Follow us on
The Death of TV Advertising
There was a time when you couldn’t flick on Coronation Street without seeing Ant and Dec prance about on a Wii Fit Balance Board.
EA extends FIFA licence until 2022
Sir Alex Ferguson might be calling time on his relationship with the beautiful game, but EA wants its love affair to continue.
'Always-on' never considered for PS4, Sony claims
Sony never believed that an always-on was a viable option for the PlayStation 4.
EA to abandon licensing deals with gun manufacturers
America’s ongoing struggle to rationalise its gun laws has now affected the video game space.
Advertisement
SOURCEBOOK: PDP
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with PDP.
£30.9m - the amount spent on unauthorised IAPs in Britain each month
Microsoft has calculated a truly staggering figure for the monthly spend on unauthorised apps and in-app purchases in the UK.
UPDATED: GAME paid fees of £3.2m in months following buyout; New stores planned
The new-look Game Retail was forced to pay owners OpCapita a significant sum in the months following its buyout despite continuing to post a loss.
Assassin's Creed creator fired by Ubisoft
Patrice Desilets, the creator of Assassin’s Creed, has parted company with Ubisoft for a second time.
Advertisement
FIFA 13 sells 14.5m units in fiscal 2013
FIFA 13 has topped its predecessor, selling 14.5m units during EA’s fiscal year 2013.
Battlefield 3 Premium reaches 3.5m subscriptions
Battlefield 3 Premium has generated $120m for EA since its launch.
EA: SimCity has recovered from "challenging" launch
SimCity has sold 1.6m copies since navigating through and recovering from a “challenging” launch – according to the game's publisher, EA.
EA reports strong Q4, still down from 2012
EA has bounced back from its less than stellar third quarter performance, reporting a solid fourth quarter that brought in $1.2bn for the publisher.
Advertisement
Retailers list PC version of Grand Theft Auto V
A listing for a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has appeared on two separate retail websites.
Microsoft confirms Gamescom return
The new Xbox console will be showcased at Gamescom 2013 this August.
INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Luxembourg
Tastes in Luxembourg match those in the UK and popular games in the region currently include blockbusters like FIFA 13 and Call of Duty.
Advertisement
Dyack crowdfunding 'spiritual successor' to Eternal Darkness
New Canadian studio Precursor Games has hired Denis Dyack to work as chief creative officer on a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness.
UPDATED: ShopTo shuns future Activision releases over Call of Duty shipping dispute
Has ShopTo become the first online retailer to be called out for early shipping?
Devs will have the option to disable PS4 sharing functions
The PS4’s share button may not be available at all times or in all titles.
XSEED rebranded as Marvelous USA, acquires Atlas Online
XSEED, the US subsidiary of Japanese publisher Marvelous AQL, has rebranded as Marvelous USA.
GeForce GTX 700 series detailed; significant performance boost not expected
The first of Nvidia’s new GTX 700 graphics cards could be released as soon as next week.
Former SCEA and Sumo dev Chris Eden joins Climax
Climax Studios has appointed industry veteran Chris Eden as its new business development manager.
One table left for Xbox 360 MCV Quiz
Quick – there’s just one table left for the first Xbox 360 MCV Quiz of 2013.
Dead Island: Riptide claims its second UK no.1
Deep Silver’s Dead Island: Riptide has topped the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK All Formats Top 40 for the second week in a row.
EA announces single-player offline The Sims 4 that is definitely single player and offline
SimCity studio Maxis has revealed that The Sims 4 is in the works.
