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Curve Games and Denki have offered 5000 copies of Autonauts vs PirateBots to educators in the UK at no cost
Read More »5000 copies of Autonauts vs Piratebots to be given to UK educational bodies
Mojang says “integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are generally not something we will support or allow”
Mojang has released a statement stating that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technologies will not be supported or allowed on the game going forward
Read More »[From the industry] StackAdapt Enables In-Game Inventory Through Global Leader Anzu
North American-based DSP StackAdapt has partnered with Anzu.io, the world’s most advanced in-game advertising platform, to leverage its in-game advertising inventory
Read More »EPIC Risk Management wants to educate audiences on loot boxes after UK Government inaction
EPIC Risk Management has released a statement about the UK Government’s decision not to regulate loot boxes with legislation
Read More »EA patents using player data to generate in-game content
EA has filed a patent that could see personal data used to procedurally generate new experiences for its players
Read More »Internal Roblox employee documents posted online by hacker
A hacker has posted internal documents belonging to a Roblox employee online as part of an attempt to extort money from the company
Read More »PlayStation completes purchases of both Bungie and Haven Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its purchases of Bungie and Haven Studio are now complete
Read More »UK Government announces the games industry must self-regulate loot boxes or face legislation
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the games industry must protect children from loot boxes, but has yet to announce any formal legislation
Read More »GTA VR modder receives DMCA from Take-Two
Luke Ross, creator of VR mods for Grand Theft Auto 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Mafia series, has received a DMCA takedown notice from Take-Two Interactive
Read More »The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority have confirmed that an official investigation has begun in regards to Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard
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