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The latest iPhone 16 is beginning to roll out, and with it comes a host of new features and the latest in mobile technology.

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Lighthouse Games to new Leamington Spa studio Developer Lighthouse Games is moving into new office space in Leamington Spa.  As reported by GI.biz , the studio is moving into a 20,000 square foot space in the town’s Imperial Court and will be taking over four floors. Lighthouse Games was set up by veterans of Playground in 2023. The studio landed an unspecified investment from Tencent later that year.  “We’d been looking for new of…

Tencent’s Lightspeed LA studio has signed a deal with SAG-AFTRA enabling the developer to employ the group’s members to work on its games amid the……

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Report: Tencent and NetEase reconsidering Japanese bets It appears that Chinese games firms Tencent and NetEase are thinking twice about the money they have been investing in Japanese companies.  Bloomberg reports that the duo is unhappy with the return on investment they have had in the country. In part, there appears to be a mismatch of ambitions; the Chinese games firms went to Japan hoping for flagship blockbuster titles but the developers it…

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Tencent expands Venture Lab funding initiative Chinese games firm Tencent is doing more to support developers in their early stages.  Speaking to GI.biz , the firm said that it was expanding its Venture Lab scheme to help studios with things such as investment, publishing, marketing and consulting. The initiative already employs about 20 people.  “After working with hundreds of studios, you sometimes enjoy the success and, unfortuna…

Ukie’s 2024 Video Games Growth Programme – this year taking place in partnership with Tencent Games – has a new key partner.

Joining this year’s……