“This acquisition will be instrumental in growing our iconic licenses and brands from mobile to PCs and consoles, while helping to further expand Zynga’s total addressable market.”
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[Industry news] The Games Forum Roma: Bringing Together Video Games, Academia, Culture & Industry
Two days this autumn will be dedicated to bringing together communities that too often discuss the f…
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UK developers and publishers sign up to Government scheme to provide paid work placements
45 companies will be offering a total of 115 roles across the UK, with paid six-month placements across a range of disciplines available to out of work young people.
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"We can confirm that Hardsuit Labs recently experienced layoffs."
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Epic Games has acquired Tonic Games Group – which includes Fall Guys creator Mediatonic
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“Given the privacy-related changes to iOS 14 and the industry at large, it is more important now than ever to find inventive ways of understanding the context of an ad placement..."
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Games will no longer have to compete with films and TV series
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13 nominations for The Last of Us Part II sets new record
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Read More »Terraria is once again coming to Stadia, after developer’s Google account is unbanned
"Due to the hard work the Stadia team has put in - as well as our partners at 505 Games - we have decided that we will allow the upcoming launch Terraria on Google Stadia to proceed"
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HP Inc has reached an agreement to acquire HyperX for $425 million.
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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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