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PS5 stock boost sends Spider-Man: Miles Morales to No.2 | UK Boxed Charts

The Sinking City developer asks users not to buy its game on Steam

2021 could be a thin year for new games | This Week in Business

Playism shuts down storefront

Harry Potter and the Culture of Cancellation | Opinion

How to be a better character designer

MiHoYo revenue reportedly close to $800m in 2020

PS5 storage upgrades reportedly coming this summer

PlayStation partners with four organisations supporting Black communities

Valve ordered to hand over sales data for Epic vs Apple case

Sega's release slate was cut almost in half by COVID-19 disruption

EA reportedly cancels Motive's Gaia after six years in development

Games included in the GSA BAFTA Student Awards for the first time

Sony's VR commitment must be about software, not hardware | Opinion

Hiro Capital invests in Snowprint, Happy Volcano, and Double Loop

MTG pursuing mergers and acquisitions despite down sales year

Coin Master passes $2b in lifetime player spending

Sony shutting down Japan Studio development - Report

Destiny 2 delays Witch Queen expansion to 2022

Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator dev on pricing organs, pricing games

"If you're still marketing to white cis males, you're alienating more than half your players"

Valheim hits 4m sales and 500,000 concurrent players

Marc Whitten swaps Amazon for Unity

Little Nightmares 2 | Critical Consensus

Nintendo to stop supporting 3DS and 3DS XL repairs in Japan

Just one day left to enter the Indie Publishing Awards 2021

Hades wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards

GameStop shares spike again

President Biden orders review of semiconductor shortage amid PS5, Xbox stock problems

CD Projekt staff reportedly locked out of computers after ransomware attack

Female Call of Duty pro reportedly murdered by another player

Amazon opens Luna early access to new users

Fandom acquires digital games marketplace Fanatical

Bioware stops work on Anthem

BebopBee lands $2m in funding

HP acquires HyperX

Making terms and acquisitions more accessible to users

Peter Moore, Brenda Romero, John Romero and more join GI Live: Online

Thunderful Group full-year revenues rise to $374m despite Q4 profit drop

Unity report shows mobile games ad revenue grew 8% in 2020

Tencent takes a minority stake in Payload Studios

Bethesda faces lawsuit over Fallout 4 DLC

Thunderful acquires Bridge Constructor publisher Headup in €11m deal

PlayStation's commitment is a huge boost to the VR market | Opinion

January digital games spending reaches $11.6bn

GameStop CFO resigns

Interactive Entertainment Law Group expands into South America with merger

Whose war stories are worth telling? | Podcast

Illinois politician proposes a Grand Theft Auto ban

Notre Dame sitting out of EA Sports College Football for now

Soccer Manager gets £3m investment

Sony planning new PS5 VR headset

Gran Turismo 7 delayed to 2022

Miniclip buys Green Horse Games

GameMaker to add next-gen support

Ironsource acquires Luna Labs

Bandai Namco take minority stake in Might & Magic dev Limbic Entertainment

The legend of The Legend of Zelda

Paradox reports best year ever in 2020

Hardsuit Labs dropped as Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 developer

VSPN reportedly considering IPO

UKIE aims to close the "digital divide" with Devices For All campaign

UK antitrust tribunal blocks Epic's case against Apple

VR specialist NDreams becomes a third-party publisher with $2 million fund

Epic giving out virtual currency after loot box settlement

Class-action suit takes aim at Google Stadia's 4K claims

Live-action Twisted Metal TV series moving forward

OverActive plans Toronto esports arena

Robox to begin trading shares in March

Wildlife Studios on adapting to mobile evolution

Here's why Glu is an excellent strategic fit for EA

CD Projekt Red issues DMCA to prevent spread of stolen Gwent code

Take-Two reportedly takes down reverse-engineered GTA3, Vice City source code

Super Mario 3D World holds off FIFA resurgence | UK Boxed Charts

The dark art of getting press coverage | This Week in Business

Apple turns to Valve for information in legal battle with Epic

Netmarble acquires Kung Fu Factory

Lucid Sight acquires multiplayer engine Colyseus

Nintendo delivered a strong Direct, but fan impatience grows | Opinion

Huuuge Inc. now listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Nvidia nerfs cryptocurrency mining capabilities on newest graphics card

One week left to win an indie publishing award

Paradox reveals new subscription service for Crusader Kings 2

Larian opens new Guildford studio

'LinkedIn for gamers' Efuse raises $6m

Microsoft's accessibility guidelines are a great start -- but we can go further | Opinion

Minit devs launch racing spin-off to raise money for charity

Saudi sovereign fund invests over $3 billion in major game publishers

GDC drops in-person plans for 2021 event

Bloober Team adding action to its psychological horror focus

Bungie opening Amsterdam publishing office

EA completes $1.2bn Codemasters acquisition and hopes to "revolutionise" racing games

