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Everybody’s a critic,” goes the old adage and, in the age of the YouTube comment and customer review, rarely has it seemed more veracious. Examine the Steam or Amazon page for any title and you’ll find hundreds – if not thousands – of players offering their helpful insight into how …
Read More »PewDiePie: Let’s talk about money
YouTube superstar PewDiePie has responded to critics of his salary. It was revealed yesterday that the Swedish digital powerhouse’s production company PewDiePie Productions made $7.44m in 2014. And as a guy who lives out his life on the internet, he’s had to take a lot of abuse as a result. …
Read More »Future acquires online advertising and publishing platform Net Communities
Media firm Future has acquired London-based internet and advertising providing Net Communities. Net Communities clients include Polygon-owner Vox Media as well as TNW, Anandtech, Digital Trends and Tom’s Hardware. It also runs a number of B2B tech sites including ITProportal, ITReviews and ITWhitePapers. It has a monthly audience of around …
Read More »PewDiePie made £4.8m in 2014, report claims
Revenues for YouTube personality increase sharply
Read More »Number of UK studio closures fell by 30% in 2014
Overall studio headcount increased by ten per cent
Read More »r/gaming and other Reddits taken down by protest
Reddit is in the midst of a rebellion after the mod in charge of the site’s popular AMAs was allegedly fired. Victoria, known by the name ‘chooter’ on the site, is said to have been booted by management after an AMA (which stands for ‘Ask Me Anything’ – these are …
Read More »Comedian Joel Dommett to host this year’s Develop Awards
Stand-up comedian and TV star Joel Dommett has been revealed as the host of this year’s Develop Awards. Dommett will lead proceedings for the awards ceremony, which takes place on Wednesday, July 15th at the Brighton Hilton Metropole. He is known for a mixture of his time on MTV and …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight outsells The Witcher 3, biggest launch of 2015 so far
Holy sales, Batman! Arkham Knight has beaten The Witcher 3 to become this year’s biggest launch to date. Bandai Namco’s RPG previously saw the biggest first week of 2015 when it launched back in May, holding onto the chart top spot for three weeks until it was deposed by The …
Read More »Why it’s not RIP for D&D video games
It might have recently turned 40 years old, but Dungeons & Dragons hasn’t thrown its last die yet. Having almost single-handedly created the role-playing genre upon its release in 1974, D&D is to thank for the modern state of RPG games. Without it, there wouldn’t be Fallout 4, The Witcher …
Read More »Team Secret on independence and why they’re seeking sponsorship
After taking their fourth major Dota 2 title in a row at ESL One Frankfurt last weekend, Team Secret are ready to finally take on sponsorship. Team manager Matt "CyborgMatt" Bailey explained the core ideals of Team Secret to eSports Pro at the ESL event, and their unique approach to …
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