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Electronic Arts has announced that FIFA 23 will not include any teams from Russia, due to their ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Read More »FIFA 23 will not include Russian teams
The force is strong with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as it returns to #1 in UK Boxed Charts
The GfK UK Boxed Top Ten between July 10, 2022 and July 16, 2022
Read More »A Talk On The Wired Side
Wired Productions’ MD Leo Zullo reflects on a wild and exciting period for the indie publisher
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
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
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