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Xbox and Sega among publishers appearing at IGN Live
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Nintendo Switch 2's Game Chat will seemingly support both live subtitles and text-to-speech
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Gamecity Hamburg supports six digital games in seventh Prototype Funding round
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New games accelerator Spawn Point launches to support Norwegian indie devs
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Activision pulls Call of Duty: Warzone from iOS and Google Play stores
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Haven Studios founder and CEO Jade Raymond leaves developer
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Nintendo says it's committed to make Switch 2 "as obtainable as possible" amidst tariffs
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Nintendo could become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next five years, new analysis claims
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Enshrouded and Split Fiction top German Computer Game Awards 2025
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Studio 42 secures $3.6m in seed funding round
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SNK CEO Kenji Matsubara steps down
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Develop:Star Awards 2025 finalists announced
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Sony considers manufacturing PS5 consoles in US due to tariffs
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Nexon says it's "delivering on promises" as it posts Q1 2025 results
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Brightika expands to PC and console with $3m investment for indie devs
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Microsoft to lay off 3% of employees
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