Feature
Loot boxes: An industry at war with itself over a technicality
2018 in Review: The evidence says loot boxes are gambling, but the law is still catching up
Politics (Page 12)
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China's new Ethics Committee has been reviewing existing titles
Waiting list for bringing games to China "likely to be longer than expected", analyst IHS Markit warns
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Parliament launches "addictive" technologies inquiry
Committee investigates how to "keep pace with the increasing digitisation and 'gamification' of people's lives"
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China forms new ethics committee to review video games
20 titles already processed, but nine rejected and 11 need to “eliminate moral hazard”
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Apple pulls mobile strategy game for including Taliban as enemies
But Slitherine development director hopes mobile platform holder will reverse its decision
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Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes
Chairman Joseph Simons promises Congress to investigate potential for child susceptibility to addiction, problem gambling
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UK games industry leaders reject Brexit deal
Peter Molyneux, Rhianna Pratchett, Ian Livingstone, Charles Ceil and more call for People's Vote to overcome “dire threat” of leaving EU
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UK Gambling Commission: No link between loot boxes and exposure to gambling
Commission tells GamesIndustry.biz it did not find loot boxes are gateway to gambling, despite what media reports claim
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Paradox taking control of White Wolf after Vampire: The Masquerade LGBTQ+ controversy
Tabletop dev will “no longer function as a separate entity” after “crude and disrespectful” use of Chechnya's anti-gay purges
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Brexit draft agreement “not ideal” for UK games industry
Trade bodies and other industry organisations warn of further uncertainty following Prime Minister's proposed withdrawal deal
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UK government responds to industry's Brexit fears
“The video games sector plays an important part in the UK's creative industries and we are listening to concerns"
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German government to establish €50 million game fund in 2019
game's Felix Falk sees "historic" fund as a chance to close the gap on the UK, France and Canada
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Malaysian government pledges $2.4m for esports in 2019
National budget will boost local esports scene, Razer CEO pledges to match the investment
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Brexit will cause 'serious harm' to the UK games industry
White paper from Games4EU suggests consumers will take financial hit while industry suffers 'brain drain' and 'cultural diminishment'
Feature
Chasing oblivion with Disco Elysium and alcohol addiction
'Really, at the bottom of their soul, people know that they have a bit of a drinking problem,' says designer and writer Robert Kurvitz
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A post-mortem of Telltale Games
Speaking at Sweden Game Conference 2018, former Telltale narrative designer Emily Grace Buck says it's time for a “really serious conversation about potentially starting a union”
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Ubisoft Massive COO: "We don't want to take a stance in current politics"
Speaking during Sweden Game Conference 2018, Alf Condelius discusses the separation of games and politics with The Division
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Brazilian government opens investigation into Valve, Steam, and developers behind Bolsomito 2k18
Game features character based on Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro punching minorities with the aim of purging "the evils of communism"
Feature
The cathartic expression of shared cultural trauma in The Sinking City
Wael Amr and Sergey Oganesyan discuss how the Ukrainian revolution of 2014 informed the cosmic horror underpinnings of Frogwares' latest game
News
Industry staff protest working conditions with Twitter storm
UPDATE: IGDA exec Jen MacLean issues statement on #AsAGamesWorker protest
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ESA president Michael Gallagher steps down
Former senior VP Stanley Pierre-Louis to serve as interim CEO until replacement is found
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Trump administration suing California to block net neutrality laws
Lawsuit filed hours after Golden State passed most extensive new ruling on internet freedom
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UKIE responds to Migration Advisory Committee immigration post-Brexit report
CEO Dr. Jo Twist: "Expanding the current Tier 2 system to EEA citizens would prove inefficient and cumbersome for the industry"
Opinion
Is the Olympics relevant for esports?
IOC president Thomas Bach dismissed games as “contradictory to Olympic values” - but his approval is less important than what esports is building elsewhere
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Brianna Wu's Congress bid fails, vows to run again in 2020
“America needs better leadership more than we need another video game. So, I am here for good.”