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Read More »US games industry was up 5% in 2015
Total US consumer spending on video games was up five per cent year-on-year in 2015, a new joint report between the ESA and NPD has revealed. That represents a revenue total of $23.5bn, compared to 2014’s $22.4bn. Software sales – including physical, digital, subscriptions and mobile – was up seven …
Read More »Having hired 38 ex-Zynga devs in 2015, FanDuel will now lay off 55 staff
Orlando office of US fantasy sports leagues studio to be home to just 19 customer support and talent team employees following cuts
Read More »Psychonauts 2 crowdfunding cash held up by approval checks
Equity investment share of money raised through Fig must undergo additional clarification by US SEC
Read More »Chinese dev Linekong invests $20m in US studio
'A lot of Chinese companies will come to the West and take the business more seriously,' says US GM Roy Liu
Read More »Windows Store adopts ‘streamlined’ IARC rating system
PC and mobile titles to use free global classification process
Read More »EA extends paid parental leave for US devs
Employees now offered up to 10 full weeks of time away
Read More »Gameforge creates games division to double-down on US market
Former THQ, Sega and Atari vet Timothy Campbell to lead arm as senior VP for games
Read More »EA, Konami and Sega veteran David Zemke joins DeltaDNA
Former Rovio director of advocacy to focus on building brand awareness of UK analytics firm in the US
Read More »Halo 5 does what it was designed to do – gets Xbox One back on top
The long-awaited arrival of the Master Chief on Xbox One has helped the console achieve a rare monthly win in the US. November has become the second month of 2015 (the other being April) that Xbox One has outsold PS4 in the region. It did so thanks to an 81 …
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