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All publications for 25.03.2022

Featured March 25

DStars Awards 2022 winners announced, DStars Connects to be held March 27

The winners of the annual Dstars Awards have been announced today. Italian developers have voted for their colleagues across categories like Game of the Year, Management Star, Best New Studio, and Industry Star.

Industry News March 25

Microsoft to respect Activision Blizzard employees’ unionization if Call of Duty maker approves it

Raven Software employees have asked Microsoft about its position on the potential unionization. The company said it won’t stand in the way in case Activision Blizzard approves a union in the first place.

Marketing March 25

Casual players tend to write shorter reviews and own less games on Steam on average

Is there any correlation between the type of audience that plays a certain game and the word length of Steam reviews? GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless has highlighted this connection by comparing four games of different categories.

Industry News March 25

Indie developers earned over $2.5 billion in royalties through ID@Xbox program in 9 years

Microsoft has shared some ID@Xbox stats to celebrate its ninth anniversary. This program helped independent developers earn more than $2.5 billion in royalties since the 2013 launch.

Netflix continues with its gaming acquisitions, buying mobile game developer Boss Fight Entertainment

Netflix has agreed to acquire mobile game developer Boss Fight Entertainment. It should help the streaming giant expand its gaming catalog.

Apple asks court to reject Epic Games’ appeal, says Fortnite maker offers no alternative to App Store rules

Apple has asked judges to reject Epic Games’ appeal in the ongoing antitrust case. The company noted that the Fortnite maker has offered no reasonable alternative to the App Store’s current payment policies.