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Microsoft is also adding touch controls for some games, such as Minecraft Dungeons, to let consumers play whenever they feel the need.
Read More »Goodbye xCloud, hello cloud gaming in Xbox Game Pass – so can the technology finally deliver growth?
New report shows Polish games industry growing steadily – even without CD Projekt Red
There are now 440 development studios in Poland with an impressive 9,710 staff
Read More »European trade association says consoles are top platform by revenue in €21.6bn EU market
More than half of Europeans aged 6-64 play video games
Read More »Apple ordered by US court not to block Unreal Engine – But Fortnite cannot return to App Store
“Apple has chosen to act severely, and by doing so, has impacted non-parties, and a third-party developer ecosystem”
Read More »U.S. Mobile Gamers Flock to Simulation Titles as Genre Spending Grows 63% in H1 2020
Racing, hyper casual and casino titles also saw big rises
Read More »YoYo Games launches major GameMaker Studio 2 update allowing for ‘a more visual approach’
Biggest update since GameMaker Studio 2 combines GML and IDE improvements with new tools to create and manipulate animation
Read More »League of Legends veterans launch Odyssey Interactive with $6m seed round
A new Canadian games studio was launched today by four Riot Games veterans. The new studio is targeting the mobile games space with competitive games for the next-generation of gamers. “With the next generation having grown up with phones being their primary gaming platform – we believe they deserve the …
Read More »UN partners with games developers with ‘Playing for the Planet Alliance’
Subway Surfers, Angry Birds 2,Golf Clash and more will all have unique activations
Read More »Comment: Epic has little to lose from its bold Fortnite play on mobile
Craig Chapple is mobile insights strategist, EMEA at mobile intelligence firm Sensor Tower and was senior editor at PocketGamer.biz.
Read More »Doctor Who card battler announced – BBC partners with Reality Gaming Group on blockchain-based title
"The cards used in Doctor Who: Worlds Apart are both functional and collectible, so fans can actually own a piece of the game while they play.”
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