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EPIC Risk Management has released a statement about the UK Government’s decision not to regulate loot boxes with legislation
Read More »EPIC Risk Management wants to educate audiences on loot boxes after UK Government inaction
EA patents using player data to generate in-game content
EA has filed a patent that could see personal data used to procedurally generate new experiences for its players
Read More »Internal Roblox employee documents posted online by hacker
A hacker has posted internal documents belonging to a Roblox employee online as part of an attempt to extort money from the company
Read More »DreamsCon returns next week
Media Molecule’s annual digital convention is set to return this July
Read More »PlayStation completes purchases of both Bungie and Haven Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its purchases of Bungie and Haven Studio are now complete
Read More »[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
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