EA taking racism more seriously | This Week in Business
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-05-ea-taking-racism-more-seriously-this-week-in-business
Beyond Control: We speak to Remedy CEO Tero Virtala about Vanguard, the shared universe of the Epic-funded games and why Control's 2m+ sales still doesn't make it a major hit
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-05-beyond-control-whats-next-for-remedy
Arizona bill that will stop Apple and Google from forcing 30% commission on developers has passed first two votes
Hogwarts Legacy designer quits Avalanche following public backlash
Troy Leavitt claims the decision to leave was his own, promises clarity in a future YouTube video
Three months in, Game Pass is Microsoft's ace in the hole | Opinion
Xbox 360 all over again? The advantage Microsoft's online services afford it over Sony's confusing PS Plus are becoming more and more clear
Valve ends production on rebooted Artifact
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-valve-ends-production-on-rebooted-artifact
Mortal Shell sales pass 500,000 copies
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-mortal-shell-hits-over-500-000-copies-sold
ESA commits $1 million to support Black Girls Code
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-esa-commits-usd1-million-to-support-black-girls-code
Theorycraft Games secures $37.5m in Series A funding
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-theorycraft-games-secures-usd37-5m-in-series-a-funding
Best practices for designing an effective user interface
Double Eleven's Edd Coates shares the essential components to designing accessible and effective UI for video games
News in Brief:
Grads In Games is now a non-profit company
Aardvark Swift's UK careers initiative spun out into an independent organisation
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-04-grads-in-games-is-now-a-non-profit-company
Plaintiffs who accused EA of using dynamic difficulty tech to push players to buy loot boxes have dropped their lawsuit
Nintendo reportedly unveiling 4K OLED Switch this year, mass production to begin in June
Nacon claims it has paid Frogwares all money owed, was paying royalties, and is contractually the sole distributor of The Sinking City for Steam
Less than 15% of Twitch user reports last year led to enforcement actions
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-03-less-than-15-percent-of-twitch-user-reports-last-year-led-to-enforcement-actions
ERA reports UK spending on video games reached £4.4bn -- accounting for half of the record £9.26bn spent on entertainment
We interview parkour team Storror about their plans to crowdfund their first ever video game
UK games firms are creating hundreds of job placement for young people out of work due to the pandemic, thanks to a Government funding scheme
New GamesIndustry.biz Podcast available now: The next generation of PlayStation VR
Also discusses Pokémon Legends and the series' 25th anniversary
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-02-the-next-generation-of-playstation-vr-podcast
Square Enix taps Forever Entertainment for remakes
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-02-square-enix-taps-forever-entertainment-for-remakes
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