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Jobs Roundup: MZ appoints new CEO
GameStop continues search for permanent CEO with interim appointment and Sony DADC appoints new UK sales manager
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Steam Store to allow everything that isn't illegal or trolling
Company takes a laissez faire approach to curation, promises improved user filters instead
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Steam "might have killed our business"
Developers behind mature visual novels describe the "chilling effect" of ad hoc game removals and Valve's radio silence
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One-third of UK women gamers report abuse or discrimination from male gamers
Bryter survey shows many women avoid online play or identification as gamers due to fear of abuse
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Paradox Interactive acquires Harebrained Schemes for at least $7.5 million
BattleTech developer will maintain current creative and management teams, gain financial support
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How Minit's team found creativity through limitations
The indie title's four developers discovered freedom within its restrictions, and made a game "without stressing the hell out"
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CI Games partners with Defiant Studios for Lords of the Fallen 2
Polish publisher was "impressed with their game concept" but gives few further details on future of the series
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Apple deprecates support for OpenGL
iOS developers encouraged to use Metal rather than OpenGL or its successor, Vulkan
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Pokemon Quest reaches one million downloads
Free-to-play Pokemon adventure on Switch achieved this milestone less than two full days after launch
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Square Enix Montreal abandons Go series, will continue work on mobile
Studio head cites rising quality of free mobile games, shrinking audience for pay-up-front titles
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Twitch promotes Pride Month, raises money for Human Rights Campaign
Throughout June, Twitch will spotlight LGBTQ+ creators and celebrate diversity across its platform
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First Overwatch League Grand Finals event sells out Barclays Center
More than 20,000 tickets sold for the July 27-28 competition, the largest ever esports event at the arena
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Former Xbox boss Shane Kim named interim CEO at GameStop
Q1 financials show predictable drop-off from Switch release but company maintains predictions for a stronger second half of 2018
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The Elder Scrolls: Legends development switched to Sparkypants Studios
Transition away from Dire Wolf Studios will include new client, UI, and visuals, same game design
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Tranzfuser announces 18 student teams for 2018 program
UK Games Fund-linked competition, now in its third year, aims to support graduate developers entering the industry
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Fig acquires blockchain startup Ownage Ltd
UK company will help build the "Shard" decentralized publishing platform
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Gumi launches $30 million cryptocurrency investment fund
Gumi Cryptos aims to help organizations struggling to connect with Japanese markets
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Intellivision returns with new console, president
Tommy Tallarico and veteran team plan '80s revival as Intellivision Entertainment
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Nordisk Film acquires Avalanche Studios
Just Cause developer retains creative freedom, gains stability in €89 million acquisition
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UK Games Fund selects winners for its Pitch Development Programme
Eight teams will receive £5,000 toward developing a playable demo to showcase this fall
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Microsoft reportedly replaced support staff with the volunteers they trained
Xbox Ambassadors seem to be doing the support work of former paid employees for prizes
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Pokémon profits down nearly 50% in company's second most profitable year
Pokémon Go, Sun, and Moon accounted for the 2016 spike and subsequent fall-off
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US has the largest gender pay gap for video game streamers
Half of US women streamers go unpaid despite country's higher-than-average spending on influencer support
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Fortnite sold 5 million battle passes on the first day of Season 3
Analyst Michael Pachter relates success, predicts more games moving to cosmetics as a result
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Six finalist teams revealed for Dare Academy 2018
Student groups will use £1,000 budget to hone games before EGX in September