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Report: 25% of Ubisoft staff have experienced misconduct at work News Oct 5th, 2020

Report: 25% of Ubisoft staff have experienced misconduct at work

According to research done by external company

New research shows the positive impact of videogames on young people's literacy News Aug 12th, 2020

New research shows the positive impact of videogames on young people's literacy

They can also help with creativity, empathy and wellbeing

SuperData: XR to generate $6.9bn in 2020 News Jul 28th, 2020

SuperData: XR to generate $6.9bn in 2020

That's $600m more than previously predicted, but well below the $7.7bn it had originally forecast

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter, not gambling News Jul 28th, 2020

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter, not gambling

Research says that parental controls should be easier to understand

Newzoo partners with Reddit for games engagment data News Apr 30th, 2020

Newzoo partners with Reddit for games engagment data

"Gaming communities on Reddit are incredibly engaged"

SuperData: Digital games spending hit all-time high in March News Apr 23rd, 2020

SuperData: Digital games spending hit all-time high in March

Up 11 per cent year-on-year

SuperData defends Fortnite figures following Epic criticisms News Feb 28th, 2020

SuperData defends Fortnite figures following Epic criticisms

Games studio claims that the research firm's methods are inaccurate

IGDA 2019 developer survey suggests that crunch and extended hours are on the decline News Jan 30th, 2020

IGDA 2019 developer survey suggests that crunch and extended hours are on the decline

But racism and sexism have increased, both in the workforce and the audience

Australian academics investigating games industry's carbon emissions News Jan 13th, 2020

Australian academics investigating games industry's carbon emissions

"This research is being conducted to find out about the energy use and associated carbon emissions of digital game production both in individual workplaces and across the sector as a whole"

SuperData: Borderlands 3 was the second highest-grossing digital PC game in September News Oct 23rd, 2019

SuperData: Borderlands 3 was the second highest-grossing digital PC game in September

Shifted 3.3m copies digitally, according to the research firm

UK academics find that obsessive gaming isn't a clinical disorder News Oct 23rd, 2019

UK academics find that obsessive gaming isn't a clinical disorder

Oxford Internet Institute says that obsessive play is tied to other factors

15 per cent of American gamers predominantly play on PC News Jun 27th, 2019

15 per cent of American gamers predominantly play on PC

30 per cent of US citizens pay for gaming subscription service

Report: 20 million PC gamers will make the jump to console or streaming by 2022 News May 1st, 2019

Report: 20 million PC gamers will make the jump to console or streaming by 2022

Slower innovation will driver lower-budget PC players to other services, claims Jon Peddie Research

Researchers seek a more helpful attitude from games industry on addiction research News Mar 7th, 2019

Researchers seek a more helpful attitude from games industry on addiction research

Academics lament an “adversarial” attitude towards their research into gaming

The Kinect is now a $400 small-form PC peripheral News Feb 25th, 2019

The Kinect is now a $400 small-form PC peripheral

Kinect’s new life is revealed as a cloud-powered AI-centric desktop camera

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