Studio MayDay rebrands as Riffraff Games after Tencent investment
Chinese megacorp secures minority ownership of New Zealand-based studio
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James Batchelor, Editor-in-Chief
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016, rising to Editor-in-Chief in 2021. He previously served as editor of Develop, and has written for Eurogamer, NintendoLife and MCV. He also runs the Non-Violent Game of the Day blog to showcase the full breadth of video games and their subject matter. He does still play violent games, but always on Story/Easy mode.
Recent articles by James Batchelor
Deathloop's Dinga Bakaba on rising to director and avoiding crunch
The studio director of Arkane Lyon on immersive sims and playing to your studio's strengths
Lockwood Publishing opens new Cambridge office
Opening follows complaints of unlawful layoffs last year
#TwitchDoBetter movement demands more action from Twitch
Open letter says Black History Month initiatives are “sorely inadequate” in the face of ongoing hate raids
Arkane Lyon's Dinga Bakaba to keynote Develop:Brighton 2022
Studio director and co-creative director of Deathloop will also receive this year's Develop Star Award in July
Arm to lay off up to 960 staff following collapse of Nvidia deal
Chip maker said most redundancies will be made across its UK and US operations
Electronic Arts cancels E3-adjacent EA Play event
Publisher will instead reveal new games throughout the year as “things aren't lining up to show everything on one date”
Tencent becomes majority investor in Rime developer Tequila Works
Fresh funding will be used to develop more original IP after work finishes on League of Legends spin-off
New publisher Deepwell focuses on therapeutic games
Firm led by Devolver found Mike Wilson, advisory board includes Lorne Lanning, American McGee, Rami Ismail, Zoe Flower and more
British Games Institute founder Rick Gibson stepping down
Gibson has been CEO since founding in 2019, organisation now seeking replacement
Microsoft promises all Xbox consoles, games and packaging will be 100% recyclable by 2030
Platform holder also urges Xbox users to switch to Energy Saver mode, reiterating that it still downloads updates in standby
Pokémon Legends: Arceus fends off Elden Ring as Japan's best-selling game in February | Japan Monthly Charts
But PS4 and PS5 versions of From Software's acclaimed title were second and fourth biggest games of the month
Russia has reportedly legalised piracy in the face of economic sanctions
Change in laws potentially undermines the wave of major games firms that have cut off the market
Third round of Makers Fund raises $500 million to invest in games startups
Organisation readies largest fund yet, has previously invested in more than 90 companies
Gamescom returns as “climate-friendly” hybrid event this August
World's largest games show will be in Cologne from August 24 to 28
Games firms opposing Russia are cutting off a $3.4bn market
Analysts help us contextualise the impact of sales bans by Microsoft, EA, Take-Two and more
Nintendo delays Advance Wars remake indefinitely amid Ukraine invasion
Switch strategy game had already been pushed back to Advance Wars, on hold until further notice
Bohemia Interactive unaffected by sale of former sim arm to defence contractor
BAE Systems has completed $200 million acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, which separated from Arma studio in 2013
Sanctions prevent Twitch from paying Russian streamers
Streaming site is asking content creators to provide alternative payment details, will pay missed income when restrictions lift
Take-Two halts sales, marketing and more in Russia and Belarus
Company behind Grand Theft Auto 5, the third most played game in Russia, expresses support for Ukraine
Class action lawsuit over NBA 2K loot boxes accuses Take-Two of “unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices”
Plaintiff claims monetisation model “psychologically distances” players from the real impact of their purchase
Epic Games ceases commerce with Russia but keeps communication open
Fortnite firm is the latest in a growing line of publishers to take a stance against invasion of Ukraine
Russian Nintendo eshop put in maintenance mode amid wave of firms cutting all sales
Nintendo attributes halting of digital game sales to issue with payment processing
Activision Blizzard is the latest company to cut off Russian market
Call of Duty and Candy Crush firm is also doubling employee donations to relief efforts, has raised over $300,000 so far
InGameJob calls on companies to help hire games professionals fleeing Ukraine
Recruitment site also seeking firms willing to help with housing, relocation and financial aid
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