Sophie McEvoy
Staff Writer
Sophie McEvoy is a Staff Writer at GamesIndustry.biz, joining the team in July 2023. She is responsible for a variety of editorial duties, contributing to GamesIndustry.biz's news coverage. She formerly worked on the Bustle UK news desk for nearly five years, and introduced extensive gaming coverage to the site. She also has experience writing lists and guides (mainly Pokemon and Zelda), and has featured in Gamesradar.
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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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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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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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Valve dropping Turkish and Argentinian currencies on Steam
Over 25 countries will receive regionalised pricing
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Artisan Studios to open new studio in Saudi Arabia
Developer plans to employ over 200 people in Riyadh
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Nintendo pulls drink driving game from digital store due to PEGI 3+ rating
PEGI is currently investigating the issue
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Over 12% of French games studios report sales above €10m
More than half of studios surveyed report annual revenue below €300,000
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Roblox China affected by layoffs
Company says actions are specific to "unique business and operational needs"
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Fallout TV series to release in April 2024
Live-action adaptation was originally announced in 2020, is set in Los Angeles
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PlayStation's Visual Arts studio hit with layoffs
Former employees have shared the news on social media
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Super Mario Bros Wonder | Critical Consensus
Critics call Mario's latest adventure a nostalgic return to form
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London Games Festival returns next April
Over ten programs confirmed for 2024 edition, due to take place from April 9 to 25
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Swedish games industry worth €3.1bn in 2022
Number of people employed by Swedish games companies increased by 6%
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Starfield helps boost US games revenue 10% in September | US Monthly Charts
The Bethesda title debuted at the top of the charts, with PC as its leading platform
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King and EA vets form The Experimentation Group
The consultancy aims to help mobile developers grow "by using science" and experimentation
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Roblox mandates partial return to office by next summer
Employees not able to return to the office three days a week will be offered a severance package
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Work With Indies donating 100% of revenue to help Palestine
Indie studios listing roles on job board can have their payment forwarded to charities
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GamesAid raises over £23,000 at EGX 2023
The charity's Tombola received a single anonymous donation of £10,000
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Lies of P sells 1m units | News-in-brief
The Neowiz and Round8 Studios Souls-like title launched on September 19
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Lords of the Fallen debuts at No.4 | UK Boxed Charts
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom falls out of the Top Ten for first time since release
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International Olympic Committee announce plans for Olympic Esports Games
IOC president commissions study for event's creation
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Minecraft has sold over 300m copies worldwide | News-in-brief
Mojang's sandbox game will celebrate 15th anniversary next year, stands as the biggest selling game of all time
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British Esports responds to backlash over Saudi esports partnership
National body also clarifies that the partnership isn't a commercial agreement
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Modern Times Group acquires majority stake in Snowprint Studios
MTG to help studio expand its player base and diversify its revenue streams
