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Digital video game spending climbs to $10 billion due to lockdowns
Digital video game spending hit $10 billion in March 2020—a record breaking high—owing to the lockdowns in place to slow the spread of the…
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ESRB now considers “random items” in its ratings for “greater transparency” for gamers
The Entertainment Software Rating Board will now include “random items” in its appraisals of games, to foster “greater transparency about the nature of in-game…
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Jens Hauch, former ArenaNet and 343 Industries technical artist, has passed away
Jens Hauch, former ArenaNet and 343 Industries technical and environment artist, has passed away (via MMOs). In 1997, he began his career in game…
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Assassin’s Creed actor begins own studio, Silver Rain Games
Silver Rain Games is a new studio that has been founded by Abubakar Salim, who played Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins (via GamesIndustry.biz). Happy…
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COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a “huge disparity of job security” in the industry, says Game Workers Unite
Game Workers Unite has published a statement regarding the reaction of the video game industry to the coronavirus pandemic, and said that the crisis…
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Razer to donate one million surgical masks to fight the spread of coronavirus
Gaming hardware company Razer has pledged to produce and donate one million surgical masks to health authorities across the world to fight the spread…
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Video game companies raised over $4.5 million to help the Australian bushfire disaster
Video game developers and publishers from around the world raised over $4.5 million for charities and emergency services tackling the Australian bushfire disaster. GamesIndustry.biz’s…
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Xbox to host a digital event in wake of E3 2020 cancellation
Microsoft is set to “celebrate the next generation of gaming” in hosting a digital showcase of the content that was originally planned for E3…
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Judge refuses Nintendo’s request to dismiss Joy-Con drift class action lawsuit
The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift class action lawsuit has been sent to arbitration in Washington, United States, after the judge refused the company’s call…
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Riot Games may face $400 million lawsuit settlement as original sum arose from “improprieties”
Update, February 24, 9.02am: We’ve been supplied a statement from a Riot Games representative regarding the ongoing lawsuit. “Throughout this process we’ve focused on…