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Acclaim Inc. and Antstream today announced that Ground Zero Hero, Acclaim Inc.'s brand-new modern re…
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Premium game art production studio Mooncolony turns ten years old on the 1st of September, and to ce…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing Returns This November with a Day of Unfiltered Industry Insight
VIVA! Games Marketing is back this November, bringing together some of the games industry's leading …
[Industry News] 80% of Western game developers plan to launch title in China
New independent research commissioned by Rokky, the PC game distribution platform delivering publish…
Sony acquires Nixxes Software
"I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE"
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A handful of staff have moved on from the London-based developer
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"I want to see support for devs improve across the ecosystem!”
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Read More »Vela Games Raises $17.3M in Series A Funding Round With Investment From Novator, Ubisoft and LVP
Vela Games has announced a $17.3M Series A investment in the studio, from lead investor Novator and with additional investment from Ubisoft and LVP.
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Konami said that it is "excited to work with Bloober Team and other highly regarded development partners to produce games from existing and new IPs."
Read More »ID@Xbox’s Agostino Simonetta joins Thunderful as chief strategy & investment officer
"An opportunity to take all the experience I’ve amassed over the last 20 years and plug it into a publisher that has developers and their goals at their heart"
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming now available to all on Windows 10 and Apple devices
The service works with Microsoft’s own Edge browser, as well as Chrome and Safari
Read More »Sigh of relief – UK and EU agree data adequacy – Ukie welcomes move
The UK and EU today agreed to adopt ‘data adequacy’ between them. Which will allow the continued flow of personal data between the two. That means that businesses active in both regions, which is just about everyone, will be able to transfer data from one to another as it always …
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[Industry news] ZBD Launches Complete Payments Stack Built for Games
ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in exchange for the value they create, equipping ZBD to cater fully to PC and console titles following its extensive success in mobile games.
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards return this September – and nominations are open NOW!
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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