Epic Games Store launching achievements systems
Achievements system debuts next week in certain games; wider rollout expected "in the coming months"
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Brendan joined GamesIndustry International in 2012. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he was previously senior news editor at CBS-owned GameSpot in the US.
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Peter Moore on the future of sports and the history of games
Unity exec on engine-maker's new broadcast tech and whether gaming can lean on its past like sports teams do
Nominations now open for Game Changers 2021
GamesIndustry.biz is looking to end the year by celebrating more individuals and organizations working to make gaming a better place
StreamElements acquires Paragon
Streaming tools company flush with funding purchases gaming-focused YouTube talent network
Activision Blizzard settles for less | This Week in Business
Publisher pledges to set up $18 million fund for people it never wronged as government regulator avoids the "distraction" of a lawsuit
EA CFO and COO Blake Jorgensen set to leave publisher
Executive will depart next summer; chief studios officer Laura Miele will take COO role as search begins for new CFO
Sony acquires Bluepoint Games
Studio behind remakes of Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus joins PlayStation Studios
Out Making Games calls on Rockstar to remove transphobia for GTA 5 re-release
UK-based LGBTQ+ game professionals group says the game encourages players to be repulsed by trans NPCs and hurt them
How Atari's new CEO is looking to Recharge the brand
Wade Rosen explains the company's shift away from mobile and free-to-play, as well as why Atari casinos dilute the brand but Atari hotels do not
People Can Fly expands to work on smaller games in new genres
Outriders studio says it will work on AA games alongside AAA efforts, wants to have one new release a year starting in 2024
China bans livestreaming by children under 16
Latest restrictions on tech popular with kids include plans to create electronic ID system to supervise minors' gaming
EA lays out the plan for Playdemic
EA mobile exec Jeff Karp sees "immediate opportunities" to bring Golf Clash design elements to EA Sports series, potential for "future synergies"
Improbable promises of the metaverse | This Week in Business
It can be tough telling the metaverse true believers from the snake oil salesmen
The future was free-to-play | 10 Years Ago This Month
A guest editorial from Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley holds up surprisingly well, while other predictions of the era... don't.
Mobile gaming will bring in $116bn in 2024 - Newzoo
Market intelligence firm expects 11.2% CAGR from 2019 through 2024; this year's worldwide mobile gaming market projected to be $90.7bn
Apple won't let Fortnite back on App Store until court ruling finalized
Epic says it has paid the $6 million it owed the iPhone maker, but Apple responded it "will not consider any further requests for reinstatement"
Improbable leaning into the metaverse
CEO Herman Narula says company has been working on "Project Morpheus" solutions to help metaverse companies, will soon have profitable businesses of its own
Kotick: "Absolutely no place" at Activision Blizzard for unequal treatment
After two more investigations are revealed by the press, publisher's CEO says it is "committed to addressing all workplace issues in a forthright and prompt manner"
SEC investigating Activision Blizzard
Update: Equal Employement Opportunity Commission reportedly also looking into allegations against publisher
Outgoing UKIE chair issues warning on loot boxes
Stuart Dinsey believes the question of legislation will come down to the actions of a few big companies "who have had a hugely profitable business model rightly challenged"
Intolerance for intolerance | This Week in Business
An ADL survey says online harassment is getting worse as the industry is waking up to a problem of its own creation
Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81
Inventor of ZX Spectrum, Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, and Sinclair Executive pocket calculator dies after a long illness
Battlefield 2042 delayed a month
EA pushes upcoming shooter's release from October 22 to November 19, reiterates previous full-year bookings forecast
Anti-women, anti-Black, anti-Asian harassment growing in online games
ADL-Newzoo survey notes spike in US gamers reporting certain types of harassment; 60% of teens say they were harassed while playing
Activision Blizzard accused of interfering with employees' right to organize
Update: The charge has been made publicly available, with CWA accusing Activision Blizzard of "repeatedly [engaging] in unlawful conduct"
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