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FTC requires subscriptions be as easy to cancel as they are to start

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FTC requires subscriptions be as easy to cancel as they are to start The United States Federal Trade Commission now requires companies selling subscriptions to their products make it as easy to cancel as it is to sign up.  In a post on its website , the organisation said this ‘click to cancel’ change to its existing rules means that companies need to ensure that information about subscriptions is easy to find and that customers must be able to understand what…

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Space Marine 2 helps Pullup revenue rise 331%

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Space Marine 2 helps Pullup revenue rise 331% The launch of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has contributed to a 331 per cent increase in revenue at French publisher Pullup Entertainment.  In its financials for the quarter ending September 30th , the company reported overall revenue of €200.1 million ($217 million), an 4.3 times the €46.4 million ($50.4 million) it made last year. Looking at just catalogue sales – i.e….

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Outersloth partners with Slay the Spire maker Casey Yano

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Outersloth partners with Slay the Spire maker Casey Yano Innersloth’s publishing arm Outersloth has partnered with the creator of Slay the Spire, Casey Yano.  In a post on its website , the organisation said that Yano and another “beloved” indie developer who wants to remain anonymous. This news comes alongside word that Outersloth has secured funding from the aforementioned developers, though it’s not clear how much has been put in. The label has…

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It Takes Two surpasses 20m sales

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It Takes Two surpasses 20m sales Co-op romp It Takes Two has shifted more than 20 million copies since its 2021 debut.  That’s according to developer Hazelight, which took to Twitter to reveal the milestone and thank the game’s fanbase. At last official count in March, It Takes Two has shifted 16 million units, meaning that the game has sold four million copies in the last seven months. Not bad.  “You’re the best…

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French union calls for Don’t Nod strike following proposed layoffs

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French union calls for Don't Nod strike following proposed layoffs French video games union Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) has called for a strike at Parisian developer Don’t Nod.  In a post on its website , the organisation said that leadership at the Life is Strange studio’s leadership was using the economic situation as a smokescreen to let staff go. This comes in the wake of Don’t Nod saying that it was implementin…

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IO inks publishing deal for Build A Rocket Boy’s MindsEye

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IO inks publishing deal for Build A Rocket Boy's MindsEye Hitman maker IO Interactive will be publishing MindsEye from Build A Rocket Boy, according to GI.biz .  This is the Danish firm’s debut in third-party publishing having self-published the Hitman IP since 2017. MindsEye is a new action thriller from Build A Rocket Boy, a triple-A outfit formed by Rockstar veteran and Grand Theft Auto co-creator Leslie Benzies.  “We ourselves expected to…