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Spencer: Xbox isn't trying to move players away from owning games The head of Microsoft’s games business, Phil Spencer, has said that the company isn’t trying to disuade players from owning games.  Speaking to Xbox Era , the exec said that the firm isn’t attempting to encourage consumers to move entirely towards subscription services, such as its own Xbox Game Pass. Spencer added that the idea was to give players options as to how they experience their tit…

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NetEase makes cuts to US Marvel Rivals team Chinese firm NetEase has made layoffs within the Marvel Rivals team.  Word of this move initially broke on LinkedIn, with the game’s director Thaddeus Sasser posting that the US development team had been laid off, despite the title’s massive success.  NetEase confirmed that it had made cuts to the Marvel Rivals team based in Seattle in a statement to PC Gamer .  “We recently made t…

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CHARTS: Monster Hunter Wilds pre-orders were third highest grossing title on Steam last week Pre-orders for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds were the third best-performing title on Steam last week.  Pre-launch purchases rose up one spot to No.3 ahead of the game’s February 28th release, signalling a great deal of anticipation surrounding this new entry in Capcom’s long-running action RPG series.  Back in 2019 – following the launch of Monster Hunter Worlds – the Ja…

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Report: Funko Fusion dev 10:10 cutting staff UK developer 10:10 Games has reportedly made cuts to staff.  Insider Gaming reports that the studio is making layoffs following the “complete commercial and critical failure” of its debut title, Funko Fusion. That title’s poor performance is also credited with making it difficult of 10:10 Games to secure funding for upcoming projects.  Layoffs were apparently “entirely on the need…

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Liquid Swords latest NetEase-backed studio to lay off staff Sweden’s Liquid Swords is making cuts to its workforce.  In a post on the studio’s website , CEO Christofer Sundberg said that this decision had been made due to “the present challenges” facing the games industry. Liquid Swords was founded in 2020 by the Avalanche Studios founder before attracting funding from Chinese giant NetEase two years later .  There’s no word as to how many staff…

The Epic Games Store on mobile is a “focal point” for Epic in 2025 as the Fortnite maker plans to work on “building an enhanced app library and……

Buenas tardes! The Pocket Gamer Connects conference series is thrilled to announce it will make its Barcelona debut on June 3rd to 4th,……