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Making Unity industry-agnostic

EA CFO and COO Blake Jorgensen set to leave publisher

Humble Bundle raised $200 million for charities

Chinese government tightens video game restrictions

How I Am Fish has become Bossa's most ambitious and polished physics game

Sony acquires Bluepoint Games

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Why I Love

Check out the GI Live: London speaker schedule

Opera to launch self publishing platform

1939 Games raises $5.3m to create Kards mobile game

New publishing group Digital Matters launches

"Accessibility doesn't hamper a vision, it enhances creativity"

Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in Japan and Brazil, others tomorrow

Genshin Impact mobile generates $2bn in first year

Twitch adds phone verification to chat

Bungie starts in-house accessibility group

Nintendo denies existence of 4K Switch

Supersocial raises $5.2m for metaverse experiences

Out Making Games calls on Rockstar to remove transphobia for GTA 5 re-release

Where is the line between fan creativity and IP infringement?

How Atari's new CEO is looking to Recharge the brand

Firesprite acquires Fabrik Games

Haven Studios co-founder Jade Raymond joins GI Live line-up

Microsoft to allow third-party storefronts onto Windows store

Stadia adds controller support for TV via phone link

Fast Travel Games aims to fill "great need for VR publishers"

Publisher Kepler Interactive launches, raises $120m

Netflix acquires Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

Ex-Electric Square devs form Rev Rooms

Inside The Oliver Twins' user-generated, voice-controlled, make-your-own-game platform

People Can Fly expands to work on smaller games in new genres

Potion Craft sells 100k copies in three days

New South Wales extends tax rebate to game developers

Esports professionally recognised in Thailand

What might your Steam 'long tail' revenue be?

Donkey Kong area of Universal Studios Japan to open in 2024

Oliver Twins' Panivox unveils new interactive narrative platform RichCast

Xbox to open GI Live: London next week

PS5 hits 1m UK sales in record time | UK Monthly Charts

Roblox reaches agreement with National Music Publishers' Association

Mario Kart 8: Deluxe reclaims No.1 after Switch price cut | UK Boxed Charts

Activision Blizzard settles with EEOC, creating $18m fund to compensate staff

Seven Things you need to know about Game Server Hosting Orchestration for a great player experience

Twitch announces partnership with Warner Music Group

China bans livestreaming by children under 16

Nintendo's approach to subscriptions is worth watching | Opinion

Debating the value of Nintendo Switch Online | Podcast

Three strategies for mobile ad creatives in an iOS 14 world

GOG responds to backlash following release of Hitman

Fall Guys becomes most downloaded PlayStation Plus game of all time

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan to headline GI Live: London

UK ad regulator issues new guidance on in-game spending

EA lays out the plan for Playdemic

Improbable promises of the metaverse | This Week in Business

SOC Investment Group: Activision Blizzard execs need to be held accountable for toxic working culture

Over 200 Chinese games firms reportedly vow to self-regulate in face of new restrictions

Microsoft's The Initiative partners with Square Enix's Crystal Dynamics for Perfect Dark reboot

Chris Pratt cast as Mario in animated adaptation dated for Holiday 2022

The story of Zool: Redimensioned - A game made by Sumo's student developers

Nintendo adds new Switch Online tier with N64, Mega Drive games

Rovio to open Toronto studio

The future was free-to-play | 10 Years Ago This Month

Mobile gaming will bring in $116bn in 2024 - Newzoo

Misfits Gaming Group secures $35m investment

God of War | Why I Love

Epic vs Apple: All The Headlines

Meet Sweet Justice: the external sound team bringing audio excellence to Fortnite, Halo, Star Wars and God of War

Sega Ikebukuro Gigo arcade shuts down

Sumo Digital opens new Indian studio

Apple won't let Fortnite back on App Store until court ruling finalized

Zynga grants $1.4m to North Carolina A&T college of engineering

Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Critical Consensus

Amazon Games' Christoph Hartmann: "Eventually, we'll be judged by our successes"

