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Marvel Strike Force director launches Foxbear Games

Indies criticize Sony over discount policies, poor communication, more

Dream Games raises $155m bringing total valuation to $1bn

Riot Games taps a new audience on mobile

Blizzard vets start up RTS studio with Tencent backing

Chris Avellone files lawsuit over sexual misconduct allegations

Vela Games raises $17.3m in Series A funding

Room 8 Studio opening Montreal location

The Age Appropriate Design Code: A quick, practical guide for games businesses

Former BioWare GM Casey Hudson forms Humanoid Studios

Funcom acquires majority stake in The Outsiders

Remedy continues partnership with 505 Games for Control sequel and spin-off

Krafton acquires Thingsflow

Why Xbox indie champion Agostino Simonetta is leaving for Thunderful Games

Iron Galaxy names Rejess Marshall DEI program lead

Talewind's plan to become "the Supercell of Roblox"

Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque

How do AAA publishers justify overpaying execs? | Podcast

Fingersoft confirms Jaakko Kylmäoja as permanent CEO

App spending reaches all time high of $34bn during Q2 2021

Ultima Underworld and Syndicate games delisted from GOG

Game localization for discovery: Trickier than you think?

Facebook value rises over $1 trillion as antitrust complaints are dismissed

Esports BAR returns to Cannes in October

Microsoft launches Xbox Cloud Gaming beta on PC, iOS

Best practices for developing VR games for theme parks

Boom Corp raises $1.8 million

What were the most talked about games of E3 week?

Activision wins copyright infringement suit against Booker T. Huffman

Indian streaming platform Loco raises $9m in seed round

Mario Golf: Super Rush ends Ratchet & Clank's stay at the top | UK Boxed Charts

When the money flows like water | This Week in Business

Focus Home Interactive full year sales up 20%

VRChat closes $80m Series D funding round

Australia makes it easier for developers to get permanent residency

An introduction to intellectual property in the games industry

Microsoft Store gives app developers option to keep 100% of revenue, but not games

Virtual reality still needs to find its business model | Opinion

Finding the fun: How Midwinter Entertainment improved Scavengers gameplay with rigorous testing

Windows 11 to run Android apps, incorporate some Xbox features

What accessible gaming tournaments could mean for players with disabilities

High-end mobile games surging worldwide - Report

Sniper Ghost Warrior studio responds to report on controversial media event

Azerion acquires Whow Games

Kwalee's £20m growth spurt in India

US has spent $650m on mobile sports games in the past year

Australian games industry remained strong despite COVID-19 impact

Valve reportedly limits region switching to combat Steam price exploitation

Game and ISFE join Playing for the Planet Alliance

India's gaming market to grow 113% by 2025 - KPMG

Tencent-owned TiMi opens Seattle studio to make AAA console games

GXC raises $4.73m in Series A funding

Telling story through gameplay

EA acquires Playdemic for $1.4bn

Microsoft's Cyberpunk extended refund policy ends next month

An E3 that happened | Podcast

PAX West set to return as in-person event in September

Combating tribalism and reducing bias in Persuasion Invasion

Rovio to bring back old Angry Birds games

Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers to pay $150,000 in damages

Microsoft's market cap reaches $2 trillion

Has anyone made a game like this before? GameIntel has the answers

EA changes executive compensation scheme, cuts execs' 2021 pay

Unity acquires Pixyz Software

Marvel's Avengers update exposes PS5 players' IP addresses

Nier Replicant ships 1 million

Tencent acquires majority stake in Yager

GameStop raises another $1.13 billion through stock sale

Quantic Dream and union at odds over "grotesque" trial

Tentacle Zone and the benefits of a shared development space | GI Live Online

Resolution Games no longer participating in Oculus in-headset ad test

GameStop unveils top 10 pre-orders after E3

Here's how to take part in the UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2021

Sea of Thieves team: We changed everything to keep the Pirates of the Caribbean expansion a secret

Niantic rolls back some of Pokémon Go's COVID-19 changes

Activision Blizzard wins executive compensation vote

Kim Swift joins Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Disney's resurgence into video games is only just beginning

Sony is supportive of cross-platform play on PlayStation

Square Enix praises Outriders Game Pass launch, says player numbers exceeded expectations

