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BAFTA Games Awards 2023 open for entries AWARDS Sep 12th, 2022

BAFTA Games Awards 2023 open for entries

New categories announced

Enchanted Works mind-bending puzzler Nomori wins The Big Indie Pitch BIG INDIE PITCH Sep 8th, 2022

Enchanted Works mind-bending puzzler Nomori wins The Big Indie Pitch

Winners breakdown

UK competition watchdog moves to second phase of Microsoft Activision deal investigation ACQUISITION NEWS Sep 2nd, 2022

UK competition watchdog moves to second phase of Microsoft Activision deal investigation

This is all part of the process

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Blizzard halts Heroes of the Storm esports as developers are taken off the title RIP Dec 14th, 2018

Blizzard halts Heroes of the Storm esports as developers are taken off the title

Heroes of the Storm will remain a live game but developers are being moved on to greener pastures

'Gig economy' workers union IWGB launches branch for video games employees NICE! Dec 14th, 2018

'Gig economy' workers union IWGB launches branch for video games employees

"As part of the IWGB, we will have the tools to fix this broken sector and create an ethical industry where it's not only big game companies that thrive, but workers as well.”

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea BAN Dec 13th, 2018

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea

Playing on someone else’s account to up their rank could land you in prison with an $18,000 fine

Black Desert Online developer Peal Abyss goes West with new California office EXPANSION Dec 13th, 2018

Black Desert Online developer Peal Abyss goes West with new California office

Move into the US marks “the next phase of our growth in the global market”

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it AWESOME! Dec 13th, 2018

Women in Games France launches incubator for female esports players and LoL firm Riot is backing it

Successful applicants will get four months of training before joining a professional organisation

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege BREACH Dec 13th, 2018

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege

The publisher will still hold a firm stance against toxicity, but the old approach was fatally flawed

Consumers can mine cryptocurrency that isn't cryptocurrency in order to earn credit for Razer's store UM Dec 13th, 2018

Consumers can mine cryptocurrency that isn't cryptocurrency in order to earn credit for Razer's store

Keeping up?

Epic to release cross-platform tech that powered Fortnite for free NICE Dec 12th, 2018

Epic to release cross-platform tech that powered Fortnite for free

"We have put huge efforts into building services for Fortnite that reach 200 million players across seven platforms"

Valve's Artifact sees 81 per cent dip in concurrent players from launch DATA Dec 12th, 2018

Valve's Artifact sees 81 per cent dip in concurrent players from launch

11,596 users at time of writing - but don't rule out this new card game yet

ZeniMax and Oculus settle VR IP appeal ABOUT TIME Dec 12th, 2018

ZeniMax and Oculus settle VR IP appeal

Facebook and Bethesda firm's legal drama is over

Around 45 per cent of Farming Simulator 19's 1m sales were on PC DATA Dec 12th, 2018

Around 45 per cent of Farming Simulator 19's 1m sales were on PC

Developer Giants Software says 60 per cent of downloads on this platform were digital

Sonic the Hedgehog's furry film appearance is sending shivers down fans' spines FAST Dec 12th, 2018

Sonic the Hedgehog's furry film appearance is sending shivers down fans' spines

“He’s not going to feel like a Pixar character would because I don’t think that’s the right aesthetic”

Report: League of Legends, PUBG, Fortnite and Blizzard titles among projects reviewed by China's new Online Games Ethics Committee OH Dec 12th, 2018

Report: League of Legends, PUBG, Fortnite and Blizzard titles among projects reviewed by China's new Online Games Ethics Committee

11 of the 20 titles submitted so far need 'corrective action' with the other nine deemed 'prohibited'

First ever independent video games trade body being set up in India NICE Dec 12th, 2018

First ever independent video games trade body being set up in India

Local studios come together as sector matures

Devolver, BigBen and 1C among 12 new publishers selling games on blockchain-powered Robot Cache RETAIL Dec 11th, 2018

Devolver, BigBen and 1C among 12 new publishers selling games on blockchain-powered Robot Cache

22 publishers and over 700 titles on the platform now

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