Omaken Sports forms "Nordic powerhouse of esports" with Heroic acquisition

WallStreetBets agitator Keith Gill faces class action lawsuit over Gamestop Reddit Rally

Post-IDFA Alliance forms to prepare for Apple privacy changes

Developer banned from Steam for naming studio Very Positive

What a woman games journalist experiences in a week

Instant mobile game platform Artie raises $10m seed fund

Striker VR raises $4 million for VR gun peripheral

Microsoft adds framerate boost for older titles on Xbox X|S

Netmarble doubles full-year profits for 2020

Epic files EU antitrust complaint against Apple

Eximius dev relaunching title after publisher dispute

Zynga still in the market for more acquisitions

Valve to advise indie developers at GI Live: Online

Coalition for App Fairness behind North Dakota bill against Apple

Reggie Fils-Aimé on E3: "If the ESA doesn't figure out how to do this, someone else will"

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition has sold 1m units worldwide

Supercell posts solid profits, despite fifth straight year of revenue decline

How to get your music placed in a video game

Stadia staff lauded for "great progress" one week before closure

Microsoft launches gaming accessibility testing platform for developers

Dota 2 is getting a Netflix series

The black art of platform conversions: The release candidate

Women In Games International appoints Google's Careen Yapp as new chair of the board

Twitch and Facebook Gaming set record highs in January

Amazon delays New World again

Six Days in Fallujah dev: "I don't think we need to portray the atrocities"

IGDA Foundation launches Diverse Game Developers Fund

PC hardware and accessories spending grew 62% in the US in 2020

Habbo: "The last month left a bruise on our community"

Colossi Games raises $2.5m in funding

Valheim sells two million units

Starbreeze losses shrink to $15.8m as Payday continues to grow

Nvidia acquisition of Arm under fire from Microsoft and Google

Peter Molyneux's studio 22cans suffers layoffs

One Patent To Rule Them All | Podcast

Nintendo reportedly raises damages sought in Colopl lawsuit to $47m

Kwalee launches PC and console publishing arm

First PS5 drift class action lawsuit filed against Sony

Record year for Remedy despite no new game releases

GoldenEye, Mario and how to succeed in the world of nostalgia

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury launch 180% bigger than Wii U original | UK Boxed Charts

An acceleration of consolidation | This Week in Business

Bad Robot looking to be the rare Hollywood-and-games success story

US game spending up 42% in January, says NPD

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic launches publishing division

US regulations reportedly prevented GameStop from cashing in on share surge

Trials of Mana passes 1m units shipped

Sega Sammy reports sharp income decline despite soaring game sales

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes to be published by 505 Games

Hackers claim to have sold Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3 source code

Dreams of easy money create a risk of tough acquisitions | Opinion

Asmodee acquires Board Game Arena

Niantic launches Black Developers Initiative, offers funding and mentorship

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Critical Consensus

Human: Fall Flat reaches 25 million units sold

Pole to Win acquires 5518 Studios

Ampere: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sales in line with, not ahead of, previous gen

Things you wish you knew before starting a studio

Iron Gate Studio's Valheim sells one million units

NaturalMotion working on cross-platform games as Zynga eyes growth on console, PC

Last Of Us HBO series casts Pedro Pascal as Joel

Why a "Black Panther moment" is not the answer to games' diversity problem

Zynga posts record revenues, record net losses

Leaf Mobile: Kings of Green Mountain

Epic's new tool promises high-fidelity human characters in under an hour

Pokémon World Championships 2021 cancelled

PS5's DualSense controller also faces drift issues

Riot Games CEO sued by former assistant for sexual harassment

Minecraft Dungeons hits 10 million players

EA's Andrew Wilson talks about the Glu acquisition

Assassin's Creed Valhalla leads Ubisoft's biggest quarter ever

Tencent acquires minority stake in Bohemia Interactive

Maple Story and mobile expansion push Nexon to record revenues

Assetto Corsa reaches €100 million in lifetime sales

Nazara Technologies gets $13.7m in funding

Super Metroid knew how to tell a story and set a mood | Why I Love

TinyBuild acquires three studios

Pizza Club secures $1.5m investment from My.Games

Bandai Namco reports rising profits amid restructure

"The oil tanker is turning in terms of the mainstream media's approach to games” | Bastion AFK Series

Latitude raises $3.3 million for its AI platform

MP proposes bill to make console scalping illegal amid PS5 and Xbox Series shortages

Five steps to boost your game's performance on the app stores

Nintendo discusses Switch growth plans as console enters "middle of its lifecycle"

Bandai Namco switches management amid business unit shake-up

CD Projekt Red's internal systems "compromised" following ransomware attack

PS5 to launch in China in Q2 2021

Solitaire Grand Harvest commits $100,000 in donations to WWF

"Arcades are a crucial part of the history of video games"