The GI at E3 Newscast: E3 Recap, Nintendo's strategy and Game Pass, with Shahid Ahmad

Battlefield 4 server capacity increased following surge in players

The positive power of saying "no" in the workplace

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sells more in its second week than its first | UK Boxed Charts

When a disappointing E3 is a good problem to have | This Week in Business

FIFA Ultimate Team tries out loot box previews

Introducing Twin Suns: Why Tomb Raider, Halo, Hitman and Gears of War leaders are going it alone

Lessons from the 'endless' runner Minion Rush

“Within a day all private server hosts were sold out” - How GPORTAL managed the Valheim boom

It Takes Two passes 2m copies sold

Microsoft brings back Xbox Design Lab

E3 is no longer a clear lens on the industry | Opinion

Twitch's 2.2bn hours watched in May another record

Ubisoft Massive head stepping down

Insights about diversity and inclusion from Take-Two's E3 2021 panel

33% of E3 and Summer Games Fest titles are non-violent (thanks to indies)

Facebook to test in-headset ads in Oculus games

Nintendo Direct leads E3 2021 viewership with 3.1m at peak

Five Nights At Freddy's creator retires amid controversy over political donations

GTA Online for PS3 and Xbox 360 shutting down

PS5 VR headset expected for holidays 2022 - Report

Xbox Series X|S-exclusive The Medium moves to PS5 in September

VR firm Otherworld raises £2.9m to fuel UK expansion

Is sustainable game development the new punk?

Nintendo has a diverse line-up for 2021 - but 2022 is when the real blockbusters return | Opinion

All the release dates | E3 2021

Yakuza spin-off Judgment sells over 1m units

Forza Horizon 5 voted most anticipated game in Official E3 2021 Awards

Keywords Studios CEO Andrew Day retires

The GI at E3 Newscast: Nintendo Direct and E3 2022, with Guha Bala

China console games market projected to approach $2.5bn by 2025 - Report

Cyberpunk 2077 returns to PlayStation Store next week

Breath of the Wild sequel closes E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, "aiming for" 2022 launch

Video games are "core to the future of Dungeons & Dragons"

Discuss E3, Summer Games Fest and more at 'The JW' event

Everwild reportedly rebooted after creative director leaves

Nintendo asks content creators not to co-stream its E3 2021 Direct

Vungle acquires JetFuel

Game operation costs: the unpredictable beast?

Tips to connect with investors that are right for your studio

Activision delays vote on executive pay amid ongoing criticism over compensation for CEO Bobby Kotick

Turtle Beach gets into controller market

BioWare names Gary McKay studio general manager

The GI at E3 Newscast: Xbox, Square Enix and indies

Resident Evil: Village leads as May sales rise 3% | US Monthly Charts

Deviation Games: "PlayStation has a culture where it's fearless to create"

Niantic unveils Transformers AR mobile game

Itch.io Palestinian Aid bundle raises over $900,000

Xbox answers critics in emphatic fashion | Opinion

Qualcomm interested in Arm stake if Nvidia deals fails

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest PS5 exclusive to claim No.1 | UK Boxed Charts

Guardians of the Galaxy leads Square Enix E3 2021 showcase

Bethesda's Starfield, Redfall bookend Xbox E3 conference

The GI at E3 Newscast: Ubisoft Forward, Mario + Rabbids and E3 memories with Grant Kirkhope

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora lead Ubisoft's E3

Watch the E3 2021 livestream right here

The four kinds of celebrity appearance | This Week in Business

Hungri Games raises $1.1m for core mobile games

Electric Gamebox raises $11m in Series A funding

How Games Industry Gathering became "the safest space on the internet"

HoloVista and Alba among winners at 2021 Apple Design Awards

EGX Rezzed Digital is looking for panel submissions

The GI at E3 newscast: Video games are coming and Xbox gets serious

Voodoo acquires marketing automation platform Bidshake

How to successfully carve yourself a position as a communications leader

Annapurna Interactive hosting its own games showcase on July 29

CD Projekt employee data exposed by ransomware attack may be online

BAFTA Breakthrough Brits applications open

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Elden Ring highlight Summer Game Fest

New Koch label Prime Matter "won't shy away from risky or niche games"

