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US retailer GameStop's stock price has been skyrocketing, thanks to an unusual campaign from a Reddit community.
Read More »GameStop stock price surges after Reddit campaigns against short sellers
The Xbox Series X|S launch was the most successful in Xbox history
"The launch of Xbox series X and series S was the most successful in our history with the most devices ever sold in a launch month."
Read More »“Part of what we do as Ballistic Moon is embrace creative risks” – Aardvark Swift studio spotlight: Ballistic Moon
With decades of industry experience at their fingertips, Ballistic Moon is pushing the game development envelope, disinterested in providing derivative experiences for gamers when innovation is at the core of what they do
Read More »Kwalee hires industry veteran Max Everingham from Team17 to lead console and PC publishing drive
“It’s a joy to be working again with David [Darling] on his quest to become as successful in the PC and console arena as Kwalee has already been in mobile.”
Read More »Oculus Quest is in the VR driving seat – The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners sells 10x more on all-in-one headset
The game, which launched one year ago this week, has surpassed $29m in revenue on all platforms
Read More »OKRE – A new charity from Wellcome – ‘to enable the creative industries to pool knowledge with other disciplines’
Find out more at the OKRE Development Rooms, ‘Urban Worlds: Lives and Landscapes’, at 4pm GMT on Wednesday 27 January 2021
Read More »‘Esports marketing is simple but also really hard’ – Heaven Media on making esports work for brands
We speak to Heaven Media about how brands should approach the often misunderstood space of esports marketing
Read More »Tencent buys majority stake in Klei Entertainment, with the Don’t Starve developer retaining “full autonomy”
"Tencent is the only company that we felt would let us retain the level of control that we demand."
Read More »[From the industry] Mamboo Games opens applications for publishing mobile games to everyone
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After receiving investment from the brand in the fall of 2020, Mamboo Games is opening applications for publishing mobile games to everyone.
Read More »The Nintendo Switch’s success is expanding the console market
The incredible success Nintendo has seen with the Switch is expanding the overall console market, mirroring a level of success not seen since the Wii.
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