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Meet the 2020 UK Best Places To Work Awards winners

We interview all 15 of our top-scoring companies on what it takes to be a great company in 2020

By Christopher Dring

Lab Rat dev skeptical of multiplatform launches and the virtues of virtual events

Chump Squad's Gwen Frey shares her experience as a small indie launching last year's Kine across five platforms

By Brendan Sinclair

Firing the starting pistol on the next generation | Opinion

The details of November's launches are now in the wild -- for once, this will be a console race with no clear winner from the start

By Rob Fahey

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Amazon is telling those who pre-ordered PS5s they may not get them at launch

Cautionary email cites "high demand" as retailers, Sony sell out of pre-orders

By Rebekah Valentine

The average cost to acquire a mobile game user plummeted this year

Liftoff: But the cost to convert that user into a paying player has been on the rise over the last two years

By Rebekah Valentine

PlayStation's Jim Ryan: "We want to give gamers certainty that they're buying a true next-generation console"

Sony discusses the importance of generations, exclusives, and why it's not going after Xbox Game Pass

By Christopher Dring

Jett: The Far Shore delayed to 2021

Superbrothers pushes cinematic sci-fi action-adventure into next year due to need for more development time

PlayStation and Xbox have both failed to sell next-gen | Opinion

A new wave of consoles approaches, but neither platform holder offers a compelling reason to invest at launch

By James Batchelor

Unity valued at $13.7bn after successful IPO

Engine provider raised $1.3 billion through sale of shares on New York Stock Exchange

By James Batchelor

Stardew Valley passes 2m downloads on mobile

Acclaimed indie farming adventure has been downloaded more than one million times on both iOS and Android

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Michel Ancel quits games development

Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator will instead focus on a wildlife sanctuary project

By James Batchelor

Bandai Namco acquires Unknown 9 developer Reflector Entertainment

Purchase of Montreal developer continues publisher's goal to produce 50% of its content outside of Japan

By James Batchelor

Trump administration reportedly questions Epic, Riot about Tencent investment

Both companies said to have received letters from Committee on Foreign Investment in the US following executive order against WeChat

By James Batchelor

Watch the GamesIndustry.biz UK Best Places To Work Awards 2020

Four sessions and two ceremonies featuring Media Molecule, Creative Assembly, POC in Play, Splash Damage and more will start at 12pm UK today -- watch with us here

By Christopher Dring

Codemasters: "It would be naive to think costs remain the same" on next-gen

But CEO Frank Sagnier is optimistic as Dirt 5 is positioned as a key title in Xbox Series, PS5 launch line-up

By James Batchelor

Stillfront Group acquires Nanobit for at least $100 million

Acquisition expands Stillfront's portfolio into narrative lifestyle RPGs

By Rebekah Valentine

Disintegration sunsets its multiplayer mode for good

Developer V1 Interactive says the game struggled to build a big enough multiplayer audience

By Rebekah Valentine

PlayStation 5 already selling out at some retailers

Sony will open direct pre-orders by invitation tomorrow

By Rebekah Valentine

Bunch raises $20m toward multiplayer social platform expansion

Investment led by General Catalyst, included Take-Two, Ubisoft, Supercell, EA, and Riot

By Rebekah Valentine

Metacore gets €25m investment from Supercell

Finnish studio has rebranded from Everywear Games, and launched its first game today

By Matthew Handrahan

Riot signs deal for League of Legends toys

Multi-year agreement with Paw Patrol toy maker Spin Master should see action figures hit shelves in fall of 2021

By Brendan Sinclair

My.Games invests in Hypemasters

VC arm of My.Games will help US studio with marketing, HR, operations, and financial support

Digital Schoolhouse expands to Nigerian classrooms with Kucheza partnership

Kucheza Games will help UKIE-backed initiative deliver computer science lessons in Nigeria

By Matthew Handrahan

Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Critical Consensus

Are three remastered classics enough to make a true Mario celebration?

By Rebekah Valentine

Apple presses court to deny Epic's request for lift on Fortnite ban

iPhone maker reiterates argument that this situation is of Epic's own making, says Fortnite firm is "a saboteur, not a martyr"

By James Batchelor

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