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Keywords Edmonton staff vote for a union

Outsourcing firm accepts vote of staffing working out of BioWare as labor organizers score a win in Canada

By Brendan Sinclair

US advocacy groups call on FTC to investigate FIFA loot boxes

Coalition of 15 organizations believes Ultimate Team violates rules around unfair and deceptive practices

By Brendan Sinclair

Loot boxes have mostly avoided the hammer of legislation - for now | Opinion

The launch of Diablo Immortal highlights how the momentum has gone out of legislative efforts against loot boxes, but it's far too early to get complacent.

By Rob Fahey

Bright Gambit reveals first round of funded games

Five titles were selected by the indie fund that launched earlier this year

By Marie Dealessandri

Net profit at The Pokémon Company up 123% year-on-year

The Japanese firm saw its sales rise 70% over the last fiscal year

By Marie Dealessandri

Supercell acquires majority stake in Trailmix

The mobile giant has invested $60 million in the London studio

By Marie Dealessandri

Is there an end in sight for the industry's merger mania? | Opinion

Enormously expensive acquisitions of industry giants have become commonplace in recent years -- but economic factors may be about to stamp on the brakes.

By Rob Fahey

Next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 doubles CD Projekt's Q1 profits

PlayStation version accounted for majority of post-update sales, studio now primarily focused on story expansion

By James Batchelor

EA won't make public statement on abortion rights

Publisher says it will only speak out when there's a "consistent perspective" shared by all staff

By James Batchelor

Belgian government introducing tax shelter for games by 2023

Long-awaited tax incentive offers returns to investors and make it easier for studios to fund their games

By James Batchelor

Firestoke raises $2.2m in seed funding

New UK publisher aims to expand portfolio and grow team ahead of first launches

By Danielle Partis

Take-Two completes Zynga acquisition

Deal closed May 23, mobile firm officially a subsidiary of publishing giant

By Danielle Partis

Ubisoft reportedly unlikely to sell for less than €60 per share

Some shareholders are said to be holding out until the Assassin's Creed publisher's stock reaches €100

By James Batchelor

EA reportedly had acquisition talks with NBCUniversal, Amazon, Apple, Disney

The FIFA publisher has been "persistent in pursuing a sale" in recent years, sources reported

By Marie Dealessandri

Games account for 32% of Tencent's $21.3bn Q1 revenues

Profits are down, execs expect slow approvals from Chinese game regulators to continue

By James Batchelor

Thunderful sees 85% drop in operating profits, but revenues are up

Swedish publisher describes Q1 as a “weak first quarter with positive signals”

By Danielle Partis

Certain Affinity will pay to move its devs out of places hostile to their rights

In wake of anti-trans legislation and leak of Supreme Court decision on abortion, Texas developer pledges to cover costs of relocation for full-time staff

By Brendan Sinclair

Skybound Entertainment secures fresh investment from Hiro Capital, Knollwood Advisory and more

Walking Dead IP holder also adds industry veteran Ian Livingstone to its board of directors

By James Batchelor

What to think about when setting up an apprenticeship program

Beyond-FX CEO Keith Guerrette discusses the VFX studio's apprenticeship initiative, the challenges it faced and why it's worth it

By Marie Dealessandri

Blizzard faces poposed class-action lawsuit over Hearthstone card packs

Suit argues packs deceive minors into making non-refundable purchases, Blizzard attempting to move case to another court

By James Batchelor

New York AG investigating Twitch, Discord role in Buffalo shooting

Letitia James also looking into 4chan and 8chan, saying the terror attack "again revealed the depths and dangers of these platforms that spread and promote hate without consequence"

By Brendan Sinclair

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