposed to be exempt from Nintendo's insistence on taking a cut of YouTubers' revenue

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Monument Valley has earned over $14 million in two years

But ustwo gave 80 per cent of the game's 26 million downloads away for free

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Rovio's Angry Birds film has earned $150 million worldwide

But after a $400 million Sony marketing push, how much further does it have to fly to return a profit?

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Apple deems Palestinian dev's game "not appropriate" for the App Store

UPDATE: Apple relents - Liyla & the Shadows of War published under the App Store's Games category

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Uncharted 4 is a paragon of AAA accessibility

Naughty Dog describes the new features in its latest blockbuster that make it more open to gamers with disabilities

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Minecraft to launch on PC and mobile in China

Microsoft is partnering with NetEase to develop and release a new version of Mojang's game in the world's most populous country

May 20, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Google Play is adding an Early Access section

Curated storefront will be the most visible part of a push to make open betas more visible to the public

May 20, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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The Elder Scrolls Online added "millions" of new players in 2015

Tamriel Unlimited and ESO's console launch were big hits, says Firor, "and mostly because we didn't go free-to-play"

May 19, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Raw Fury wants to close the gates on the "developer valley of death"

Poor launch sales can mean the end for smaller studios - is it time to reconsider how publishers build and judge success?

May 19, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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