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The portable device will launch this December, at a £349 price point.
Read More »Valve reveals the Steam Deck, a £349 handheld gaming PC
Netflix hires EA veteran to head up gaming development – so what’s the plan?
Like Google, Netflix has the cash to throw at such an effort, unlike Google it already has 210m eyeballs pointed straight at TVs
Read More »Stadia to offer a 85/15 revenue split for game sales up to a $3m threshold
"Expanding on the opportunities that developers have to generate revenue opens up more opportunities for player engagement and content creation, which ends up benefitting our community."
Read More »UK Game of the Show and Europlay return in August 2021
The two events will celebrate the best unreleased game in the UK and across Europe, with UK Game of the Show taking place on Tuesday 24th August.
Read More »Lost Judgement may be the last game in the series, following an actor’s image rights dispute
“The game makers have decided that if they can’t distribute the game on Steam, it would be very difficult from a business standpoint, and the series will end with the second game, Lost Judgment."
Read More »BAFTA announces the winners of 11th annual BAFTA Young Game Designers competition
BAFTA has announced the four winners of BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) Awards, which took place as a special digital ceremony hosted by presenter and journalist Elle Osili-Wood.
Read More »Indie publisher Ravenage launches with $20m investment pot
"Our motto is to be completely transparent to our partners"
Read More »Frank Sagnier and Rashid Varachia leave Codemasters
The pair will be stepping down from their roles in July, and it was revealed in a statement that their departure had "always been part of the plan."
Read More »Nintendo announces long-awaited new Switch model – Nintendo Switch (OLED model) has a larger 7in display
All round update is evolution not revolution of current device
Read More »H1 2021 game deals reach $60bn – almost double the total investments in 2020
The first half of 2021 has seen "unprecedented deal activity" in gaming, with acquisitions, public offerings and the like reaching $60 billion.
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