An independent survey by Canadian start-up Edgegap of 2,000 US and UK-based gamers set out to find to what degree issues including latency and lag impact their gaming experience, delivering the first report dedicated to understanding the state of latency in online games
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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
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Playstack and Laser Dog Games have announced that they will work together to open a new micro-studio called Playstack Leeds
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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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Exient intends to lay off a sizable portion of its staff, a source has told MCV/DEVELOP
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Unity has made over 300 people redundant at their offices around the world, according to an investigation by Kotaku
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Niantic has cancelled four of its upcoming titles and started to lay off staff
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Intelligence firm Sensor Tower has revealed that Netflix mobile games have generated more than 13 million downloads around the world
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Xbox and Riot Games are teaming up to provide even more content for active Game Pass subcribers
Read More »Jagex on why RuneScape is the perfect second screen game, as the studio celebrates the mobile port’s first year
Matt Casey and Emma Hall took the time out to talk to me about why RuneScape Mobile is a perfect fit for gamers that want to do quests on the go
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