Hackers steal EA source code for FIFA 21, Frostbite

Scavengers Studio investigation faults studio for lack of communication

Mobile gaming industry to be worth $272bn by 2030 - GlobalData

An E3 to forget | 10 Years Ago This Month

All the announcements | E3 2021

E3 2021 and Summer Games Fest: Full schedule and showtimes

Xbox to expand Game Pass and xCloud with more devices, countries and enhancements

Xbox wants to release a game every three months

Roblox facing $200m lawsuit from music publishers

Finnish games industry generated over $2.9bn in 2020

The dream-like enchantment of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Why I Love

ESA says exposed E3 banned words list was a test

GameStop pulls new leadership from Amazon, reports Q1 sales boost

Piepacker raises $3m in seed funding round

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Critical Consensus

Coffee Talk studio launches fund for Southeast Asian developers

Catching up with the ESA on the eve of the first digital E3

Building anticipation: How to make engaging gameplay trailers

PS5 and Resident Evil Village dominate May | UK Monthly Charts

Ofcom: More than half of UK played games to cope with lockdown

Itch.io bundle for Palestinian Aid raises $500k

Prince of Persia remake now scheduled for 2022

75% of mobile gaming pandemic boost will persist - Report

Ubisoft executives' next bonus depends on carbon reduction rather than increasing diversity

Former Giant Bomb staff launch new project, Nextlander

Will the new world of the metaverse be governed by old rules?

Apple App Store has generated $230bn for developers since launch

Embracer's Gearbox acquisition appears to have blocked Homeworld 3's Fig investment scheme

How developers use TikTok to boost their games

King investigated by PayPal over withholding funds from customers

Phoenix Games acquires stake in UK developer Midoki

TinyBuild acquires Streets of Rogue developer DogHelm

Microids opens Lyon studio

Veloxia raises $3m

Sina and Weibo reportedly in talks to buy stake in Yoozoo Games

E3 Expectations 2021 | Podcast

Capcom facing $12m lawsuit over alleged stolen art

FIFA 21 reclaims No.1 in quiet week | UK Boxed Charts

Knockout City passes 5m players

Perceptions matter: Small things to make your game's marketing stand out

Itch.io bundle for Palestinian aid is now live

Sony has people cross about cross-gen | This Week in Business

Facebook acquires Unit 2 Games

Pearl Abyss opens new studios in Europe and North America

Fortnite court decisions show risks of contracting with minors

Podcast: The Beautiful Games, with Peter Moore | GI Live Online

Yuji Naka no longer working at Square Enix

"Just ship it": Tips for game development on a budget

E3 2021: Xbox has everything to prove | Opinion

Parent watchdog group warning about Roblox

Ken and Roberta Williams making first game together in over 20 years

Quicksave Interactive raises $1.5m in funding round

Tencent opens new office in Los Angeles

Atari VCS launches in stores June 15

What does Lego look for when investing in game companies? | GI Live Online

Snowed In Studios launches Scarab Games

How internships can drive more diversity into games

Call of Duty's Byron Beede appointed new general manager of Battlefield

Clickwork Games raises $1.2 million

It's vital Sony maintains its PlayStation 4 support | Opinion

Sony delays God of War sequel

Skillz acquires Aarki

Minion Rush reaches 1bn downloads

Larian opens new studio in Barcelona

Valorant coming to mobile

Atari founder launches new games studio, Athena Worlds

Tip-top TikTok tips for game marketing

GamesIndustry.biz reveals huge coverage plans for games event season

Take-Two enters soccer market with $378m Nordeus acquisition

E3 Awards Show scheduled for June 15

Nintendo to open museum in Japan

How fans made Human Fall Flat an indie hit | GI Live Online

Fragbite Group acquires Playdigious

Dark Horse Comics establishes gaming division

Tencent reportedly sued over Honor of Kings

Tencent shutting down Call of Duty Online in China

CD Projekt co-founder helps launch indie publisher Retrovibe

Breath of the Wild breathed new life into Zelda | Why I Love

EA pulls several Need for Speed titles from sale

Four things you need to know before raising money for your game

Nintendo to get $2.1m in damages in lawsuit against RomUniverse

Spider-Man: Miles Morales keeps Biomutant from No.1 | UK Boxed Charts