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Capturing the Spanish Golden Age in Puerto Viejo
"One could say I wrote fan-fiction with characters from the Spanish Golden Age,” says Bocata Games' Sara Calzada
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Nvidia nerfs cryptocurrency mining capabilities on newest graphics card
Hardware manufacturer releases new line of mining GPUs to avoid repeated graphic card shortages
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Paradox reveals new subscription service for Crusader Kings 2
"This is an affordable way for players to experience the entire Crusader Kings 2 catalogue," says spokesperson
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WallStreetBets agitator Keith Gill faces class action lawsuit over Gamestop Reddit Rally
YouTuber known as Roaring Kitty accused of "deceitful and manipulative conduct"
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Post-IDFA Alliance forms to prepare for Apple privacy changes
Alliance launches new information and support hub to help support companies amid mobile industry upheaval
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Instant mobile game platform Artie raises $10m seed fund
Backed by Zynga and YouTube founders, Artie aims to change the way mobile games are distributed and played
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Coalition for App Fairness behind North Dakota bill against Apple
Money from the organisation co-founded by Epic Games paid for lobbyists to introduce new bill into state senate
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Supercell posts solid profits, despite fifth straight year of revenue decline
Finnish gaming giant's philosophy of “slow growth” still brings in €1.30 billion revenue and €407 million profit for 2020
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Microsoft launches gaming accessibility testing platform for developers
Industry-first platform uses updated Xbox Accessibility Guidelines to help developers make games more accessible
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Making weirdness work: The sun-drenched horror of Paradise Killer
Kaizen Game Works' Phil Crabtree discusses class struggle, city pop and madness from beyond the stars
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Standing on the shoulders of Riot Grrrl: Story Juice and punk feminism in games
“When you can't see your stories and perspectives in an industry, then you have to put them there,” says studio founder Dr Hannah Wood
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A lawyer's perspective on the industry's abuse problem
Toxic family notions, favoritism and lack of regulation all lead to abuse, says legal expert Siobhán Crawford
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Tranzfuser in the time of Coronavirus
The pandemic throws up barriers and opportunities for the 27 graduate teams chasing UK Games Fund finance
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PUBG Corporation invests $10m in venture capital firm
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds developer "looking to foster the next generation of video game developers around the world"
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Game companies have claimed £444m in UK tax relief since 2014
1,375 games have claimed VGTR over the last six years, with UK expenditure reaching £3.7 billion
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Paradox posts record Q2 revenue and profits
"We leave an operational as well as financially successful quarter behind us," says CEO
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Tencent profits soar amid COVID-19 pandemic
Second quarter results testify to the "diligence of our teams and resilience of our business model" says Tencent CEO
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Tim Sweeney: Apple has "gone crazy" over rev share approach
"Apple has no right to take any percent of any company's revenue just because they made the phone people use to access the stuff," says Epic Games founder
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Loot boxes should be a consumer protection matter not a gambling one, says EU report
EU lacks authority to regulate gambling across member states but could tackle "problematic design features" from a different perspective
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Google blocks anti-fascist game for containing references to Nazis
"Stores and platforms have to deal with hateful content, if reviewers took a closer look at Attentat 1942 for just a moment, they would find out we are not that," says developer
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GDC Survey: One third of game businesses suffering decline amid COVID-19 pandemic
Decline is offset by similar numbers seeing business improve, but 25% of developers have been hit financially
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Moderating the "marketplace of ideas" with user-made gaming platform Core
Manticore Games co-founder Frédéric Descamps discusses challenges and potential with new platform that promises to be YouTube of gaming
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Huuuge Games acquires Dutch advertising startup
Mobile developer now has 11 international offices and over 600 staff
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Researchers criticise whiteboard technical tests
Software engineer hiring practice discriminates against women, suggests study
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Traplight closes €8m investment round
Finnish mobile dev to focus on live-service development of latest title, Battle Legion