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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its purchases of Bungie and Haven Studio are now complete
Read More »PlayStation completes purchases of both Bungie and Haven Studio
[From the industry] The first-ever survey of online gaming connectivity finds gamers quit in droves when experiencing latency issues
An independent survey by Canadian start-up Edgegap of 2,000 US and UK-based gamers set out to find to what degree issues including latency and lag impact their gaming experience, delivering the first report dedicated to understanding the state of latency in online games
Read More »UK Government announces the games industry must self-regulate loot boxes or face legislation
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the games industry must protect children from loot boxes, but has yet to announce any formal legislation
Read More »F1 2022 maintains pole position with second week at #1 in UK Boxed Charts
The GfK UK Boxed Top Ten between July 02, 2022 and July 09, 2022
Read More »The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority have confirmed that an official investigation has begun in regards to Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard
Read More »F1 2022 races way to #1 in UK Boxed Charts despite lower sales
The GfK UK boxed top 10 between June 25, 2022 and July 02, 2022
Read More »Game If You Are announces The Indie Spotlight
Game marketing agency Game If You Are has announced a new initiative called The Indie Spotlight, which will put focus on developers from under-represented backgrounds in the games industry
Read More »[From the industry] Adverty’s advertising technology BrainImpression now available within Oracle Moat Analytics
Adverty has announced a collaboration with Oracle Moat to provide enhanced measurement and verification across in-game ad environments
Read More »Critical Path: July 2022 – Highlights for the month ahead!
Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar
Read More »Niantic lays off up to 90 people, cancels at least four games
Niantic has cancelled four of its upcoming titles and started to lay off staff
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