Activision Blizzard is reportedly shutting its France office
The office is responsible for European marketing, customer support and game localisation
Months after facing closure, UK’s Videogame Museum will reopen this weekend
Sheffield-based attraction raised £200,000
Video games can help improve young people’s literacy, research suggests
Study also finds games helped children’s mental wellbeing during lockdown
Animal Crossing, FIFA and The Last of Us topped European sales charts in the first half of 2020
Grand Theft Auto V also performing strongly again this year
The House of Lords has urged the UK government to reclassify loot boxes as gambling
“Loot boxes should be regulated as a game of chance,” new report says
Games bosses climb list of UK’s wealthiest people
Most games entrepreneurs on Times Rich List saw wealth grow
RuneScape maker Jagex acquired for $530 million
Management team of Cambridge-based company to remain in place
Census finds UK games industry to be largely white and male
Xbox, EA and more launch #RaiseTheGame initiative to increase diversity
Resogun studio puts projects on hold to ‘focus on most ambitious game’
Housemarque has been working on its latest project for three years
FIFA 20 was Europe’s best-selling boxed game in 2019
EA’s football series tops the rankings for the third year running
