James Batchelor

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Editor-in-chief at @GIbiz. Author (Next book: The Best Non-Violent Video Games, out August 30th). Compiler of Non-Violent Game Of The Day. Player of games. Soundtrack nerd.
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Websitehttp://www.jamesbatchelor.me/
Next bookhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Best-Non-Violent-Video-Games-Hardback/p/23674

Another live service game meets an early end, plus more layoffs and closures. Thoughts to everyone affected by the latest headlines. Today on GamesIndustry.biz...

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James Batchelor on LinkedIn: Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect

Another live service game meets an early end, plus more layoffs and closures. Thoughts to everyone affected by the latest headlines. Today on…

So Sony didn't just send Concord out to die, it's already killed it! It's beyond tough to make a hit nowadays, esp. in a crowded genre like hero shooters. Just hope this doesn't impact the folks at Firewalk Studios too badly

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-pulls-concord-from-sale-with-immediate-effect

Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect

Sony is immediately pulling hero shooter Concord from sale and turning off its servers a week today, September 6. Altho…

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Back from Gamescom, back from holiday, and back into the habit (hopefully) of bringing you up to speed on the games industry's biggest business news. Today on GamesIndustry.biz...

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James Batchelor on LinkedIn: Hideaki Itsuno leaves Capcom

Back from Gamescom, back from holiday, and back into the habit (hopefully) of bringing you up to speed on the games industry's biggest business news. Today on…

Just over an hour to go until the Four B2B Games Journalists of the Apocalypse discuss the great divides of the games industry. Be sure to tune in, otherwise we're just talking to each other

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RaptorVerse presents The Great Divides · Luma

ABOUT We've proudly assembled what is perhaps the great panel of B2B games industry journalists ever to discuss the apparent great divides within the global…

Tomorrow, the best B2B journalist in the biz (and me) will be discussing the great divides in the games industry in a webinar hosted by Raptor PR.

It kicks off at 5pm UK/12pm ET/9am PT - come join us

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RaptorVerse presents The Great Divides · Luma

ABOUT We've proudly assembled what is perhaps the great panel of B2B games industry journalists ever to discuss the apparent great divides within the global…

Rather proud of how much Chris and I crammed into this week's Microcast: financials for Nintendo, Xbox and EA, US June spending, Bungie layoffs, Game Informer's closure, and the state of games media - all in less than 45 minutes.

Not bad given we were both away last week.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/game-informers-closure-and-the-state-of-games-media-microcast

Game Informer's closure and the state of games media | Microcast

The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is available to download now, with a video version due tomorrow. …

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I remember my little Nintendo fanboy mind being blown at the idea of Mario and Sonic being in the same game together. A shame to see this historic partnership end

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/olympics-reportedly-dropped-mario-and-sonic-games-in-favour-of-mobile-nfts

Olympics reportedly dropped Mario and Sonic games in favour of mobile, NFTs

The long-running and historic partnership between Nintendo and Sega to create Olympics video games reportedly ended in …

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MS financials: Gaming revenue up 44%, Xbox content and services up 61%, mostly thanks to Activision.

ABK makes this fiscal year a blip for MS. Intrigued to see how that growth drops next year
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/activison-continues-to-boost-xbox-revenues-but-hardware-sees-further-decline

Activison continues to boost Xbox revenues but hardware sees further decline

Microsoft's results for the final quarter of its financial year are in, showing continued growth in overall gaming reve…

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GTA 6 and the PlayStation 4 problem

Great piece by Chris here. The biggest challenge facing GTA 6 is not another game or even another entertainment launch, it's the fact that so many gamers are still on last-gen hardware

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gta-6-and-the-playstation-4-problem

GTA 6 and the PlayStation 4 problem

The phrase that gets thrown around the games industry a lot right now is 'Survive until 2025'. The hope, or even the ex…

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It's Monday, it's morning (just about), it's GI Microcast time

This week we discuss Humble Games and the state of publishing, AI concerns around Activision and the SAG-AFTRA strike

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/what-does-the-humble-restructuring-say-about-the-state-of-games-publishing-microcast

What does the Humble restructuring say about the state of games publishing? | Microcast

The latest episode of The GI Microcast is available to download or watch now, discussing some of the biggest stories fr…

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