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Tax incentive may benefit studios such as Rez Studios, CCP Games and Tripwire
Read More »Former Disney devs form Shark Punch
Rocket Pack developers form self-funded new studio to work on tactical heist game
Read More »King moves to abandon ‘candy’ trademark in the US
Candy Crush maker quietly files to drop rights to the sweet word after a saga of bad press
Read More »US psychologists call for review into violence in games
APA members claim it is important to review violence in games following the Sandy Hook shooting
Read More »Xbox One release date confirmed
The Xbox One has, at long last, got a confirmed global release date. The machine will be released on November 22nd in the UK and US. That means it will arrive AFTER the PS4 in America (November 15th) but BEFORE it in Europe (November 29th). November 22nd is also the …
Read More »3DS brings Xbox 360’s 28-month long run of NPD wins to a halt
The Xbox 360’s iron grip on the North American market has finally been released. Joystiq reports that the latest numbers from NPD show that, despite flat sales, Nintendo’s 3DS was the best selling hardware in North America in May. That it beat Microsoft’s machine means that Xbox 360 must have …
Read More »Wii U sold just 38,000 units in the US in April – rumour
It looks like April may have been another terrible month for Wii U in the US. A Twitter exchange between an unknown user and analyst Michael Pachter suggests that Wii U sold just 38,000 units throughout the period. Worse still, it was outsold by its predecessor the Wii which shifted …
Read More »Number of US summer camp game courses doubles
Nearly 700 game development-related programs for students created across 26 states
Read More »President Obama endorses video games
US President says games can be a catalyst to inspire
Read More »US video games market slips 9% in 2012
The total value of the US video games market declined nine per cent in 2012. NPD estimates that the overall the sector was worth $14.8bn, down from $16.34bn in 2011. The number includes sales of physical and digital games (the latter presumably with a bit of guesswork) as well as …
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