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Fighting for better while facing the worst | This Week In Business
This week showed that neither AI hype nor new tech can drown out frustrated developers' call for a better industry
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What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion
Without the 4K upgrade to justify its existence, Sony’s new hardware may struggle to explain itself to consumers
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Modulate: Reducing toxicity in online games is a positive for profits
How Modulate’s AI-assisted voice moderation tool ToxMod isn’t just efficient at tackling toxicity but results in increased user retention and spending
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Behind the scenes of Super Mario Bros Wonder | GDC 2024
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Shiro Mouri recount the creation of the title's Wonder effects
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Xbox launches new resource to help developers add inclusion into their games | GDC 2024
"If you don't intentionally include, you will unintentionally exclude"
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How VOID Interactive amassed 5m hours watched for their shooter game ‘Ready or Not’
The secrets behind the game's hit influencer campaign
Report: Overwatch 2 devs received 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month
In August 2023, the team was told that it should not receive bonuses due to the game's financial shortfalls
Fighting for better while facing the worst | This Week In Business
This week showed that neither AI hype nor new tech can drown out frustrated developers' call for a better industry
Capcom is Metacritic's top game publisher of 2023
The rankings based on critic reviews listed Raw Fury as second and Chorus Worldwide as third
IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs
The union called the move a choice and has filed Unfair Labor Practice charges in response
Sony establishes assembly line to create PlayStation 5 discs for Latin America
The Brazilian facility previously supplied physical media for past PlayStation consoles
US suing Apple for blocking cloud gaming, other antitrust practices
The Department of Justice has criticised Apple for preventing devs from offering cloud gaming services as native apps
France's record 6.1bn year in games spending due to console growth, strong retail
SELL chairman James Rebours warns market will 'normalise' in 2024 after atypical growth in 2023
What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion
Without the 4K upgrade to justify its existence, Sony’s new hardware may struggle to explain itself to consumers
Shinji Mikami reportedly starts a new studio
Website for Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered suggests Mikami has founded Kamuy Inc
Velan Studios announces reorganisation, layoffs likely to occur
Developer cited a project being cancelled as the key factor, making it difficult to maintain its current studio size
Kotaku editor-in-chief exits due to parent company's new guide directive
Jen Glennon resigns after five months into her role while the publication deprioritizes news
Behind the scenes of Super Mario Bros Wonder | GDC 2024
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Shiro Mouri recount the creation of the title's Wonder effects
Screen Australia puts up $1m for independent developers
The monetary support will be split across the Games Production Fund and Emerging Gamemakers Fund
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Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States
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Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Massachusetts, United States
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Demade, remade: What game demakes offer to publishers
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