StreamElements raises $100m in investment round

Improbable leaning into the metaverse

How to make the games industry more sustainable

Twitch signs deal with National Music Publishers' Association

ESRB launches Spanish-language hub

Overwatch executive producer latest to leave Blizzard

Founders of The TrailerFarm and Atomhawk launch Big Thursday Creative

The Activision Blizzard lawsuit: All the headlines

Minority Media becomes Meta4 Interactive

EA: Publishers have a responsibility to demystify video games for parents

FuzzyBot raises $3.5m in seed funding round

Kotick: "Absolutely no place" at Activision Blizzard for unequal treatment

How Gareth Edmondson is "bringing brilliant people together" in a post-pandemic games industry

The many discussions around Deathloop | Podcast

China trials website for public to report games violating new restrictions

The evolution of dating sims: With great romance comes great responsibility

How to leverage launch events for a great player experience (without your servers crashing)

Quantic Dream wins one libel case, loses another - Report

Inside the ambitious indies raising the bar on what small teams can do the genre

Blizzard chief legal officer departs amid multiple lawsuits

Deathloop takes No.1 in dominant week for PS5 | UK Boxed Charts

SEC investigating Activision Blizzard

The games industry pays tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair

My.Games acquires hypercasual publisher Mamboo Games for over $2m

Niantic will shut down soft-launched Catan: World Explorers this November

Listening to your employees: Key lessons from the pandemic

FIFA 22 to include Preview Packs from launch

Outgoing UKIE chair issues warning on loot boxes

Keywords Studios appoints new CEO

Tim Woodley elected as new UKIE chair

Intolerance for intolerance | This Week in Business

Creating a diverse future for the games industry

Composer Marty O'Donnell found in contempt of court over Destiny assets

How to support your staff's mental health

The Epic vs Apple judgement leaves much undecided | Opinion

Jennifer Scheurle steps down as IGDA group chair amid abuse allegations

Ikea to release gaming furniture collection

Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81

Warner Bros. Games names David Hewitt as head of Monolith Productions

Statespace raises $50 in Series C funding

Who are the 2021 best places to work in the UK games industry?

Erin Wayne joins Riot as first global head of player community | Jobs Roundup

Elodie Games raises $32.5m in Series A funding

Watch the UK GamesIndustry Best Places To Work Awards 2021 right here

UKIE announces games industry census 2022

Meet the Best Boss: Fireside chat with Creative Assembly's Gareth Edmondson

Mobile Premier League raises $150 million

Former Capcom USA CEO joins Sony

Curve, Team17, Hiro Capital and Wired Productions join GI Live: London

Does the Epic vs Apple judgement open iOS to more legal attacks?

