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Past articles by Alex:

UK industry vet Gayle joins Radical Forge

Microsoft and Square Enix vet Des Gayle has joined Radical Forge as the studio's executive producer. He comes on board having worked in the industry since 1999 when he was responsible for overseei... → Read More

Stalker 2 dev claims its been victim of Russian hack

Ukrainian developer GSC Game World of Stalker fame has said that it has been hacked by a Russian group. In a post on Twitter , the studio said that the application it uses for working with images... → Read More

CHARTS: CS:GO tops Steam charts as it hits 1.4m concurrent players

Valve's wildly popular shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive generated the highest revenue on Steam last week. This news comes as the title hit 1.4 million concurrent players over the weekend... → Read More

Overwatch VP Spector leaving Blizzard

The commercial leader and vice president of Overwatch, Jon Spector, is leaving Blizzard after six years. In a post on Twitter – as spotted by TheGamer – the exec announced his departur... → Read More

Korean police raid Dark and Darker maker Ironmace

Police in Korea have raided the office of Dark and Darker developer Ironmace. That's according to local publication Korea JoongAng Daily , which reports that this is in relation to allegations fro... → Read More

Mediatonic vet Burnill launches publishing label Cult Games

Industry veteran Helen Burnill has set up a brand new indie games publisher Cult Games. Speaking to GI.biz , the Mediatonic alum confirmed that the label already has three titles in its roster; Br... → Read More

Aragami maker Lince Works is closing down

The creator of the Aragami series of games, Lince Works, is closing its doors. The news was announced on Twitter , in a post that explained that it would be halting development on new projects in... → Read More

Human Fall Flat hits 40m sales

Indie smash hit Human Fall Flat has sold over 40 million copies to date. That's according to publisher Curve, which reports that the title has hit this sales milestone globally. Human Fall Flat or... → Read More

Take-Two's Private Division hit by layoffs

US games giant Take-Two is making layoffs at its Private Division publishing label, as well as in other parts of the company. That's according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier , who reported that the... → Read More

CHARTS: Destiny 2 returns to Steam Top Ten with Lightfall release

The latest expansion for Bungie's Destiny – Lightfall – has made its debut in the Steam Top Ten and brought the base game with it. The new chapter in the sci-fi shooter was the eighth-... → Read More

Square Enix to relocate to Shibuya

Japanese publishing giant Square Enix is moving its main offices to Tokyo's Shibuya. That's according to local publication Shibukei – as spotted by Siliconera – which reports that the... → Read More

Ubisoft conducting "strategic reorganisation" of European offices

French publishing giant Ubisoft is reportedly closing down some of its European offices. In a statement to NME , the company said it was conducting a "strategic reorganisation" of its offices acro... → Read More

Report: Valve working on Counter-Strike 2

PC games giant Valve is reportedly developing a new version of its hit shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. That's according to journalist Richard Lewis , who reports that several sources ha... → Read More

Matsuda to step down as Square Enix president and CEO

The president of Japanese publishing giant Square Enix, Yosuke Matsuda, is stepping down. In a release to investors , the company revealed that he was going to be replaced by Takashi Kiryu, who wa... → Read More

Sonic co-creator Naka admits to insider trading

Japanese industry veteran Yuji Naka has admitted to insider trading. That's according to local publication NHK – spotted by VGC – which reports that the Sonic co-creator admitted there... → Read More

Report: EU to give Microsoft Activision deal approval

The European Union is reportedly expected to give the nod to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. That's according to Reuters , which claims that the Xbox firm giving licensing deals to... → Read More

Room 8 launches new trailer production firm Heroic

Game development outsourcing firm Room 8 has opened up a brand new trailer production arm called Heroic. This new venture is being headed up by industry vet Sandy Heslop and is currently made up o... → Read More

CWA presses charges against Activision over employee firings

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has pressed charges against publishing giant Activision Blizzard over allegations staff were fired for opposing a return to the office. As reporte... → Read More

Jo Twist is leaving UKIE

Dr Jo Twist OBE is leaving UK video games trade body UKIE. No replacement has been named as of yet, though the organisation's senior leadership team – chief commercial officer Sam Collins an... → Read More

Day Before butts heads with calendar app in trademark dispute

The Day Before has become tied up in a trademark dispute with a, er, Korean calendar app. As reported by Eurogamer , the trademark for 'The Day Before' is actually owned by a Korean calendar app... → Read More