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PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest mobile games industry news from the past week.

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Things have been quiet on the site, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t been busy. IAAPA 2024 was a successful trade show by all accounts (including mine), and the amount of video that I shot from the event has taken a bit of time to edit – between other responsibilities. Let’s begin to unravel [&hellip

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Hitman maker IO cuts ties with Conor McGregor Hitman developer IO Interactive is ending its partnership with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.  The studio announced the news on Twitter in the wake of a woman who had accused the MMA fighter  of rape winning their civil case against him. IO said that that it “cannot ignore” the implications of the court ruling.  McGregor appeared in Hitman’s The Disruptor DLC.  “In light…

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CHARTS: Stalker 2, er, stalks its way to No.1 on Steam The recently released Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was the highest-grossing game on Steam last week.  The title rolled out on November 20th and has sold over one million copies to date. That’s on top of players who have experienced the survival shooter via Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. It’ll no doubt be good news to the staff at developer GSC Game World, many of whom finished creating Stalker…

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple, deputy editor Paige Cook and News Editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest mobile games industry news……

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2K mocap studio votes for unionisation Staff at 2K Games’ motion-capture studio in California have voted to unionise.  In a news post on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) website , the union revealed that 15 workers voted for the motion, while six voted against on Friday, November 22nd. The election process was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  “Today it is evident that…

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Unknown 9: Awakening dev Reflector lays off 18% of staff The developer of Unknown 9: Awakening, Reflector, has cut just under a fifth of its workforce.  The Canadian studio posted on its website confirming the news , saying that it had laid off 18 per cent of its staff. This followed reporting from Kotaku’s Ethan Gach that Reflector was cutting staff.  The developer said that these layoffs weren’t the result of commercial or external pressure…