Xbox Series S/X was the No.1 console of January | UK Monthly GfK Charts

EA acquires Glu Mobile in $2.1 billion deal

Focus Home Interactive is opening a Deck13 subsidiary in Montreal

NBA 2K, GTA, catalog titles drive Take-Two's holiday quarter

E3 skipping in-person event again

Grabbing Gearbox and stifling Stadia | Podcast

Leaf Mobile confirms $125m acquisition of East Side Games

Minecraft boss Helen Chiang joins GI Live: Online

Homa Games raises $15m for hypercasual titles

Epic Games addresses speculation over IPO

E4 to reboot GamesMaster

Candivore raises $12 million

FunPlus hires Chris Petrovic as chief business officer

Warner Bros finally secures patent for Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system

Digital downloads jumped 47% across Europe in 2020 | European Annual Report

Ubisoft's Prince of Persia remake postponed indefinitely

Animal Crossing continues to dominate UK retail | UK Boxed Charts

Stadia's issues were clear from the start | This Week in Business

Public beta of Steam China launches next week

Stephen Totilo leaves Kotaku

Kowloon Nights announces litany of indie studio partnerships

Mimimi Games: "Self-publishing was a dream -- we never expected it to happen this quickly"

Activision veteran David Tyler joins Tencent

Huuuge Games IPO to raise $442m

GameStop hires Amazon Web Services lead as CTO | Jobs Roundup

Sony now has a stake in parent of Dark Souls dev From Software

Games keep Konami afloat as revenue dips

Unity reports record year despite losses

Google's shutdowns relegate streaming to "gaming of the gaps" | Opinion

Call of Duty drives record year for Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard sued over Call of Duty character

ZeniMax co-founder Robert A. Altman has died

Microsoft has Xbox controller drift lawsuit moved to arbitration

Wildlife Studios launches Never Forget Games

"It was never about spending power": What Carlyle acquisition really means for Jagex

Games industry investment jumped 77% to $13.2 billion in 2020

Oculus co-founder's new studio Mountaintop attracts $5.5 million in investment

SEC looking for fraud in GameStop surge

Square Enix sales up year-on-year, despite games losses

Phoenix Games acquires SmileyGamer

Ori director criticises developers for overhyping games with "lies and deception"

Vertigo Games acquires SpringboardVR

Next CEO believes Amazon can succeed in games "if we hang in there"

Embracer, studio acquisitions and the 'growth stock bubble' | Opinion

Ubisoft Toronto appoints new managing director

Codemasters shareholders approve EA's $1.2bn acquisition

Pitchford says Embracer is "like a rocket booster" for Gearbox's ambitions

All game development is unsustainable | 10 Years Ago This Month

Spider-Man: Miles Morales has sold 4.1m copies

Hitman and Mario Kart developers to speak at new industry event

How to win an Indie Publishing Award

Activision bans 60,000 Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters

Star Wars has made $3bn for EA

How to protect your intellectual property in the games industry

EA "very, very confident" about BioWare's future despite key departures

Anzu raises $9 million in funding

EA sees "huge potential" in racing following Codemasters acquisition

Razer acquires console accessories firm Controller Gear

Embracer Group acquires Aspyr Media for $100m

Embracer Group merges with Easybrain in $640m deal

Embracer Group merges with Easybrain in $640m deal

PlayStation 5 sold 4.5m units in less than two months

Gearbox Entertainment joins Embracer Group in $1.3b deal

EA posts record-breaking bookings driven by Ultimate Team, Apex Legends

Beat Saber has sold 4m copies

Valve loses controller patent case, must pay $4m in damages

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stepping down

EA Sports returning to college football

Quantic Dream opening a Montreal studio

Stormind Games raises its ambitions with Batora: Lost Haven

Google needs to think smaller about games streaming | Opinion

EA extends UEFA exclusivity, working on multiple FIFA mobile games

Pocket Worlds closes $7m funding round

How do games retain new players post-pandemic? | Podcast

AppOnboard raises $20m for Buildbox engine

Develop:Brighton 2021 moves to October over COVID-19 uncertainty

Toshihiro Nagoshi to step down from Sega board of directors

Microsoft requests EU approval for ZeniMax acquisition

Multiple GameStop stock story adaptations reportedly in the works

Google closing Stadia game studios, opening up tech to publishers

The Medium | Critical Consensus

Azure PlayFab: The world's biggest dev tools you've never thought of

Sonic the Hedgehog getting Netflix series

Building a resilient business with Facebook

The Medium has already recouped production and marketing costs

Uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 released in Germany

Plug In Digital acquires Black Shell's catalogue

Sega Sammy splits video games and pachinko machines into separate companies

Sega Sammy appoints Haruki Satomi as group CEO

Sumo Group acquires PixelAnt Games

Nintendo Switch sales overtake 3DS as Nintendo raises forecasts again