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Call of Duty: Warzone drives second quarter growth for Activision-Blizzard
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Company is still seeing engagement and spending increases due to COVID-19 lockdowns
State of Games: COVID lockdown swung 2020 from "significantly lower" spending than 2019
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B2Boost detailed the remarkable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer games spending in Europe
Ubisoft signs multi-year partnership with cloud gaming provider Parsec
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Publisher used Parsec to allow over 1,000 journalists to remotely play Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion
Cloud gaming comes to Xbox Game Pass on September 15
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Over 100 games will be available at launch including Gears 5, Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 4
Redesigned Xbox Store revamps navigation and Wish List features
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Also loads faster, implements better age restrictions, and rolls out to Xbox Insiders this month
AbleGamers launches DPAD diversity initiative
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Charity will give marginalised developers free sessions of accessibility training course
BiliBili secures exclusive rights to League of Legends esports in China
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Deal with Riot Games will start this year and run until "at least" 2023
Analogue Pocket pre-orders sell out in hours
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Firm says it "will be producing more" to meet demand ahead of expected May 2021 ship date
Blizzard employees share salary details amid unrest over pay disparity
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More than half of its employees were unhappy with wages in 2019, according to a report from Bloomberg
PlayStation software and services drive strong Q1 for Sony
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Influence of lockdown keenly felt as PS4 software sales almost doubled and PS Plus reached 45m subscribers
Capcom sees Q1 profits up, driven entirely by its games business
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COVID-19 lockdown impacts to arcades and amusement halls made gaming its only profitable segment
Games industry rallies in fight against COVID-19
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Update: Take-Two raises over $15 million for over 180 organizations worldwide
Take-Two: Next-gen software price hikes "reflect the quality of the experience"
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CEO Strauss Zelnick says he does not expect the industry to coordinate its software prices, however
Take-Two CEO: "It's a matter of time before the business is entirely digital"
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Strauss Zelnick offers thoughts on digital distribution as Q1 financials show hefty digital share
Sony DualShock 4 controllers will not work with PS5 games
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They will be compatible with the PS5, but only for supported PS4 games
EA Sports picks up AC Milan and Inter Milan licenses
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Milan clubs did not renew licenses with Konami; AS Roma parts ways with EA
Conflict minerals: Which gaming companies may have funded human rights abuses in 2019?
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Apple once more the most diligent, most other companies make minimal improvement, and Valve is silent for second year running
No, really - do we need E3? | Podcast
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Latest episode available to download now, also discusses alternatives to Apple's 30% cut
How to bring your game world to life with impactful sound design
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Pearl Abyss' composer and audio director Hwiman Ryu on how engaging audio design can heighten players' experience
Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play
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Microsoft confirms that Halo's most popular mode won't even require Game Pass to play
Microsoft stealthily drops Xbox from Game Pass branding
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Official social media accounts claim to be "trying out a new look" as Xbox name disappears from subscription service logo
Microsoft's full-year gaming revenues nearly flat for fiscal 2020
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Minecraft, subscriptions, and COVID-19 saw content and services up, but hardware was down
The Outer Worlds wins GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Video Game
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Obsidian's interplanetary adventure included an openly asexual companion character, Parvati
Grounded reaches one million players in 48 hours
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Obsidian's survival title launched in early access on July 28
Pandemic has accelerated a number of long-term gaming trends
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Reps from various market research firms and the head of the ESA discuss the shift to digital, esports, and the impact of an economic downturn on the next generation
Mobile revenues grew $135m in Malaysia and Singapore in two years
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Niko Partners reports shows rapid growth in gaming on smartphones, surpassing PC
Fostering a positive community in VR
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At Ludicious X, IGDA executive director Renee Gittins talked about keeping communities safe and fighting toxicity in VR
Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns
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Former Tecmo Koei and Zynga Japan CEO leaves publisher after six years
I really want E3 back | Opinion
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There are clear benefits to spreading out announcements during the summer, but there's more to it than just better numbers
15,000 games removed from iOS App Store in China
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Analysts at Niko Partners expect thousands more to be pulled by the end of the year
Sky: Children of the Light passes 35m downloads
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Thatgamecompany's mobile game boosted by 15 million downloads in the last three weeks
Congress defeats bill to block US military from recruiting via Twitch
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US Navy and Army have stated they will continue to stream on popular games site
FIFA Ultimate Team revenue "off the charts" during lockdown
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EA's key franchises boomed during lockdown, and CEO Andrew Wilson doesn't expect staff to "ever go back exactly to the way things were"
If 30% is too high, what's the right number? | Opinion
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As authorities investigate Apple's share of App Store revenues, there's broad agreement that 30% is too high -- but there's little consensus on an alternative number
2K signs deal to use real NFL player likenesses in games
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Multiple football titles are in development, planned to launch starting in 2021
Steam launches, new releases, and The Sims propel EA's first quarter earnings
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The Sims 4 has now reached over 30m users on all platforms since launch
Defying game design rules to simulate dementia in Before I Forget
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3-Fold Games' Chella Ramanan and Claire Morwood on the difficulty of developing a short game and the invaluable support from Humble and Gaming The Mind
Watch GamesIndustry.biz Live: State of Games right here
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