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Danielle Partis, News Editor

Danielle Partis has been working in the games industry since 2017. She previously worked at Steel Media as the founding editor of InfluencerUpdate.biz before moving on to run PocketGamer.biz. She was named Journalist of the Year at the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019, as well as in the MCV 30 under 30 2020. She can be found on Twitter @daniellepartis tweeting about old games and big robots.

Recent articles by Danielle Partis

Epic facing new lawsuit over Fortnite dance emotes

YouTuber Kyle Hanagami claims company repurposed one of his copyrighted choreographies

By Danielle Partis

Beenox to open new studio in Montreal

Call of Duty studio adds second location in the city to bolster footprint and team size

By Danielle Partis

Any use of mobile devices while driving is now illegal in UK

Exceptions include calling emergency services, or using contactless payment at a drive-through

By Danielle Partis

Humble Bundle for Ukraine raises $20m

Collection of over 120 games raises significant figure through 473k contributors

By Danielle Partis

Maradona suspended from FIFA due to dispute over rights

Legal battle for late footballer's brand sees him removed from sports series for the foreseeable

By Danielle Partis

New Activision Blizzard lawsuit details further allegations of harassment and discrimination

Former employee files fresh evidence of 'frat boy' culture at firm, details company's retaliation to speaking out

By Danielle Partis

Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Critical Consensus

A mesmerising, mildly monotonous platforming adventure puts Nintendo's hungry icon back on top

By Danielle Partis

The Artful Escape director on making "the Guns N' Roses of video games"

Johnny Galvatron tells how Beethoven & Dinosaur's debut went from a failed Kickstarter to a critically acclaimed smash hit

By Danielle Partis

Miniclip opens new studio in Lisbon

New office in Portugal's Taguspark can accommodate 350 staff

By Danielle Partis

Microsoft confirms cyber attack, source code stolen

Company said that parts of the code for Bing and Cortana were compromised by hacker group

By Danielle Partis

EA launches two partnerships for STEM-based learning in schools

Initiatives with Digital Schoolhouse and Everfi will encourage students in over 150 UK schools to pursue new skills

By Danielle Partis

Razer reports revenues of $1.6bn for 2021

Hardware company posts $43 million in net profit compared to $800k in 2020

By Danielle Partis

Resident Evil Netflix series coming in July

Eight episode live-action show announced yesterday, airs July 14

Itch.io Bundle for Ukraine raises $6.3m

Fundraiser closes after 10 days with over 449k contributors

By Danielle Partis

Tripledot acquires entertainment platform Live Play Mobile

Studio snaps up team 24-hour entertainment app Live Play Bingo, with plans to scale the genre

By Danielle Partis

Bandai Namco Mobile trials four-day work week

Barcelona-based studio will stop working Fridays for the next six-months

By Danielle Partis

Ten Square Games acquires 24% of Gamesture

Polish firm spends around $3.5 million on investment into mobile RPG developer

By Danielle Partis

Code Coven receives $100k grant to support aspiring game developers

Funding from the Unity Charitable Fund grant will provide limited edition courses

By Danielle Partis

Report: Perfect Dark studio The Initiative sees wave of staff departures

Analysis of LinkedIn suggests around 50% of the studio's core development team has left in the last year

By Danielle Partis

Twitch addresses ongoing hate raids, shares tips to avoid harassment

Platform details actions taken, says it is “working diligently to take action as quickly as possible”

By Danielle Partis

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin | Critical Consensus

Erratic reviews for a "confusing and chaotic" origin story of Square Enix's seminal JRPG

By Danielle Partis

Halo Infinite and Forza win at 2022 Video Game Accessibility Awards

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Before Your Eyes and Life is Strange: True Colors also took home accolades

By Danielle Partis

David Polfeldt leaves Ubisoft

Former Ubisoft Massive head steps down permanently from publisher following a break

By Danielle Partis

Frontier cancels console release of Elite Dangerous expansion

New story content will be exclusive to PC in future, console versions will only receive critical updates

By Danielle Partis

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