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iRacing acquires NASCAR console license

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It was announced that iRacing has acquired the NASCAR simulation-style console racing games license. The deal will see 704 Games, a subsidiary of Motorsport Games, transfer the rights over. Read more

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Phil Spencer: "We're not in the business of out-consoling Sony or out-consoling Nintendo"

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Phil Spencer says making great games wouldn't be enough for Xbox to claw out of third place in the console race. We're not in the business of out-consoling Sony or out-consoling Nintendo," Spencer said. There isn't really a great solution or win for us.

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2021 Predictions #5 Sports Games Race into a Billion Dollar Club

Deconstructor of Fun

Despite being the smallest category by revenue share on mobile, 2020 was a very good year for Sports & Racing as it breached the billion-dollar mark , with combined revenue of $1.2B Sports saw YoY growth of +29% ($880M) , while Racing registered +23% YoY ($331M). The sports category is divided into two genres: Sports and Racing.

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Former Criterion leaders set-up new AAA games studio Fuse Games

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Its first game will be a AAA console and PC release, and when asked if it'll match the games Criterion is famous for – racing titles such as Burnout and Need for Speed – Webster isn't giving anything away. The team is in the process of finding an office in Guildford, and will adopt a hybrid working approach. Read more

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Winning the toxicity arms race

Game Development News

Mike Pappas, CEO of Modulate, explains how automated voice moderation has a natural advantage over methods of combatting abuse through text

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Daniel Macharia’s bold leap from banking to video games

PreMortem.Games

Macharia’s gaming journey started with handheld water ring toss games, progressed to brick games, and then evolved into classics like Super Mario and Duck Hunt on Terminator Ending Man’s console. He fell in love with driving games like C3 Racing, Forza, Turismo, and Project Scars.

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Michael Blaker’s Retro Game Friday: 1080 Snowboarding

Game Industry News

Gameplay: 1080 Snowboarding is all about snowboarding and includes both a couple of race modes and trick modes. The race modes are pretty straightforward, but the two trick modes (trick attack and contest) were the main draw. For those who like: Snowboarding, Race Modes, and Trick Modes.

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