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News of the Week; July 22, 2020

News of the Week; July 22, 2020

GAMES Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has two leads because Ubisoft execs believed women don’t sell: Both Syndicate and Origins also originally featured women leads more prominently Ubisoft fires PR director over harassment allegations: Stone Chin denies allegation of sexual assault, claims it was not linked to Ubisoft’s decision to terminate his employment French union preparing collective […]

News of the Week; July 15, 2020

News of the Week; July 15, 2020

GAMES Big Fish Games Reaches $155 Million Settlement over Online Gambling Games European Union sets limits on platform madness: A new regulation will create a more fair and transparent relationship between games companies and the app stores Three-quarters of all US households include someone who plays video games – ESA: Of 214 million gamers, 41% […]

News of the Week; July 8, 2020

News of the Week; July 8, 2020

GAMES India bans 59 Chinese apps, including Clash of Kings: Moonton’s Mobile Legends also banned over security concerns How mobile games crushed consoles UK government urged to ‘immediately’ classify loot boxes as gambling House of Lords calls for loot boxes to be immediately reclassified as gambling: Committee believes chance-based monetisation should be regulated without waiting […]

News of the Week; July 1, 2020

News of the Week; July 1, 2020

GAMES Newzoo: There will be over 3 billion gamers by 2023 Report: Games market to generate $159 billion in 2020 (Newzoo) Global games market value to reach $159bn in 2020: Revenue and audience growth booms in Africa, Middle East, and Latin America Roblox hacked by Trump supporters: More than a thousand users’ profiles changed, telling […]

News of the Week; June 24, 2020

News of the Week; June 24, 2020

GAMES Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes: Loot boxes are indisputably gambling under California law, argues 100-member lawsuit Starting in July, iOS games will require gov’t approval to launch on China’s App Store California court dismisses Magic Leap lawsuit against competitor Nreal Magic Leap’s lawsuit against competitor Nreal thrown out of court: […]

News of the Week; June 17, 2020

News of the Week; June 17, 2020

GAMES Judge rejects defence theory of ‘gaming consciousness’ and convicts man of Marpole murders Federal Court Affirms Activision’s First Amendment Rights In Using Humvees in ‘Call Of Duty’ Game Activision investigating after Modern Warfare update goes rogue on Xbox Nintendo issues cease-and-desist for Switch modchip installation service Nintendo Cryptically Points Out That Selling ‘Animal Crossing’ Assets For […]