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141m people played Ubisoft games during fiscal year 2020/21Unity reports 41% revenue increase for first quarter of 2021 Net bookings up 15% at EA for 2020/21 financial year Apex Legends saw "well over" 12m weekly active users during Season 8
141m people played Ubisoft games during fiscal year 2020/21 DATA

141m people played Ubisoft games during fiscal year 2020/21

That's a record for the French publishing giant

Unity reports 41% revenue increase for first quarter of 2021 $$$$

Unity reports 41% revenue increase for first quarter of 2021

“We believe that real-time 3D will continue to grow at an accelerated pace and achieve massive scale.”

Net bookings up 15% at EA for 2020/21 financial year $$$$

Net bookings up 15% at EA for 2020/21 financial year

This is apparently $600 million more than the publishing giant intended

Apex Legends saw "well over" 12m weekly active users during Season 8 DATA

Apex Legends saw "well over" 12m weekly active users during Season 8

EA CEO Wilson says the game "is one of the most successful games in the market today"

Resident Evil Village shipped three million copies in its first four days

Resident Evil Village shipped three million copies in its first four days

Gears studio The Coalition moving to Unreal Engine 5

Gears studio The Coalition moving to Unreal Engine 5

Ubisoft's first-party games now branded "Originals"

Ubisoft's first-party games now branded "Originals"

Roblox reports 140% increase in revenue year-on-year

Roblox reports 140% increase in revenue year-on-year

UK charity GamesAid raised $98,653 last year

UK charity GamesAid raised $98,653 last year

Resident Evil Village hits record 106.6k concurrent users on Steam

Resident Evil Village hits record 106.6k concurrent users on Steam

Capcom games revenue up 25.6% thanks to Resident Evil and Monster Hunter

Capcom games revenue up 25.6% thanks to Resident Evil and Monster Hunter

CHARTS: Resident Evil Village debuts at No.1 on Steam

CHARTS: Resident Evil Village debuts at No.1 on Steam

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Interviews & opinion

Why the devs behind Roblox's Adopt Me are launching new studio Uplift Games INTERVIEW

Why the devs behind Roblox's Adopt Me are launching new studio Uplift Games

The Big Indie interviews: Lukyantsev Company tells us all about creating an exploration survival game that is both challenging and relaxing INDIE VIEW

The Big Indie interviews: Lukyantsev Company tells us all about creating an exploration survival game that is both challenging and relaxing

The Big Indie interviews: Unbound Creations discusses what it takes to win The Digital Big Indie Pitch INDIE VIEW

The Big Indie interviews: Unbound Creations discusses what it takes to win The Digital Big Indie Pitch

The Big Indie interviews: MGP Studios tells us all about their Big Indie Pitch winning neon-punk shooter Project Downfall INDIE VIEW

The Big Indie interviews: MGP Studios tells us all about their Big Indie Pitch winning neon-punk shooter Project Downfall

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Features

With Carlyle Group in its corner, RuneScape maker Jagex says now is its time to shine INTERVIEW

With Carlyle Group in its corner, RuneScape maker Jagex says now is its time to shine

Get involved with Big Screen Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 PGC DIGITAL

Get involved with Big Screen Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

PGC Digital: the golden rules of game development PGC DIGITAL

PGC Digital: the golden rules of game development

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Data & Research

141m people played Ubisoft games during fiscal year 2020/21 DATA

141m people played Ubisoft games during fiscal year 2020/21

Unity reports 41% revenue increase for first quarter of 2021 $$$$

Unity reports 41% revenue increase for first quarter of 2021

Net bookings up 15% at EA for 2020/21 financial year $$$$

Net bookings up 15% at EA for 2020/21 financial year

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Regulars

Improbable Edmonton's studio is asking how SpatialOS can improve online RPGs Industry Icon

Improbable Edmonton's studio is asking how SpatialOS can improve online RPGs

Why Borderlands 3 has been a smash hit on PC Success Story

Why Borderlands 3 has been a smash hit on PC

Why the developers of Oxenfree want you to outdrink the devil in Afterparty Indie Interview

Why the developers of Oxenfree want you to outdrink the devil in Afterparty

What games are The PC Pulse looking forward to in 2019? The PC Pulse

What games are The PC Pulse looking forward to in 2019?

Profiles

Razer accidentally leaked info of over 100k customers NEWS

Razer accidentally leaked info of over 100k customers

"I tell stories with sound": Sitting down with audio design master Scott Gershin DEVELOP:BRIGHTON 2019

"I tell stories with sound": Sitting down with audio design master Scott Gershin

The Times They Are A-Changin': How Valve is trying to update Steam for the modern games industry INTERVIEW

The Times They Are A-Changin': How Valve is trying to update Steam for the modern games industry

Why Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games became a publisher DIGGING IT

Why Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games became a publisher

Job News

Witcher 3 director Tomaszkiewicz departs CD Projekt after bullying investigation JOB NEWS

Witcher 3 director Tomaszkiewicz departs CD Projekt after bullying investigation

Stadia product head Justice has left Google JOB NEWS

Stadia product head Justice has left Google

Activision appoints NFL vet Johanna Faries GM of Call of Duty JOB NEWS

Activision appoints NFL vet Johanna Faries GM of Call of Duty

Overwatch director Kaplan is leaving Blizzard JOB NEWS

Overwatch director Kaplan is leaving Blizzard

Deals

EA snaps up Super Mega Baseball dev Metalhead $$$$

EA snaps up Super Mega Baseball dev Metalhead

Epic snaps up ArtStation platform $$$$

Epic snaps up ArtStation platform

Bonsai Collective lands $3.5m investment from Super.com $$$

Bonsai Collective lands $3.5m investment from Super.com

Outriders dev People Can Fly snaps up Phosphor Games ACQUISITION

Outriders dev People Can Fly snaps up Phosphor Games

Events News

TrickShot utilises skill and style to take The Big Indie Pitch crown at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 The Big Indie Pitch (PC+Console Edition) at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 (Online)

TrickShot utilises skill and style to take The Big Indie Pitch crown at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6

The Big Indie interviews: Lukyantsev Company tells us all about creating an exploration survival game that is both challenging and relaxing The Digital Big Indie Pitch (PC & Console Edition) #6 (Online)

The Big Indie interviews: Lukyantsev Company tells us all about creating an exploration survival game that is both challenging and relaxing

This Is Reality's exploration of highs, lows and struggles of relationships and in the process wins The Big Indie Pitch The Digital Big Indie Pitch (PC & Console Edition) #6 (Online)

This Is Reality's exploration of highs, lows and struggles of relationships and in the process wins The Big Indie Pitch

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