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ZeniMax now included in Microsoft CWA neutrality agreement UNIONISATION NEWS May 31st, 2024

ZeniMax now included in Microsoft CWA neutrality agreement

The union initially entered into the partnership in 2022

CD Projekt wants to release games more frequently DEVELOPMENT NEWS May 29th, 2024

CD Projekt wants to release games more frequently

The firm has a number of titles in the works, including new Witcher and Cyberpunk releases

Bungie wins cheating lawsuit against AimJunkies LEGAL NEWS May 28th, 2024

Bungie wins cheating lawsuit against AimJunkies

Firm has had to pay out $63,210 in damages

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Microsoft publishes parental advice with the Xbox Family Guide in the run-up to Christmas FAMILY Nov 30th, 2018

Microsoft publishes parental advice with the Xbox Family Guide in the run-up to Christmas

The pocket-sized guide aims to help parents prepare their children for online play

IGDA calls for action from the video games industry over loot box controversies FINALLY SOME SENSE! Nov 30th, 2018

IGDA calls for action from the video games industry over loot box controversies

"By not taking significant action as an industry and global game developer community to self-regulate how loot boxes are used, we run the very real risk that governments around the world will take that action for us"

Wargaming: Edge Case acquisition has sped up development of new MMO JOB NEWS Nov 29th, 2018

Wargaming: Edge Case acquisition has sped up development of new MMO

Collaboration between the two firms has been on the cards for some time

Telltale vet Iggo is Sumo Digital's new marketing director JOB NEWS Nov 29th, 2018

Telltale vet Iggo is Sumo Digital's new marketing director

“I’m thrilled to return to the UK games industry and to Sheffield to help lead Sumo’s ambitious plans"

To the surprise of no-one, the ESA continues to claim loot boxes aren't gambling SIGH Nov 29th, 2018

To the surprise of no-one, the ESA continues to claim loot boxes aren't gambling

Follows US FTC announcing investigation into the business model

Niko Partners: Chinese premium games market to hit $1bn by 2022 CHINA Nov 29th, 2018

Niko Partners: Chinese premium games market to hit $1bn by 2022

Sector to almost double from 2017's $580m

Artifact hits 55k concurrent player peak for first day in the wild DATA Nov 29th, 2018

Artifact hits 55k concurrent player peak for first day in the wild

Users have put almost 300,000 hours into the game already

Government figures point to video games contributing £1.069bn to UK economy in 2017 - but it's likely much more DATA Nov 28th, 2018

Government figures point to video games contributing £1.069bn to UK economy in 2017 - but it's likely much more

Flaws in the way DCMS has gathered this information - and the way that some games companies classify themselves - mean this figure is lower than it should be

Now Australia's Government might be looking into loot boxes MORE LOOT BOX DRAMA Nov 28th, 2018

Now Australia's Government might be looking into loot boxes

90-page report into the subject published by Environment and Communications Reference Committee

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes OH Nov 28th, 2018

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes

Follows Star Wars Battlefront II mess at the end of 2017

Leading UK Games industry figures and companies reject Brexit deal BREXIT Nov 27th, 2018

Leading UK Games industry figures and companies reject Brexit deal

https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/69545/leading-uk-games-industry-figures-and-companies-reject-brexit-deal/

SuperData: $586m was spent on premium digital PC games during Black Friday and Cyber Monday $$$$ Nov 27th, 2018

SuperData: $586m was spent on premium digital PC games during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Rise of 18.3 per cent year-on-year

Logitech gives up on negotiations to acquire headset maker Plantronics JOBS Nov 27th, 2018

Logitech gives up on negotiations to acquire headset maker Plantronics

Acquisition discussions apparently ended over a dispute on Plantronics’ value

Starbreeze announces cost cutting following less-than-stellar The Walking Dead launch OH Nov 27th, 2018

Starbreeze announces cost cutting following less-than-stellar The Walking Dead launch

$10m license fee to be paid out in Q4 2018, but firm says it will make a loss for the full fiscal year

Washington DC law firm looking into Bethesda's refund policy following Fallout 76 launch OH Nov 27th, 2018

Washington DC law firm looking into Bethesda's refund policy following Fallout 76 launch

Game rolled out with reports of myriad bugs and did not review well

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