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Embracer Group repays $300m to lenders
Repayment comes from net proceeds received from Take-Two's purchase of Gearbox Entertainment
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Are games consoles facing extinction?
Industry veterans Shawn Layden, Van Burnham and Michael Pachter debate whether there's a future for dedicated games devices in a world of streaming and smartphones
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Brainspark Games raises £1.4 million in funding
Educational games studio to use investment for developments in tech and production
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Former Modern Wolf staff form new visibility agency Secret Sauce
Company aims to help support self-publishers and provide advice on branding
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John Hight leaves Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft general manager "excited to explore new opportunities" following departure
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MyGames launches premium publishing label Knights Peak
Knights Peak has announced five projects, including the console edition of Starship Troopers: Extermination
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£2.3m programme funds new Games Innovation Zone in the UK
The new space opened in Guildford to boost the industry in Surrey
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Asia and MENA games market expected to hit $100bn by 2028
Niko Partners report also says region generated $85.5 billion in 2023
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Squad Busters generates $1.1m at launch
Daily revenue peak for Supercell's latest title is estimated to be $1.5 million
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New publishing label Unikat launches
Founded by Michal Napora, publisher's first releases include Tensori's Pools and Void Within's Dystopika
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Ubisoft vet David Polfeldt opens new studio in Barcelona
Bespoke Pixel has raised $25 million in funding
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Worldwalker Games goes into hibernation
"Nobody is shutting us down. We are going into hibernation because we are done with this project," clarified co-owner Nate Austin
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Lower-cost regions are key to the industry's rebuilding | Opinion
As companies start to rebuild the development capacity lost in mass layoffs and closures, much of the focus will be on growing new studios away from traditional high-cost regions
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Amazon opens new studio in Bucharest
Ubisoft veteran Cristian Pana to lead Amazon's first internal development studio in Europe
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Private equity firm in talks to buy Keywords Studios
The offer is reportedly expected to be £2.2 billion
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Sony's focus on engagement time over units sold makes sense for PlayStation | Opinion
The move has provoked criticism, but the ethos this has created at PlayStation has largely been a force for good
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GameStop shares spike on return of meme stock poster
Roaring Kitty's first social media posts in nearly three years have stock trading around triple last week's closing price
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The former Ubisoft dev who wants to bring back the golden age of JRPGs
We talk to CEO Emma Delage about the community's hunger for JRPGs, and why Kickstarter could be a viable path for Studio Camelia's debut project
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Sponsored | Newzoo: There are reasons why the market may still grow
Newzoo's lead analyst Tom Wijman explains why declining playtime and the continued success of older titles doesn't necessarily spell doom for newer games
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How the GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards are judged
Here are how the winners are decided
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Why Sweden's games industry is still growing
Trade body Dataspelsbranschen and Swedish studio heads discuss the nation's talent pipeline and collaborative culture
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Report: Sony forms new studio with ex-Deviation Games devs
Deviation co-founder Jason Blundell said to be involved in new studio
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Xbox mobile store to launch this summer
Storefront to launch with first-party titles such as Candy Crush and Minecraft
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EA Sports FC, Madden have EA posting full-year growth despite sleepy Q4
Publisher forecasts revenue decline for coming year, commits to three-year, $5 billion stock repurchase program
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Matthew Bromberg appointed CEO of Unity
Interim CEO Jim Whitehurst to become executive chair of Unity's board