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Roughly 300 employees from the Irish branch of ZeniMax Online Studios have apparently lost their jobs. The Connacht Tribune, a regional newspaper, reports that the firm’s business in Galway, Ireland has essentially been shut down, with the vast majority of full-time and contract employees let go. The Galway office of …
Read More »Fallout 4 was retail’s Game of the Year
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 was UK games retail’s favourite release this year. The title was voted for by a whopping 62 per cent of stores, with managers citing the title’s initial strong sales, cult following and critical acclaim. That game was 52 per cent ahead of second place, the equally-anticipated and …
Read More »Bethesda opens its own Montreal development studio
Bethesda has opened a new development studio in Montreal, Quebec. The new location will concentrate on building upon Bethesda’s PC, console and mobile offerings. Industry veteran Yves Lachance will head up the team as studio director, leading more than 40 developers who specialise in console and mobile development. Head over …
Read More »Bethesda opens new Montreal studio
Quebec location staffed by more than 40 developers, led by Yves Lachance
Read More »UPDATE: First official Fallout 4 update out now on PC, later this week for consoles
Update: The patch is out now for PS4, no word on an Xbox One release as of yet. Original story:Bethesda has updated Fallout 4 to version 1.2 on PC, with a console release planned for later this week. The official release is available now on Steam, adding a list of …
Read More »Fallout Shelter continues festive content drops with Thanksgiving update
Bethesda has released another holiday-themed update for Fallout Shelter. The Thanksgiving update – which went live on the App Store and Google Play this past week – adds outfits inspired by the holiday, as well as associated food and decorations. The festive update is the second in as many months, …
Read More »Fallout 4’s first update out now in beta
The first patch for Fallout 4 is out now in beta for Steam users. As with past releases, Bethesda plans to beta test updates on PC first and subsequently release officially on both PC and consoles. Highlights for Fallout 4 beta v1.2.33 include improvements to stability and general memory, number …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Treyarch trumps Bethesda in November
Strong sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops III makes Activision dev this month’s most successful studio
Read More »Fallout 4 PC edition sells 2m on Steam – report
Fallout 4 has reportedly exceeded 2m sales on Steam alone. According toSteam Spy’s data, the game surpassed the milestone within 10 days of its launch. It alsosold 500,000 units within the UK in one week, and Bethesda claimed the titlesold-in 12m unitsas of launch day. Shacknewspoints out a few notable …
Read More »Activision leads US TV ad race
The flurry of triple-A console releases has seen console publishers race back to the top of the TV advertisement battle in the US. VentureBeat reports Activision claimed 36 per cent of what is referred to as the digital share of voice (SOV) of the entire game industry’s TV ad output …
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