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Adapting to the evolution of esports

Major League Gaming co-founder Mike Sepso explains why the original MLG wouldn't work today, and how his new start-up Vindex is positioned for the future

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The epidemic threatens to shut down supply chains the entire games industry relies on -- and even push new console launches into next year

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Black Desert Online and the diverging MMO ecosystem

Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee Jin discusses the changing face of MMO monetisation

By Haydn Taylor

Creative Chronicles: Total War character art tutorial

The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on the art of Total War: Warhammer

By Creative Assembly

Kunai becomes the latest title review bombed on Metacritic by a single person

TurtleBlaze's Metroidvania was targeted at random, dropping from an 8.1 user score to a 1.7 in a single day

By Rebekah Valentine

The Witcher 3's has generated $50m on Steam since October 2018

As a result, CD Projekt Red now receives 80% revenue share on sales going forward

On Kirby 64 and Impressionism

Sketch House Games' Nate Buck considers how N64 developers discarded details while preserving an aesthetic

By Nate Buck

NACE partners with Skillshot Media for collegiate esports program

Partnership to offer $16 million in annual esports scholarships

Employees say "sheer desperation" drives GameStop's aggressive sales tactics

Chain focuses on pre-orders and buying used phones, with the potential threat of termination for staff who miss targets

By James Batchelor

New legal counsel takes over class action lawsuit against Riot Games

Women's rights lawyer Genie Harrison, who brought cases against Weinstein Company, joins Riot Games gender discrimination suit

By Haydn Taylor

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Changes to the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit at PAX East

PlayStation no-longer attending. Velan Ventures, Behaviour Interactive and Tripwire join the bill

By Christopher Dring

Pokemon Home first week downloads reached 1.3m

Sensor Tower: Estimated first week revenue from subscription plans is around $1.8 million

By Rebekah Valentine

Eli Roth to direct Borderlands movie

Long-in-the-works adaptation will be helmed by filmmaker behind Hostel, Cabin Fever, and Death Wish remake

By Brendan Sinclair

Private Division moves Kerbal Space Program 2 development to new, internal studio

Jeremy Ables, other KSP2 leads join Private Division, but former developer Star Theory's status is unknown

By Rebekah Valentine

Creative Chronicles: Managing complexity in game audio

The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on game audio

By Creative Assembly

Introducing the GamesIndustry.biz Academy

Marie Dealessandri joins the team to lead a brand new section

By Christopher Dring

Tempo Storm raises $3.3 million

Esports team will use latest funding to expand into blockchain game development and livestreamed entertainment

By Brendan Sinclair

Animal Crossing: New Horizons lost save files can only be recovered once

Cloud saves will be limited to Switch Online members, and can only be accessed in case of loss or damage

By Rebekah Valentine

Deathtrap Dungeon adaptation aims to demonstrate the true potential of interactive fiction

Branching Narrative's Matt Spall also discusses how the scariest graphics are your imagination

By James Batchelor

Kixeye lays off around 20

Parent company Stillfront says cuts were "a natural step" after acquisition, won't affect portfolio or business in general

By Brendan Sinclair

Italian trade body rebrands to IIDEA

AESVI looks towards international recognition as Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association

By Matthew Handrahan

Giants opening Chicago office

Farming Simulator developer's first outpost outside of Europe to focus on support for North and South American players

By Brendan Sinclair

UK Monthly Report: GTA V and Nintendo Switch Lite shine in quiet January

GamesIndustry.biz, in partnership with GSD, will now offer analysis of games, hardware and accessories sales

By Christopher Dring

Make-A-Wish launches GameStars charity intiative

UK branch of the charity will make it simpler for the games community to raise money

By Matthew Handrahan

Starbreeze looks toward Payday 3 with $5m share sale

New series A shares are equivalent to 30% of voting rights in the embattled Swedish publisher

By Matthew Handrahan

Cyberpunk 2077 coming to GeForce Now with ray tracing

Nvidia claims players will be able to explore fully optimised Night City "even on a Mac laptop"

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