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Homeworld 3 bins investment scheme

The game's still coming, it's just not accepting Fig investors

Embracer Group looking to buy even more companies

The consolidation of the games industry continues

Warner Bros. Games reportedly being split up after AT&T merger

"Some of the gaming arm will stay with AT&T and some will go with the new company"

Walmart's unannounced cloud gaming service leaked in Epic vs Apple trial

Named Project Storm, it was initially planned to go into beta in 2019

Epic Games spent nearly $12 million giving away free games in their first nine months

They paid $1.5 million for Subnautica alone

Microsoft Store to match Epic Games Store's 88% cut for game developers - should Steam follow suit?

A recent GDC survey overwhelmingly agrees Steam takes too much

GDC survey finds 35% of developers say their productivity is better from home

Continuing to kick the myth about remote work

Focus Home Interactive buying Space Hulk: Deathwing devs Streum On

Plus, here's a new Necromunda trailer

Square Enix deny they're considering selling

Following rumours that potential buyers were interested

Epic spent $444 million to secure exclusive games for their store in 2020

They'll almost certainly be spending even more this year

Gearbox's acquisition by Embracer Group is now complete

Gearbox are planning to make something new-new

Amazon Games open new studio led by former Rainbow Six Siege developers

Working on a new online multiplayer game

Payday 3 nabs publishing partner, still planning 2023 launch

Starbreeze are teaming up with Koch Media to pull off their next heist

Some new Bethesda games will be exclusive to PC and Xbox

And more Bethesda games are coming to Game Pass this week

Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda approved by financial regulators

Torchlight 3 developers Echtra Games have been acquired by Zynga

They'll be working on a cross-platform RPG

The Sinking City devs claim publisher pirated the game to release it on Steam

Update: It's gone from Steam again after Frogwares issued a DMCA takedown notice

The Sinking City is back on Steam, but the devs don't want you to buy it

Frogwares say they didn't make the version currently on sale

Little Nightmares creators are moving onto something new, though this might not be the end

Electronic Arts have bought Codemasters

"The beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content"

No, Microsoft are not making ZeniMax part of 'Vault' [updated]

It's been a confusing day

Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine expected to arrive by September 30th

Though Quarantine might be due a name change

Tencent buying a bit of Arma devs Bohemia

Business as usual, Bohemia say

EA are one step closer to buying Codemasters

Codies shareholders have voted to approve EA's plans

Probably don't expect Diablo IV or Overwatch 2 this year

News from the OTHER hot conference call du jour