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Ubisoft is choosing to partner exclusively with Epic Game Store for the release of its franchise title for 2020
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla sails away from Steam for Epic Game Store and next-gen consoles
Xbox Q3 sees Game Pass subscribers hit 10m with all-time record engagement – as results hint at coronavirus boom to come
“We saw all-time record engagement this quarter, with nearly 90 million active users of Xbox Live.”
Read More »“Some of my code can be found in thousands of games” – Coconut Lizard’s senior engine programmer Gareth Martin
It’s not necessarily as flashy as working in art or game design, but it’s immensely rewarding – I get to get right down to the metal and fix things that nobody else can.
Read More »MY.GAMES launches publishing programme for hyper-casual games
"We are excited and ready to use that expertise and understanding of the market to partner with developers in the hyper-casual space, a market that generates billions of dollars every year."
Read More »ESL and DreamHack enter streaming deal with Twitch
The agreement will see some esports tournaments organised by ESL and DreamHack live streamed to the service exclusively on Twitch in 2021 and 2022.
Read More »UK Games industry launches Games for Carers to thank NHS workers during COVID-19 crisis
Workers with an NHS email address can claim a free game or game subscription from the Games for Carers website.
Read More »Runescape creator Jagex sold for $530m to mysterious new owner
The new owner is described in a statement as "global asset management company, Macarthur Fortune, as part of its Platinum Fortune LP fund."
Read More »“The current crisis shows us people are ready to engage in new ways” – The Multiplayer Guys’ Roger Cheung on inventive multiplayer during the crisis
Are there emerging patterns of behaviour that could potentially help us make innovative multiplayer games in the future?
Read More »COVID-19 is packing releases into H2 – alongside new console launches – making for a titanic fight for consumer attention post-lockdown
A lot of product and a lot of marketing spend, will try to find potentially elusive eyeballs, in a compressed period of time.
Read More »Gameye announces partnership with Tencent Cloud and launches first Industry Insights Digital Conference
Gameye's game hosting service is planned to be fully operational in China by Q2 2020.
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