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"Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and gamers."
Read More »Microsoft submits statement of support for Epic Games in Apple fight
Amazon signs deal with Crossfire creator Smilegate to publish new game in western territories
"...exactly the type of best-in-class, living, growing online games we want to bring our customers."
Read More »PS5’s first global ad spot should have made more of the industry’s ability to bring people together
Given the pandemic, putting a player alone in series of dark and dangerous places seems offbeat
Read More »Ex-Valve contractor announces GameDataCrunch – a new Steam analytics platform for developers
“Publishers and PR agencies have told me that some of the views I'm working on here can take them hours of manual work to generate for a single title."
Read More »“It democratises the ability to talk to press” – Is Press Engine the answer to discoverability?
There’s a new platform for press and PRs, which manages review keys, assets, press releases, reporting and much more
Read More »New curvier Xbox dashboard breaks cover with a raft of improvements
New dashboard design will come to all consoles, smartphones and PC
Read More »U.S. Mobile Gamers Flock to Simulation Titles as Genre Spending Grows 63% in H1 2020
Racing, hyper casual and casino titles also saw big rises
Read More »YoYo Games launches major GameMaker Studio 2 update allowing for ‘a more visual approach’
Biggest update since GameMaker Studio 2 combines GML and IDE improvements with new tools to create and manipulate animation
Read More »Facebook Gaming: Can quality and quantity work together in user acquisition?
Facebook Gaming’s Morgan Monnet explains how developers can sustainably scale their business for success with a great user acquisition strategy. This article was created in collaboration with Facebook Gaming.
Read More »League of Legends veterans launch Odyssey Interactive with $6m seed round
A new Canadian games studio was launched today by four Riot Games veterans. The new studio is targeting the mobile games space with competitive games for the next-generation of gamers. “With the next generation having grown up with phones being their primary gaming platform – we believe they deserve the …
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