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Brendan Sinclair, Managing Editor

Brendan joined GamesIndustry International in 2012. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he was previously senior news editor at CBS-owned GameSpot in the US.

Recent articles by Brendan Sinclair

Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake switches studios

Ubisoft Montreal takes over from publisher's Pune and Mumbai studios, "will now take the time they need to regroup"

By Brendan Sinclair

Square Enix sale of Western studios marks the end of an existential crisis | Opinion

Embracer Group acquisition signals an end to Japanese publishers looking to foreign studios in fear of fading relevance

By Brendan Sinclair

Twitch reportedly considering cut to top streamers' pay

Streaming service could drop largest creators' subscription revenue share from 70% to 50%, looking at incentivize them to run more ads

By Brendan Sinclair

"What Disney Land is for families, we can be for horror"

Feardemic CEO Scott Millard talks about the indie publisher's tunnel vision on horror games and ambitions for the future

By Brendan Sinclair

Keywords staff at BioWare Edmonton look to unionize

United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union files to become bargaining agent for outsourcing firm's QA staff

By Brendan Sinclair

Activision Blizzard sales and engagement tumble

Modest revenue growth at King offset by 49% drop from Activision, 43% decline from Blizzard as MAUs hit new lows

By Brendan Sinclair

Revamped PlayStation Plus to debut in June for Americas, Europe, Japan

Multi-tiered subscription offering scheduled to arrive May 23 in Asian markets outside Japan

By Brendan Sinclair

Rockstar's latest mob story | This Week in Business

A look at the possible motives for edits to transphobic content in the latest Grand Theft Auto 5 re-release

By Brendan Sinclair

Kotick's ex-girlfriend obtained a restraining order against him

Activision Blizzard CEO subsequent girlfriend, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, twice leaned on a tabloid to shelve stories on the issue

By Brendan Sinclair

Mod.io on "bringing legitimacy to the modding space"

CEO Scott Reismanis explains why he's high on UGC but not the metaverse, and the tension between modding and devs' desires for control

By Brendan Sinclair

Amy Hennig working on Star Wars again

Skydance New Media president will lead development on "a richly cinematic action-adventure game" based on sci-fi franchise

By Brendan Sinclair

What's changed for devs seeking early investment?

Global Top Round's Pontus Mähler discusses mobile metrics, indie acceptance, and the firm's new seed funding program

By Brendan Sinclair

Blizzard insists it has no NFT plans after surveying players on NFTs

"No one is doing NFTs" says Blizzard president Mike Ybarra after poll gauging interest in various subjects

By Brendan Sinclair

Activision Blizzard says it hasn't discussed Kotick's job post-merger

Publisher updates SEC filing to specify that no negotiations have taken place about what will happen to the CEO

By Brendan Sinclair

Microsoft considering in-game ads for free-to-play titles - Report

Xbox maker would not take revenue cut and limit ads to a select group of brands at first

By Brendan Sinclair

Did Newsom Californicate with the Activision Blizzard suit? | This Week in Business

The California governor has been accused of obstructing the DFEH's lawsuit on the publisher's behalf

By Brendan Sinclair

California lawyer alleges Governor Newsom interfered with Activision Blizzard suit - Report

DFEH assistant chief council Melanie Proctor resigns, says governor's office pressured agency for the benefit of publisher

By Brendan Sinclair

Epic invests in Aquiris

Unreal maker will publish upcoming multiplatform games from Brazilian studio behind Wonderbox

By Brendan Sinclair

Jack Tretton brings the SPAC to gaming

The former PlayStation boss lays out the pitch for special purpose acquisition companies with his own Power Up Acquisition Corp

By Brendan Sinclair

Eden Games acquired by blockchain company

24-year-old racing studio to make blockchain-based racing games and makegoods for shuttered F1 game NFT holders

By Brendan Sinclair

China ends nine-month freeze on game approvals

First batch of games approved for release since July includes 45 titles

By Brendan Sinclair

Collective action gets results | This Week in Business

The Activision Blizzard union doesn't even exist yet and is already providing tangible gains for all employees

By Brendan Sinclair

Activision Blizzard converts all US QA staff to full-time

In wake of Raven QA team's union push, publisher will convert nearly 1,100 workers, increase minimum pay to $20 per hour

By Brendan Sinclair

NPD merging with IRI

Union of retail-tracking data companies expected to close in back half of the year

By Brendan Sinclair

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