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UPDATE: Gearbox and 2k will continue publishing relationship with regards to Borderlands and other franchises
Read More »Gearbox merges with Embracer Group for up to $1.4bn – Gearbox and 2K to continue relationship
DONTNOD becomes the latest recipient of Tencent investment – looks to make more of its catalog in mobile and asian markets
"With the support of our new partner, Tencent, and of all existing and new institutional investors, DONTNOD is more than ever well placed to grow..."
Read More »The UN’s ‘Playing for the Planet’ initiative reached 110m players in 2020 – time to join for 2021!
The initiative set out with 19 companies at the start of the year, including UK firms such as Green Man Gaming, Space Ape and Sports Interactive
Read More »Kwalee hires industry veteran Max Everingham from Team17 to lead console and PC publishing drive
“It’s a joy to be working again with David [Darling] on his quest to become as successful in the PC and console arena as Kwalee has already been in mobile.”
Read More »Oculus Quest is in the VR driving seat – The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners sells 10x more on all-in-one headset
The game, which launched one year ago this week, has surpassed $29m in revenue on all platforms
Read More »Steam geoblocking investigation ends with €7.8m of fines for Valve, Focus, Zenimax, Bandai Namco, Capcom and Koch Media
“The Commission has concluded that the illegal practices of Valve and the five publishers partitioned the EEA market in violation of EU antitrust rules.”
Read More »65% of North Americans now play mobile games – up 12% in a year
Average number of hours played and revenues also well up
Read More »Just what is Sony’s strategy for making PS5 updates to key PS4 exclusives?
Where are the PS5 updates for God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us Part 2, Bloodborne...
Read More »CD Projekt Red’s Iwinski apologises and gives limited insight into Cyberpunk 2077 launch issues
Streaming in data for the dense open world city is the key culprit
Read More »Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment to make Star Wars title – ending EA’s exclusive deal
Open world game looks to be very early in development
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