Manticore Games launches $1m creator fund for proprietary game dev platform
Core creator economy kickstarted after four months in Alpha
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Ivy joined GamesIndustry.biz in 2017 having previously worked as a regional journalist, and a political campaigns manager before that. They are also one of the UK's foremost Sonic the Hedgehog apologists.
Recent articles by Ivy Taylor
EA developing an addiction to executive overpay, says investment group
CtW Investment Group launches shareholder campaign against publisher, highlights "complete fallacy" of above-ordinary compensation as a motivator
Former Bungie boss says deal with Activision "not a marriage made in heaven at all"
"We knew it was a risk right from the get go, and it turned out to be exactly as bad as we thought it to be," says Marty O'Donnell
Since launching four years ago today, Pokémon Go has grossed $3.6bn
Despite global lockdown, Niantic's location-based mobile game is on track for another record year
Naughty Dog condemns abusive fan response to The Last of Us 2
Creative director Neil Druckman and voice actor Laura Bailey receive death threats and abuse over game's narrative decisions
Overcoming the "ugly necessity" of scaling back inactive teams
Matchmaking platform SupplyDrop aims to connect studios that have too many developers with those that have too few
Confederate flag and other "notorious iconography" banned in Forza
Anti-police brutality phrases such as a ACAB and FTP also banned
Global games market value to reach $159bn in 2020
Revenue and audience growth booms in Africa, Middle East, and Latin America
Ubisoft and Insomniac face allegations over mistreatment of women
Update: "We must do better," says Ubisoft, hires external consultants to clean house
Twitch will issue permanent suspensions to abusers on its platform
Investigation is ongoing as Twitch takes additional steps to combat abuse and hate within its communities
Avast finds 17 Trojan gaming apps still available on Google Play
Online security firm reported 47 Trojan gaming apps to Google, which have been downloaded 15 million times
Microsoft makes $250,000 donation for Pride Month
"A dialogue can lead to understanding, and understanding can lead to change," says tech giant
Industry's abuse problem brought into focus by latest wave of allegations
Less than a year since high profile industry figures named, dozens of streamers, influencers and developers called out for abusive behaviour
Magic Leap's lawsuit against competitor Nreal thrown out of court
"From the beginning we've firmly stated that Magic Leap's claims against Nreal are meritless," says Nreal founder
Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes
Loot boxes are indisputably gambling under California law, argues 100-member lawsuit
Valve looks to stem tide of racist bots in Team Fortress 2
After months of inaction, Valve quietly works to "mitigate the use of new and free accounts for abusive purposes"
New mobile publisher ChargeUp Games looks to shake up the "broken model"
Mobile Games Partners and Digital Development Management partner to establish "new breed" of mobile publisher
New Zealand games industry shrunk 9% in 2019
Rebound expected as next gen console releases loom and subscription service revenue climbs
The chicanery of Penguin Cretins
Valve maintains its signature silence as wayward developers code-swap games on Steam, leaving users frustrated and confused
Ziggurat Interactive acquires BloodRayne and other Majesco licenses
Retro publisher working with BloodRayne dev to revive franchise
Riot Games exec Ron Johnson resigns following inflammatory George Floyd Facebook post
Johnson exercised "really poor judgement" says Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent
Luckbox closes $3.8m investment round
Esports betting platform prepares to go public after turnover increases 13 times since March
Eight startups join season five of Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab
Blockchain remains key focus of gaming giant's efforts to "transform the entertainment industry"
Activision Blizzard shareholders upset over CEO Bobby Kotick's compensation
Publisher defends Kotick's pay despite his “apparent failure” to meet performance targets
Nintendo of America's third-party relations manager steps down
Kirk Scott leaves Nintendo after five years to work with underrepresented indie developers
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