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Epic Games acquires Tonic Games Group
Epic Games has acquired Tonic Games Group – which includes Fall Guys creator Mediatonic
Read More »Vungle acquires GameRefinery to strengthen position under upcoming Apple privacy rules
“Given the privacy-related changes to iOS 14 and the industry at large, it is more important now than ever to find inventive ways of understanding the context of an ad placement..."
Read More »E3 2021’s physical event is reportedly cancelled
In a report published by the Board of Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Commission, E3 2021 is listed as a "cancelled event."
Read More »Sony is shutting down development at Japan Studio
"In an effort to further strengthen business operations, SIE can confirm PlayStation Studios Japan Studio will be re-organized into a new organization on April 1"
Read More »Mid-to-hardcore, cross-platform games played on weekdays – Unity’s predicts 2021 trends
Non-mobile gaming grew by over 38 per cent in 2020
Read More »Sony is creating a VR headset for the Playstation 5, with dev kits being sent out soon
“Given this was our first foray into virtual reality, it gives us a chance to apply lessons learned. One of the very vivid illustrations of that is that we will be moving to a very easy single-cord setup.”
Read More »UK courts will not rule on Epic vs Apple until after US courts have had their say
Epic will reconsider case against Apple in the UK after the resolution of the US case
Read More »Dualsense sticks have a lifespan of 417 hours, claims PS5 drift investigation
“After this research, it’s bizarre to us that console makers don’t consider joysticks to be consumable parts and design them to be easily replaced."
Read More »EA completes its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
“This is the beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content as we bring together the talented teams at Electronic Arts and Codemasters."
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