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Report: Bungie dismissed ex-Marathon reboot director Chris Barrett over misconduct

Women from studio claim he sent "a barrage of text messages that blurred the lines between professional and personal"

Aug. 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: 81% of mobile developers working on new titles

Survey also found that the majority of developers are testing prototypes, only 9% of games are at the soft launch stage

Aug. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Niko Partners: East Asia games market generated $30.1bn in 2023

Research also found that 97 million players in Japan and Korea play on more than one platform

July 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney

Publisher reportedly trained 2D artists with AI post-layoffs, assured employees gen AI "would not replace them"

July 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Research identifies suspicious behaviour on Steam Marketplace that may suggest money laundering

The study found potential manipulation of the marketplace by certain traders in CS:GO

July 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023

Survey also found that 62% of adults aged over 18 engaged in gaming

July 18, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Mobile accounted for $90.4bn of global games revenue in 2023

Consumer spending experienced 2% decrease to $107 billion

June 5, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Almost half of players use games as a form of self-expression

Fandom's 2024 Inside Gaming Report also found that 39% use gaming as a form of social connection

May 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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The biggest Serbia games firms amassed €175m in revenue during 2023

73% of the companies surveyed said that they generated revenue outside the country

May 17, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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ESA: 61% of Americans play games at least one hour a week

Report also says that more than half of adults aged over 18 play games regularly

May 16, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Less than half of devs say their employers "adequately enforce" harassment and anti-discrimination policies

IGDA developer survey also found that nearly 70% game makers felt there was not enough equal treatment and opportunity in the industry

May 2, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Brazilian games industry grew by 3.2% in 2023

Revenue generated by the industry reached $251.6 million

March 1, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Firesprite devs describe rocky acquisition by PlayStation

Sources tell Eurogamer the deal led to toxic culture, crunch, staff turnover, claims of sexual discrimination and ageism

Feb. 29, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Nexon's revenue grew by 20% in 2023

The publisher attributed its record-breaking revenue in part to the releases of Dave the Diver and The Finals

Feb. 9, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Square Enix sales almost flat through first nine months of fiscal year

The publisher's HD Games segment saw a 15% revenue increase as it launched multiple titles during the period

Feb. 5, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Report: 95% of studios are working on or aim to release a live service game

In the survey of 537 game studios, live ops development teams want faster content releases

Feb. 2, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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UKIE: Video game technology was worth £1.3 billion in 2021 for non-gaming industries

Top UK sectors that used gaming tech included information technology and energy extraction

Nov. 28, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Report: 83% of mobile games fail in the three years after launch

SuperScale's research also finds 43% of games are dropped during development

Nov. 22, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Children spend €39 on in-game content monthly

76% of surveyed caretakers note that minors do not spend money on the titles they play

Oct. 10, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Report: Mobile puzzle games have made $42bn in the last decade

Swap puzzle games like Candy Crush accounted for over half of total revenue during this period

Sept. 12, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Survey finds more than half of game developers experience crunch

Most respondents work standard 40 hours a week on average

Sept. 5, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Pokémon earned $11.6bn in licensed products revenue last year

The Japanese firm saw sales rise 36.5% compared to 2021

Aug. 22, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Console gaming more popular among Japanese youth than mobile

Niko Partners survey finds 72% of young gamers in Japan play on console compared to 64% on mobile and 15% on PC

Aug. 21, 2023 Sophie McEvoy