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Jobs Roundup: October 2023 | Technicolor Games hires Paul Houlders as global head of art
Update: Sumo Group announces new appointments, Kwalee hires Mark Greenshields as VP of its Bangalore Studio
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Games for Gaza bundle on Itch.io raising money for Palestinian aid
Promotion with dozens of video games and almost 200 tabletop games is raising funds for UK charity Medical Aid for Palestinians
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Connie Booth exits Sony after 34 years
She oversaw the production of series such as Crash Bandicoot, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Uncharted during her tenure
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Why is Trust and Safety so hard? | This Week in Business
From Andreessen Horowitz's Techno-Optimist Manifesto to Discord's efforts to reform toxic users, we look at the causes of – and ineffective solutions to – a long-running problem
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Sociable Soccer's Jon Hare says real player names are "vital" as studio secures FIFPRO licence
Indie arcade-style football game will feature 13,000 real-world players at launch next month, with more to be added later
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Microsoft joins the publishing top table | Opinion
By adding Activision Blizzard to its existing studios, Microsoft has created a publishing behemoth – and in its financials this week, it was keen to underscore the commitment this represents to gaming
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Sarah Bond promoted to Xbox president amid leadership changes
Matt Booty, Takeshi Numoto and Yusuf Mehdi also promoted, marketing boss Chris Capossela steps down after more than three decades
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Sony expects boost in PS5 sales now supply chain issues have finally been resolved
Global marketing boss Eric Lempel predicts Christmas 2023 will be "one of the strongest seasons in our history"
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Ubisoft's H1 sees a 14% revenue bump
Firm says Assassin's Creed Mirage receives a solid launch with user numbers in line with Odyssey and Origins entries
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Insomniac Games to patch Spider-Man 2 flag mix-up
Update: Studio releases patch to display a Puerto Rican flag in Miles' home six days after launch
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Meta's VR division revenue down 26% in Q3
The firm's net income jumped by 164%, Zuckerberg said it was a good quarter for its community and business
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Embracer-owned Digic to lay off 35 employees
The studio is the latest to be affected by parent group's restructuring program
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Street Fighter 6 drives record H1 results for Capcom's games division
Publisher saw net sales rise 53% to $498 million, sold 22.6 million games
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P.T. draws maximum fear from minimal scope | Why I Love
Stray Souls developer Pete Wicher shares how the doomed Silent Hills demo got him into making games
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Die Gute Fabrik and the necessity to tackle climate inaction
CEO Hannah Nicklin and AfterClimate's Benjamin Abraham on the importance of tracking emissions, how other studios can do the same
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Super Mario Bros Wonder is now the fastest-selling Mario game in Europe | News-in-brief
Nintendo's latest platformer smashed series records after just three days on sale
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Valve dropping Turkish and Argentinian currencies on Steam
Over 25 countries will receive regionalised pricing
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Lords of the Fallen was CI Games' most expensive project at $66m
Million-selling game's development, excluding engine license fees, cost $41.9 million
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The Outer Worlds reaches 5m copies sold | News-in-brief
The Obsidian title, published by Private Division, originally released in 2019 before a PS5 and Xbox Series X|S launch last March
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Harmony Games raises $3m in seed funding round
The AI-assisted game maker intends to grow in the mobile sector and expand its game offerings
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Nintendo to roll out new community tournament guidelines
The use of third-party controllers, such as those used by disabled gamers, will not be permitted for competition
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Nintendo details more aggressive social media guidelines
Company to go after content that features unauthorized game consoles and software
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Growing Indigenous worlds in games
Achimostawinan Games' Meagan Byrne and Sadekaronhes Esquivel talk about reappropriation, misrepresentation
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UK games jobs vacancies reaches three-year low
Number of vacancies available this month drops to 1,300 - only 33 of which are for junior positions
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Artisan Studios to open new studio in Saudi Arabia
Developer plans to employ over 200 people in Riyadh