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Mark Darrah pitches product placement as an answer to AAA budget pain

Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah argues product placement could offset rising AAA budgets, if placements respect a game's internal world.

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  1. TUNEDb405Platforms & Stores

    US bill would grant gamers legal ownership of digital games

    Congressman Ritchie Torres' Power to the Players Act would grant ownership of digital games, allow resale, and require playability after se…

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  2. BALANCEb717Live Ops & Monetization

    EU Opens Action Against Activision and Ubisoft Over Monetization

    The EU has begun action against Activision and Ubisoft over in-game monetization, escalating European scrutiny of how major publishers desi…

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  3. TUNEDb213Funding & M&A

    Flow Games confirms $49m raised, with Tencent anchoring the round

    Istanbul-based Flow Games confirms $49m in total funding from Tencent, Makers Fund, Arcadia Gaming Partners and Ludus Ventures, with Tencen…

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  4. FIXEDb452Industry Events

    Game Republic New Horizons 2026 drew 461 visitors, up 78%

    Game Republic New Horizons 2026 grew 78% to 461 visitors, with MeetToMatch meetings up from 100 to 257 and Ken Kutaragi among 48 speakers.

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  1. BALANCEEast Side Games lines up $6.8m in credit and loans for 2027 slaterel/funding-ma
  2. POLICYFishlabs cuts staff in development and support, citing project shiftsrel/workforce
  3. ADDEDEpic Bragged Its Store Beat Steam's Speed. Valve Called the Bluffrel/platforms-stores
  4. FIXEDSega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale over quality concernsrel/studios-leadership
  5. FIXEDGSC denies Grygorovych's claims about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 fundingrel/studios-leadership
  6. ADDEDUbisoft Cuts 70 Jobs in Singapore as Losses Drive Restructuringrel/workforce
  7. BALANCEXbox layoffs raise questions over Microsoft's gaming roadmaprel/workforce
  8. ADDEDOwlchemy CEO: VR hasn't passed the 'cafe test' yetrel/studios-leadership

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