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Sony lays off nearly 90 PlayStation sales and marketing staffers

Undead Labs employees accuse studio of misogyny, mismanagement

E3 won't have a digital show this year either

Why indie developers should consider hiring a COO

Anzu raises $20m to expand in-game advertising efforts

Ensemble exhibition returns to demonstrate “there's no shortage of talent in the industry”

40% of mobile companies in US and UK suffer losses post-IDFA

Dropping FIFA brand "presents risks" for Electronic Arts, but EA Sports FC expected to perform well

UK games market maintains momentum with 1.9% growth to £7.16bn in 2021

Loop Hero developer encourages players to pirate the game

Games writer and designer Scott Bennie dies aged 61

Fast & Furious Crossroads to be pulled from sale next month

Epic facing new lawsuit over Fortnite dance emotes

Team17 delivers another year of growth, as revenues hit £90m in 2021

Funomena shutting down - Report

Activision Blizzard EEOC settlement going forward

Bungie sues individuals behind false DMCA takedowns

NDreams receives $35m investment

Here are the biggest video game franchises in UK history

Neil Haldar is hired as Streamline Media Group, VP of publishing | Jobs Roundup

Humble Bundle for Ukraine raises $20m

Coffee Talk creator Fahmi dies at 32

Xbox looking to publish cloud games

Long-running Amazon Games boss Mike Frazzini is stepping down

Kirby and The Forgotten Land is the biggest Kirby launch in UK history | UK Boxed Charts

Rockstar to launch GTA+ for GTA Online

Maradona suspended from FIFA due to dispute over rights

New Activision Blizzard lawsuit details further allegations of harassment and discrimination

Microsoft "will not stand in the way" if Activision Blizzard recognises Raven Software's union

Nintendo retreats to arm's length engagement with mobile | Opinion

Netflix continues games push with Boss Fight Entertainment acquisition

Grand Theft Auto 5 ends Elden Ring's reign at No.1 | UK Digital Charts

Microsoft: Since ID@Xbox's 2013 launch indie devs have earned $2.5bn

Miniclip opens new studio in Lisbon

Inscryption wins big at GDC and IGF Awards | GDC 2022

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delay official

Activision Blizzard launches Level Up U initiative

Playtonic Games opens Leamington Spa studio

Deep dive: Inside Strange Horticulture's delightful Steam success

Microsoft confirms cyber attack, source code stolen

EA launches two partnerships for STEM-based learning in schools

Game director on new Witcher game takes stance against crunch

Judge prepared to approve Activision Blizzard's settlement with EEOC

Ubisoft drops suit against Assassin's Creed Symphony producer

Tekken getting Netflix animated series

Five essential things to listen out for in game audio

Tencent, EA, Media Molecule and Creative Assembly among first announced speakers for Develop:Brighton 2022

Nintendo to shut down Dragalia Lost

Activision Blizzard calls on shareholders to vote in favour of Microsoft deal

Funomena co-founder Robin Hunicke accused of creating toxic workplace

Google's white label version of Stadia is Immersive Stream for Games

Dorian raises $14 million in series A round

Ubisoft's Scalar cloud technology aims for larger game worlds and smoother development

A Plague Tale to get TV series adaptation

Gran Turismo 7 retains first place as classic Switch games surge | UK Boxed Charts

Resident Evil Netflix series coming in July

Itch.io Bundle for Ukraine raises $6.3m

Tripledot acquires entertainment platform Live Play Mobile

Belgium's games market reaches €600m in value

Generation Overlap: The next-gen consoles learn to cohabit | Opinion

Beyond-FX announces first VFX apprenticeship programme

GameStop holiday quarter pushes full-year losses to $381 million

Lockwood Publishing opens new Cambridge office

Frvr raises $76m to expand casual games platform

Tilting Point enters educational games market with Budge Studios acquisition

Kowloon Nights passes $150m revenue

#TwitchDoBetter movement demands more action from Twitch

Sony acknowledges new harassment accusations, still calls for case to be dismissed

Crusader Kings 3 hits 2m sold

Mods specialist Overwolf acquires server monetisation firm Tebex for $29m

Ten Square Games acquires 24% of Gamesture

Revenue of games made in Unity up 30% in 2021

Code Coven receives $100k grant to support aspiring game developers

Elden Ring hits 12m worldwide sales after European, US and Japanese chart success

