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GamesIndustry.biz Summer Party Makes Its Return on July 9
Mark your calendars for the GamesIndustry.biz Summer Party 2025, set to take place on Wednesday, July 9, at the iconic Horatio's Bar on Brighton Pier. The festivities will kick off at 7pm and continue until midnight. Ticket holders will be treated to entry, two complimentary drinks, and a serving of the ever-popular fish and chips. Following a busy day at Develop:Brighton, unwind and appreciate t…
June 12, 2025, 11:14 a.m.
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Hong Kong Bans Taiwanese Mobile Game Over Alleged Promotion of Armed Uprising
The Taiwanese mobile game, Reversed Front: Bonfire, has been prohibited in Hong Kong due to claims that it promotes separatist ideologies by encouraging players to overthrow communist regimes. According to a report by The New York Times, Hong Kong law enforcement stated that the game advocates for an armed revolution, and residents who have downloaded or endorsed the game may face legal consequen…
June 12, 2025, 9:23 a.m.
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Cobra Mobile Closes Its Doors After Two Decades
UK-based game development studio Cobra Mobile has ceased operations. According to an interview with The Courier, CEO Mark Ettle attributed the decision to a combination of unfortunate events, including the passing of the company's chairman, Peter Mackintosh, and the financial struggles of key clients, resulting in significant debt. Ettle noted that the current decline in the gaming sector has mad…
June 12, 2025, 7:45 a.m.
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Epic Takes Legal Action Against Fortnite Cheat Software Developers and Resellers
Epic Games has initiated a lawsuit against the creators of Fortnite cheat software, including Sincey Cheats and Vanta Cheats, as well as several resellers of the software. The lawsuit, filed in North Carolina, targets Ediz Atas, also known as Sincey Cheats and Vanta Cheats, for allegedly developing and selling cheat software that provides unfair advantages to players, violating Epic's End User Li…
June 11, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
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SAG-AFTRA Ends Industrial Action After Nearly a Year of Strikes
After 11 months of industrial action, SAG-AFTRA, the union representing over 160,000 media professionals, including actors and voiceover artists, has officially ended its strike. The decision comes after the union failed to reach an agreement with the bargaining group last July, prompting a strike over concerns related to AI technologies in the industry. Despite initial disagreements with video g…
June 11, 2025, 7:16 p.m.
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Tencent Emerges Victorious in Intellectual Property Dispute Against Peacekeeper Elite Leaker
A recent court ruling has favored Tencent in its lawsuit against an individual known as Xiaopang Commentary, who was found to have violated the intellectual property rights of Peacekeeper Elite, the Chinese variant of PUBG Mobile, by extracting and leaking unreleased content for personal financial gain, as reported by PocketGamer.biz. The defendant, Li Moumou, was discovered to have engaged in da…
June 11, 2025, 6:53 p.m.
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Bend Studio Lays Off Staff Following Project Cancellation
Bend Studio, a first-party Sony developer, has experienced a round of layoffs after the cancellation of a live service concept it was working on. According to a report by Bloomberg, approximately one-third of the staff have been let go. Although Sony has not confirmed the exact number of affected employees, the company has released a statement through Kotaku. A spokesperson stated, "Bend Studio r…
June 11, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
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Street Fighter 6 Achieves Global Sales of Over 5 Million Units
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June 11, 2025, 12:31 p.m.
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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors to Step Down, with Phil Rogers Taking the Reins in August 2025
Lars Wingefors, co-founder of Embracer, has announced his decision to step down as CEO, with Phil Rogers, the current deputy CEO, set to take over the position in August 2025. Rogers, who joined Embracer in 2022 following the acquisition of Eidos Montreal, has previously led Crystal Dynamics and Plaion. Wingefors will remain with the company, proposed to take on the role of executive chair of the…
June 11, 2025, 10:02 a.m.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Shatters Records with 3.5 Million Units Sold Globally in Four Days
The Nintendo Switch 2 has achieved a remarkable milestone, with over 3.5 million units sold worldwide within its first four days of release. This figure encompasses sales of the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle, as well as Japanese-language and multi-language systems. In a notable comparison, the original Switch sold 2.7 million units in its first month of release back in 2017. Prior to the Switc…
June 11, 2025, 8:12 a.m.