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Contact Chris Buckley, Sales ManagerThe Sims franchise surpasses $5b in lifetime sales
EA asserts franchise's position as part of plans for its increased focus on supporting live services
EA "doubling down on live services" as digital net revenue share grows in Q2
Apex Legends reaches 70 million players, seven months after launch
Wizards of the Coast acquires Tuque Games
Dungeons & Dragons owner picks up Montreal studio that created Livelock and has been working on a D&D; game
Jobs Roundup: Antstream Arcade taps CNN vets for CMO, CDO roles
Remer Rietkerk hired at Newzoo as head of esports, Jagex picks up multiple new project leads
WeWork parent considering gaming business
Play By We trademark application says it would run competitions, offer space for conferences or offices
One company's cast-off can be Deca Games' treasure
Founder of indie publisher talks about the perks and pressures of acquiring existing games after original owners stop investing in them
Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue in January
Four years after launch, TV subscription to close due to "slow-to-change" industry
Mario Kart Tour's first-month downloads zoom past 123m
Revenue of $37.4m is the second-best first-month revenue for a Nintendo mobile game
Ninja Theory launches mental health R&D; effort
Hellblade studio's The Insight Project aiming to "help mental health treatment to go mainstream"
Money laundering prompts Valve to halt CS:GO in-game key sales
"At this point, nearly all key purchases that end up being traded or sold on the marketplace are believed to be fraud-sourced"
Three ways game marketers can dominate Tiktok.
Sponsored article: Fanbytes' Timothy Armoo reveals how to generate awareness on the new social network
Scopely announces $200m in Series D funding
Financing will be used to accelerate mergers, acquisitions, and investment strategies
Shigeru Miyamoto recognised with Japanese cultural award
Super Mario creator will be awarded for elevating the Japanese games industry around the world
Modern Times Group considering US IPO as esports business grows
Swedish investment firm begins strategic review, which could also lead to joint venture partnership in video games space
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne drives profit for Capcom in latest financials
DLC has shipped 2.8 million units since September, while base game surpasses 14 million lifetime sales
Sony files trademarks for PlayStation 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
Platform holder's trademark security process teases decades worth of new console
Switch China launch draws nearer as Tencent approved to publish Mario Bros U DX
Chinese publisher also approved to bring Monster Hunter: World back to shelves