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gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - Swedish games industry revenue grew 6.8% in 2024
Swedish games industry revenue grew 6.8% in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz

The domestic revenue of Sweden's games industry rose to SEK 37 billion ($4 billion) in 2024, representing a 6.8% year-on-year increase. That's according to the latest Game Developer Index report from trade body Dataspelsbranschen, which noted that…

pcgamer.com - Andy Chalk - The endless game industry layoff nightmare continues as Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob confirms cuts are coming
The endless game industry layoff nightmare continues as Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob confirms cuts are coming
PC Gamer

Tencent-owned Swedish developer Sharkmob, which announced in October that the supernatural battle royale Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt will be taken offline in April 2026, says it will lay off an unspecified number of employees as part of…

forbes.com - Chris Hewish - Who Are Your Players? The Future Of User Acquisition In Gaming
Who Are Your Players? The Future Of User Acquisition In Gaming
Forbes

Chris Hewish, Xsolla 's Chief Strategy Officer, leads the gaming business engine, offering 700+ payment methods in 200+ regions. One thing that never changes in the gaming industry, no matter how many new platforms or technologies emerge, is the…

nytimes.com - James Austin - The Best Card Games
The Best Card Games
The New York Times

To narrow our testing criteria, we focused on designer games instead of traditional 52-card deck games (though we've included a few examples in each section to highlight the type of game we're talking about). For this guide we also decided not to…

forbes.com - Nizan Geslevich Packin - New York State Warns Wall Street's Offshoots: Stop Gaming Predictions
New York State Warns Wall Street's Offshoots: Stop Gaming Predictions
Forbes

Prediction markets, where people trade contracts based on the likelihood of future events, are facing a defining moment. Several days ago, New York lawmakers introduced the ORACLE Act, a bill that would prohibit most sports-related and event-based…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Games Workshop Group climbs Wednesday, outperforms market
Games Workshop Group climbs Wednesday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC GAW rallied 5.97% to £163.20 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.12% to 9,911.42. Games Workshop Group PLC…

scmp.com - Bloomberg - Forget apps and consoles, video game players are returning to websites
Forget apps and consoles, video game players are returning to websites
South China Morning Post

Video-game players are returning to an old technology to get their dopamine fix: websites. While much of the US$189 billion video-game industry is stagnant or shrinking, the appetite for web-based games like GeoGuessr and chess is soaring. Sales…

gamesindustry.biz - Lewis Packwood - The Games Growth Guild is a free-to-join platform for connecting marketers and publishers
The Games Growth Guild is a free-to-join platform for connecting marketers and publishers
GamesIndustry.biz

Today marks the launch of the Games Growth Guild, a new global network and community for marketing and publishing professionals in the games industry. The guild aims to be a hub for knowledge, opportunities, and connections, with members sharing…

telegraph.co.uk - Claire Allfree - The Hunger Games is such a queasy story - should it really be on the stage?
The Hunger Games is such a queasy story - should it really be on the stage?
The Telegraph

The theatre industry's rapacious obsession with leveraging existing films in the name of new theatrical “experiences” continues apace with this depressingly bad adaptation of Suzanne Collins's blockbuster young adult dystopia. It…

forbes.com - Rajal C. - Why Game-Changing Leaders Are Riding The Agentic AI Wave
Why Game-Changing Leaders Are Riding The Agentic AI Wave
Forbes

Rajal C. is the Founder & CEO: GRAVITAS, HBR Advisory Council member, Business Technologist & Strategist for human Leadership in an AI World AI is taking a sensational jump forward with agentic AI. While earlier AI aides were rules-based with…

theverge.com - Sean Hollister - Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam
Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam
The Verge

The Steam Frame is the start — but it could be tip-of-the-iceberg. The Steam Frame is the start — but it could be tip-of-the-iceberg. Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and…

independent.co.uk - Joe Sommerlad - Halo composer running for Congress decries 'wokeness' in video games
Halo composer running for Congress decries 'wokeness' in video games
The Independent

Marty O'Donnell, composer of the scores for the popular video games series Halo and Destiny and an outspoken opponent of “wokeness” in gaming, is running for Congress in Nevada 's 3rd congressional district for the second time.

gamespot.com - Dave Irwin - The Best Roblox Games To Play Right Now
The Best Roblox Games To Play Right Now
GameSpot

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. With thousands of games on the platform, it can be tricky to find the best Roblox games without searching through…

nytimes.com - Jason Jones - NBA announces latest format tweak to NBA All-Star Game, introduces USA vs. World format
NBA announces latest format tweak to NBA All-Star Game, introduces USA vs. World format
The New York Times

Commissioner Adam Silver has been open about his desire to tweak the NBA's All-Star Game format. David Dow / Getty Images The NBA will change its All-Star Game format in 2026 to a round-robin tournament of two U.S. teams and one international team.

theguardian.com - Keza MacDonald - What does my love for impossibly difficult video games say about me?
What does my love for impossibly difficult video games say about me?
The Guardian

Most people who really love video games have the capacity to be obsessive. Losing weeks of your life to Civilization, World of Warcraft or Football Manager is something so many of us have experienced. Sometimes, it's the numbers-go-up dopamine hit…

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