Amazon Games Montreal hires Ubisoft Toronto MD

Battlefield 2042 delayed a month

Anthony Mackie to star in live-action Twisted Metal show

Anti-women, anti-Black, anti-Asian harassment growing in online games

Dying Light 2 Stay Human now scheduled for 2022

Disco Elysium | Why I Love

Mental health in the games industry: The ongoing journey

App Annie charged with securities fraud, agrees to pay $10m

Twitch changes refund policy to avoid chargebacks

TinyBuild acquires Bad Pixel for $17.1m

Activision Blizzard hires senior Disney and Delta execs

Atomhawk to open new art studio

Activision Blizzard accused of interfering with employees' right to organize

Digital Bros opens Nesting Games

Splitgate studio raises $100m in funding round

Madden NFL 22 takes No.1 in record August | US Monthly Charts

Deathloop | Critical Consensus

Ubisoft revives Driver as a live-action series

Funcom acquires Conan IP holder

Climate Change: How The Games Industry Can Fight Back

Team17 reports record revenues of ?40.1m in H1

Sumo acquires Auroch Digital

Yogscast, Humble Bundle, Sega and Devolver set for GI Live: London

Paradox CEO addresses inappropriate behavior

We're not talking about diversity. We're talking about our future

Pitfalls to avoid when looking for funding

Nintendo drops base model Switch price in Europe

How to mitigate launch uncertainty with game server orchestration

Stadia director for games moves to Google Cloud division

Apple refuses to reinstate Epic's developer account in South Korea

Wario Ware takes No.1 as seven new games enter the Top 40 | UK Boxed Charts

Epic vs Apple: All The Headlines

Epic appeals against judge's ruling in Apple antitrust case

Stillfront acquires Jawaker for $205m

Twitch sues users over hate raids

Judge orders Apple to allow apps that link to external payment options

Progress isn't always pretty | This Week in Business

Check out next week's UK Best Places To Work Awards schedule

Riot Games diversity figures slowly inching up

eFootball PES 2021 Mobile passes 450m downloads

Former Starbreeze CFO acquitted of insider trading charges

China reportedly slowing down online game approvals

Epic to discontinue Houseparty platform in October

Cross-gen software is still Sony's Achilles' Heel | Opinion

Toya raises $4m to fuel development on Roblox

Take-Two: Enhanced GTA 5 delay won't harm fiscal year

“This is what happens when chess intersects with PlayStation”

Global mobile games market generates $7.7bn in August

AccelByte raises $10m in Series A funding

Twitch viewership sees growth of 29% for August

WarioWare: Get It Together | Critical Consensus

Hurricane Ida relief bundle raises $27,000

"Letting commercial decisions dictate creativity is the biggest detriment"

Cloud Imperium receives ASA warning over “concept ships” in Star Citizen

Young Horses implements four-day weeks

GameStop reports second quarter sales growth

Jam City acquires Ludia for $165m

Wata Games chief advisor accused of conflict of interest

Why PlayStation is buying Firesprite, one of the UK's fastest growing studios

GI Live: London is a new games conference taking place at EGX in October

Garry's Mod reaches 20 million units sold

The biggest games in the world are only as successful as their communities

Stardew Valley has sold 15 million units

Jagex shuts down Old School RuneScape HD mod

Ubisoft names Igor Manceau its new chief creative officer

Dontnod adopting permanent work-from-home policy

Enthusiast Gaming acquires Addicting Games in $35m deal

How to nurture a holistic, proactive, approach to technology problem-solving

Keeping trolls out of the Caves of Qud community

Virtuos raises $150m to fuel global growth

Jet Set Radio artist Ryuta Ueda returns to Sega

Yogscast Games: "You can tell a lot about the people you're working with through their contracts"

Tripwire CEO steps down following anti-abortion stance

Focus Home Interactive rebrands to Focus Entertainment

Playright Games acquired by Qiiwi Games for around $1.1m

The first ever Paralympics video game

Kickstarted game guides project shut down due to "legal trouble"

Employee survey at Paradox Interactive alleges gender discrimination and “mistreatment”

Minecraft for Switch takes No.1 | UK Boxed Charts

Technical localization challenges and how to solve them

Current generation console shortage may last until 2023

Shipwright Studios cuts ties with Tripwire Interactive over president's anti-abortion views

Sony to charge $10 for PS4 to PS5 game upgrades

Take-Two sues makers of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City reverse engineering project

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpasses 4 million sales in Japan

Naughty Dog's real mark on the industry | This Week in Business

Azerion acquires digital advertising company Sublime

From Cooking Mama to Control: The rise of 505 Games

Facebook Gaming opens licensed music library up to more creators

Odeeo raises $1m for "non-disruptive" ads for mobile games

South Korea's App Store law is a grand experiment | Opinion

Bravely Default 2 sells 950,000 units on Switch

Multiscription raises €800,000

#ADayOffTwitch campaign drops viewership

Thunderful Games acquires developer Stage Clear Studios for €2.5m

Disgaea's focus on "the road most niche"

Gigantic Duck raises SEK 10m

EGX 2021 to introduce remote exhibiting

The Breach Studios secures €3.5 million from My.Games

Video games projects raised $13m on Kickstarter during H1 2021

Fortnite fumbles with Martin Luther King tribute | Podcast

Apple to relax store rules for "reader apps"

The perfect publisher pitch deck

Paradox CEO Ebba Ljungerud leaves due to "differing views on company strategy"

CD Projekt first-half sales up 29%

ProbablyMonsters raises $200m to make games with a "people-first" culture

From James Bond to Legally Blonde, MGM focused on "modernised nostalgia" in video games push

Playtika acquires developer Reworks in deal worth up to $600m

Best Places To Work Awards 2021 UK finalists revealed

Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene leaves Krafton to form new studio