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Embracer Group – which includes Koch Media, Saber Interactive, Coffee Stain and THQ Nordic – had a tough-looking Q4 in an otherwise successful year
Read More »Embracer Group sets out plan for future triple-A releases and further acquisitions
Respawn opens new Vancouver studio to focus on Apex Legends development
"We're very excited about bringing this to Vancouver"
Read More »Epic Games Store introduces self-service refunds and expands keyless integration
The Epic Games store has added a handful of new features to the store, including the addition of self-service refunds as well as expanding the keyless purchases system
Read More »PlayStation Now doubles subscribers, Playstation Plus boosted by COVID-19 lockdown orders
The subscriber numbers for Playstation Plus rose by 2.7 million in the first three months of 2020
Read More »Labelradar: Video games’ love affair with music is still blooming
"There is something of a misunderstanding that licensing music comes with incredibly hefty price tags... We are in a golden age for music creation"
Read More »Leamington-based Kwalee opens second studio in Bangalore
From the sedate streets of Leamington Spa to the bustle of booming Bangalore – the connections between the middle-england market town and the 10m person mega-metropolis seem tenuous, but for the games industry they make perfect partners. And that’s why hyper-casual developer Kwalee has chosen Bangalore as the location for …
Read More »“Wider audiences are starting to understand the power and positive impact that gaming can have on society.” Bidstack on the power of in-game advertising
We talk to Bidstack’s Charlotte Cook about how games can bring topical and positive messages to increasingly hard-to reach ‘digital native’ audiences
Read More »Tencent to open AAA studio in North America
Tencent is set to open a new AAA studio in North America, and has hired veteran developer Scott Warner as studio director
Read More »Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over alleged Rainbow Six Siege clone
“Ubisoft’s competitors are constantly looking for ways to piggyback on R6S’s popularity and to capture the attention, and money, of R6S players.”
Read More »The Epic Games Store has given away over $2k in free games to date
The most recent giveaway of GTA V proved especially popular
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