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This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check back every Friday for a new entry. Did you know that GamesIndustry.biz has never done reviews? We have a Critical Consensus recurring...

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Game Changers | Pixelles

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxGamesIndustry.biz Game Changers is a series of profiles on the groups and individuals going the extra mile to make the games industry a better place. These interviews encompass folks from around the world helping to improve conditions and attitudes towards diversity, equity,...

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How long can Microsoft float on goodwill? | Opinion

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It's important to have realistic expectations about how financial reports from games industry companies are going to look in the coming year. We're already well into the realm of tough comparisons; the back half of 2022 saw the first reports coming out which really reflected...

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Skybound makes multimillion-dollar investment in WrestleQuest dev Mega Cat Studios

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Skybound Entertainment has invested in Mega Cat Studios, the company currently working on upcoming RPG WrestleQuest. While Skybound did not disclose a figure, GamesIndustry.biz understands this is a multimillion dollar investment. Read more

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Fntastic delays The Day Before again after trademark dispute, speaks up against scam claims

The Day Before developer Fntastic was struck by a trademark claim over the name of the game, leading it to be delisted on Steam. In an announcement shared on Wednesday, the studio claimed that an individual registered the game trademark in the US soon after the announcement of The Day Before in 2021, and got in touch with them on January 19, 2023...

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Elden Ring and Stray are tied for this year's Game Developers Choice Awards

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game Developers Conference organizers Informa Tech have unveiled the finalists for this year's Game Developer Choice Awards. For the award show's 23rd year, FromSoftware's Elden Ring and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray are tied with six nominations each. Both are up for the...

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Neil Druckmann says that Naughty Dog is done with the Uncharted series

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Neil Druckmann has confirmed that Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise is done. In an interview with Buzzfeed, the game director and co-creator of the Last of Us TV show explained that the series reached its end. Read more

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Metacore snags Supercell's Everdale

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games firm Metacore has acquired Supercell's Everdale title. The Finnish studio ended development for the multiplayer mobile title in October 2022. Read more

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Slow and steady wins the race: How Dwarf Fortress reinvented itself after 20 years

Dwarf Fortress is an oddity across the games industry. The life's work of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams (under the name Bay 12 Games), it has been in active development since 2002. Released in public alpha in 2006, the original Dwarf Fortress reached the status of cult classic over the years, with a dedicated, hardcore community. Read more

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Square Enix to shutter Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bond

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Square Enix has announced that it will be shuttering the service for Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bond. The mobile RPG will end on April 26; the title launched globally in September 2021. Read more

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