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Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce stepping down from the Overwatch firm
In a blog post on the beloved games firm's website, Pearce said that he is grateful for his time at the development giant.
Ubisoft joins Blender Development Fund as a corporate gold member
The publisher is not only backing online support for Blender developers but will also be using it for Ubisoft Animation Studio productions, a department of Film and Television.
Football Manager 19 has sold more than two million copies
Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson says that this is the first time one of its annual releases has shifted this many units.
Former MachineGames developers open new studio Bad Yolk
Founders Michael Paixao and Joel Jonsson will serve as CEO and creative director respectively. The two previously worked for Wolfenstein developer MachineGames as technical artists.
Digital revenue grew 2%year-on-year to $9.2 billion in June
Last month’s top-grossing titles were League of Legends for PC, Fifa 19 consoles and Honor of Kings for mobile. Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch also became the 64th title to achieve $1 billion in in-game spending. It’s Activision Blizzard’s sixth title to reach the milestone.
