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Report: Microsoft sets up new AA studio within Blizzard
Studio is reportedly mostly made up of employees from King
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US game spending had a 5% decrease in June | US Monthly Charts
Elden Ring returned to the top of the US charts for the first time since May 2022
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Paradox Interactive delays Prison Architect 2 indefinitely
Developer "can't commit to a new release date" until "scope of work needed to be done" is assessed
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sells 25m units | News-in-brief
Released in November 2022, the games are the third in the Pokémon franchise to pass this milestone
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Intel announces layoffs of around 15,000 staff
More than 15% of its global workforce affected as part of $10 billion cost reduction plan
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Nintendo Q1 profits decline 55% as the Switch nears the end of its lifecycle
Hardware sales were down 46.3%, while software sales decreased by 41.3%
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Meta records loss of $4.5bn in Reality Labs during Q2
CFO expects operating losses "to increase meaningfully" during 2024 due to ongoing product development and investments
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How to effectively lead leaders in game development
Criterion's Charity Joy shares her experience and provides strategies in effectively overseeing managers
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Niko Partners: East Asia games market generated $30.1bn in 2023
Research also found that 97 million players in Japan and Korea play on more than one platform
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Dotplay obtains $1m in funding
Company aims to expand its core team and enhance its platform with investment
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Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less without skills-based matchmaking
The quit rate of matches rose by 80% when skills-based matchmaking was decreased
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Games in development prior to September 2023 exempt from SAG-AFTRA strike
Grand Theft Auto 6 one of many titles exempt, union calls for members working for non-struck games to stand in solidarity
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PS Portal launching in South East Asia | News-in-brief
The remote play system will launch on September 4, 2024, in Singapore and on October 9, 2024, in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand
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Look North World raises $4.5m in overall funding
Studio will use investment to further support development of original titles
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Arts union Equity issues guidance for UK workers following SAG-AFTRA strike
Union supports US movement but can’t join due to UK legislation, advises its members to continue work
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Elden Ring climbs to Top Five in revenue charts for June | Newzoo Charts
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD rose to No.2 on the Switch revenue charts in three days
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Paradox Interactive profits drop 90% due to Life By You cancellation
Write-downs of development costs for the game amounted to $19.2 million
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Epic removes Fortnite from mobile app stores to prepare for own store launch
Publisher also pulls games from Samsung Galaxy store due to side-loading settings
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German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023
Mobile games revenue was also up by 4% to €2.9 billion led by in-app purchases
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Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney
Publisher reportedly trained 2D artists with AI post-layoffs, assured employees gen AI "would not replace them"
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Advisory firm Agora Gaming Partners raises $600,000 at launch
AGP to provide advisory services in M&A, fundraising, and publishing
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Davide Soliani leaves Ubisoft
Ubisoft Milan's creative director is looking to "embark on a new adventure" after 25 years with developer
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GiantX acquires AI start-up iTero Gaming in multi-million dollar deal
iTero founder appointed as GiantX head of gaming technology as part of acquisition