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By engaging with the awards in a more combative manner we are actually supporting it and legitimising it
Read More »A more robust critique of award winners would benefit the industry
Acti-Bliz veterans found The 4 Winds Entertainment – to target untapped markets in the Middle East, Turkey, LATAM and more
"The fear of taking risk or of the unknown just does not play well in a typical Western corporate culture"
Read More »Mobile gaming will continue to rise after lockdown – Craig Chapple, Sensor Tower
It’s clear that the mobile games sector has attracted more players than ever, but will they stay?
Read More »Razer revenues top $1bn as hardware also profits from year at home
Gaming hardware company Razer recorded a huge year on year growth of 48 per cent yesterday as its revenues for the full year 2020 soared to $1.2bn. Showing that it’s more than just digital games that have benefitted from the lockdown. The growth in sales drove gross profits up by …
Read More »Genshin Impact surpassed $1 billion on mobile in less than six months
Genshin Impact is the fastest title to surpass the $1 billion milestone on the App Store and Google Play, beating the likes of Pokemon GO and Lineage M
Read More »[From the industry] Frost Giant Studios Raises $5M and Hires Former StarCraft II Lead Engineer
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Frost Giant Studios, an independent game development studio founded by Blizzard veterans announced today it raised an additional $5M investment from prominent Korean venture capital fund Kona Venture Partners
Read More »Amazon Games opens development studio in Montreal
The studio's first title will be an online multiplayer title based on new IP.
Read More »Xbox Live has been rebranded to Xbox Network
“The update from ‘Xbox Live’ to ‘Xbox network’ is intended to distinguish the underlying service from Xbox Live Gold memberships.”
Read More »Upgraded Switch model using new Nvidia graphics chip, claims report
The new Switch, which also reportedly features an OLED display upgrade, will be able to produce 4K visuals when plugged into a TV.
Read More »A Pikmin mobile game is in the works from Pokémon Go creator Niantic
Nintendo and Niantic, the creators of hugely popular mobile game Pokémon Go, are partnering to produce a mobile game featuring another Nintendo IP.
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