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Tencent acquires majority stake in Kuro Games
Developer will continue to work independently as a subsidiary of the games firm
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Scopely opens new studio in Saudi Arabia led by EA veteran
Mirai CEO Charity Joy was previously general manager at Criterion
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Xbox's mission to uplift indies in emerging markets
We talk to the firm's global expansion team about the market across Southeast Asia, and its efforts to help developers succeed internationally
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Play Ventures raises $140m in third gaming fund
Firm expects to invest in up to 25 early-stage games companies worldwide
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Unity CEO addresses decision to cancel controversial runtime fee
"Folks valued Unity as a partner, but they didn't like the way we were connecting with them," says Matthew Bromberg
Opinion
Microsoft's Xbox transition moves into high gear | Opinion
With a campaign about Xbox as a cross-platform service and "no red lines" for first-party on other platforms, the change to Microsoft's games business speeds to a conclusion
News
Embracer divests Easybrain to Miniclip in $1.2bn deal
Transaction is expected to be completed in early 2025
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Amplitude Studios regains independence from Sega
This follows a management buyout from the Endless studio's staff
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Team17 appoints Rashid Varachia as CFO and COO
The firm's current CFO Mark Crawford to step down on October 31
Feature
Meet the Singapore trade association balancing support for indies with attracting overseas firms
We talk to SGGA chairperson Don Baey about the trade body's role and the challenges facing indies in the country
News
Unity appoints former King exec Steve Collins as CTO
Collins replaces Marc Whitten, who resigned from his role as chief product and technology officer in June
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Kudos QA announces new leadership team
Quality assurance firm to be led by co-CEOs Dan Atherton and Thouraya Walker
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Redwood takes majority stake in India streaming startup Loco for $65m
Firm will use funds to support its "global expansion efforts"
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Microsoft CEO pay rises 63% to $79 million
Satya Nadella's salary amounted to $2.5 million, with $71.2 million in stock awards
Feature
Shawn Layden: "AA is gone and that's a threat to the ecosystem going forward"
At Gamescom Asia, the former Sony exec explained why relying on the "blockbusters" to get us through is a "death sentence"
Feature
How Paradox weathered delays, developer splits, and Life By You's cancellation
Deputy CEO Mattias Lilja tells us how the Swedish firm is playing to its strengths after a year of troubles
News
FromSoftware to increase average basic salary pay by around 11.8%
Starting salary for new graduates will also increase from ¥260,000 to ¥300,000
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Epic Games CEO says company is now "financially sound"
Tim Sweeney said Epic had "spent the last year rebuilding and executing solidly on all fronts"
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Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2, no replacement planned
The augmented reality headset launched in 2019
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Nexon America lays off "small number" of staff
Decision made following restructuring plans announced earlier this month
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Tencent loans €15m to Remedy
Funding will support ongoing development and self-publishing efforts
Feature
How São Paulo state is helping Brazil's games scene become self-sustainable
Secretary for Culture, Creative Economy and Industries shares how the government are creating a support network for developers
Feature
Why supporting indies is the key to growing the Brazilian games industry
We talk to Indie Hero CEO Juliana Brito about how the accelerator programme champions small developers, with the end goal to boost the entire industry