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Newzoo maintains 2023 market value prediction at $184bn
The data firm also revealed that NBA 2K24 was the highest revenue earner on PC and console in the US and UK
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Google to pay $700 million in antitrust settlement against US state attorneys
Several changes to Google Play will be made in response, including allowing alternative billing
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Jingle Jam has raised £25m since starting in 2011 | News-in-brief
Jingle Jam 2023 raised over £2.7 million, receiving over 60,000 donations in two weeks
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New Zealand games industry grew 7% to $270.9 million in 2023
Australian tax incentive and skill shortages cited as reasons for small growth
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Sea of Stars reaches 4m players | News-in-brief
Sabotage Studio's role-playing game hit the milestone across all platforms in less than four months
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What is the games industry looking forward to in 2024?
Publishers, developers and other industry professionals share what keeps them optimistic about the year ahead
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Materia Music acquires video game record label Boss Battle Records
The companies had been in acquisition talks since 2019
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Keywords acquires The Multiplayer Group from Improbable for £76.5m
MPG has worked on titles including Fall Guys and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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Xbox Games Pass comes to Meta Quest
The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta app is available on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets
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Alan Wake 2 | Games of the Year 2023
Sophie McEvoy formed an unexpected connection with a certain fictional writer in this long-awaited sequel
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Naughty Dog cancels The Last Of Us Online
The developer didn't want to become a "solely live services games studio"
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Niko Partners: Asia and MENA spending $78.5bn on in-game purchases in 2023
Microtransactions account for 87.8% of spending, $7.8 billion spent on premium titles
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Free Radical Design closes its doors
Update: Embracer-owned Plaion has confirmed the closure of the TimeSplitters studio
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Allstar raises $12 million in Seed A funding round
The company will use investment to expand technology across new partnerships
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Grand Theft Auto 6 breaks YouTube records
The launch trailer has reached over 142 million views
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Epic Games wins antitrust trial against Google | Epic vs Google
Jury says Google Play is an illegal monopoly, Google plans to challenge the verdict
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora debuts at No.5 | UK Boxed Charts
Two more titles launched this week, including a new expansion for The Sims 4
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Hideo Kojima's OD, Marvel's Blade and new Monster Hunter led The Game Awards 2023 reveals
Release dates also given for Skull & Bones, Visions of Mana, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps The Game Awards 2023
Alan Wake 2 won three awards, including Best Narrative
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Rovio closes Studio Lumi
Publisher's second Montreal-based developer Studio Six was not affected by the decision
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FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal
US regulator claims it only needed to show the potential for Microsoft to withhold games, not prove the deal was anticompetitive
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Report: US predicted to account for 40% of growth in mobile gaming revenue in 2024
Data.ai also predicts that TikTok will becoming the highest grossing app, outperforming Candy Crush
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Bandai Namco to open three more stores in UK
Ealing, Brighton, and Sheffield are the latest locations to see dedicated shops
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Twitch to cease operations in South Korea next year
Streaming platform plans to help creators move to "alternative live streaming services"
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Black Friday aftermath sees sales dip at retail | UK Boxed Charts
Two new titles debuted in the charts this week, including The Walking Dead: Destinies