Arm to lay off up to 960 staff following collapse of Nvidia deal

Electronic Arts cancels E3-adjacent EA Play event

Uncharted movie tops $300 million at international box office

China proposes further restrictions on online gaming

Elden Ring is the biggest new IP since The Division | European Monthly Charts

Sperasoft vets form Arctic7

Halo Infinite and Forza win at 2022 Video Game Accessibility Awards

Microsoft promises all Xbox consoles, games and packaging will be 100% recyclable by 2030

Pokémon Legends: Arceus fends off Elden Ring as Japan's best-selling game in February | Japan Monthly Charts

Indian game streaming platform Loco raises $42m

David Polfeldt leaves Ubisoft

Microsoft, EA, among companies urging Texas to drop anti-trans directive

Will Steam Deck suffer from Valve's short attention span? | Opinion

Dr Disrespect and Twitch resolve lawsuit over permanent ban

Niantic acquires 8th Wall

The industry's response to the invasion of Ukraine | Podcast

Scopely invests $20m in new game company Burlingame Studios

Nintendo and Bungie halt sales to Russia

UK games industry still predominantly young, white, and male

Elden Ring and Nintendo Switch come out top in February | UK Monthly Charts

Report: Eight women join gender discrimination lawsuit against PlayStation

Sony, Rovio pull games over invasion of Ukraine

Dutch court rules in EA's favor and says that loot boxes isn't gambling

Mass Effect 3's ending blows up | 10 Years Ago This Month

Games firms opposing Russia are cutting off a $3.4bn market

Atari purchases Moby Games

Nintendo delays Advance Wars remake indefinitely amid Ukraine invasion

Will Epic's ownership of Bandcamp affect the music industry for better or worse?

Trio of Activision Blizzard shareholders reportedly under investigation

Amazon Games addresses Lost Ark's gender representation concerns

Netflix names Roberto Barrera as new head of gaming strategy

Xbox to launch women's mentorship programme

Adaptive audio in menus: game development's untapped opportunity

Lost Ark passes 20m players

Bobby Kotick to exit Coca-Cola board of directors

Class action lawsuit over NBA 2K loot boxes accuses Take-Two of “unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices”

RimWorld removed from Steam in Australia

GMG Union wins fairer contracts for G/O Media workers

Epic Games ceases commerce with Russia but keeps communication open

Gran Turismo 7 overtakes Elden Ring to take pole position | UK Boxed Charts

Russian Nintendo eshop put in maintenance mode amid wave of firms cutting all sales

Activision Blizzard is the latest company to cut off Russian market

Spanish Association of Video Games launches #PlayEquall program

Activision Blizzard failed to meet requirement for women board members

Inworld AI raises $10 million to create characters for virtual worlds

Report: Twitch confronted with staff "exodus" over strategy disagreements

The Medium developer Bloober Team also pulls all sales from Russia, Belarus

Twitch updates community guidelines to prevent misinformation spread

CD Projekt halts sales to Russia, Belarus

The return of the London Games Festival

Thatgamecompany receives $160m investment

This War of Mine has raised almost $700,000 for Ukraine so far

How games audiences have changed post-pandemic and how to reach them

Xbox has sold 2.3 million consoles in Japan over 20 years

ESL bans organisations with ties to Russian government from Pro League

WB Games veterans establish new games studio Fortis

CI Games prepares to float on London Stock Exchange

Can current leadership solve the industry's toxicity problem? | Podcast

Nexon founder Jung-Ju Kim dies aged 54

Little Orpheus release pushed back "in light of recent world events"

Kotaku and Gizmodo Media Group workers strike

Tencent acquires minority stake in Canadian studio Offworld Industries

Forza Horizon 5 adds sign language support in free update

Bandai Namco boosts base salary of Japanese staff to "improve workability"

Ampere Analysis: Console market grew to record $60bn in 2021

MiHoYo invests $65m in nuclear fusion technology

Wargaming fires World of Tanks' creative director following pro-Russia statements

Xbox Wire launched in Japan