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A number of games industry members have been honoured by BAFTA as some of this year’s most talented entertainment business newcomers in the UK. Alien Isolation senior game designer Catherine Woolley, who also worked on the Harry Potter games at EA, joined The Escapists developer Christopher Davis, Batman Arkham Knight …
Read More »Sonic creator urges fans to play Wii version of Rodea the Sky Soldier
Rodea the Sky Soldier comes out on Wii U this Friday, but its maker has warned against playing it. Instead, Sonic creator Yuji Naka has advised fans to instead play the Wii version. Which was never released! Fortunately, NIS America is bundling the Wii version of the game with the …
Read More »Profits and revenues surge at Tencent
Chinese internet gaming giant Tencent has reported significant increases to its profits and revenues for the quarter ending September. Net income climbed 32 per cent year-on-year to $1.2bn. Revenues increased by 34 per cent to $4.18bn. Overall online game revenues grew 28 per cent while smartphone revenues jumped 60 per …
Read More »YouTuber Jade Jolie subjected to ‘Survival Billboard’ to push Rise of the Tomb Raider
YouTube star Jade Jolie will deal with extreme weather conditions in a publicity stunt for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Jolie will be taking part in the ‘Survival Billboard’, a 24-hour live stream where viewers will be able to determine what extreme weather conditions she endures. This starts tomorrow, and …
Read More »Friendlies: Ken, the King of Smash
Time changes things. Ken Hoang, known to Melee fans simply as Ken, was a monster. In the early days of Melee, Ken was a force in the scene. Smart, skilled, and driven, he won nearly every tournament he attended between 2002 and 2007, talking trash and taking down every opponent …
Read More »Mike Sepso on Activision Blizzard’s new esports division (and why StarCraft is like baseball)
In terms ofesportsgame developers and publishers, it doesn’t get much bigger than Activision Blizzard—just thinkStarCraft,Hearthstone, andCall of Duty. With its new new esports division, the company is taking a serious look at the future of the industry and what it will mean for the company and its gaming titles. The …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 records year-on-year sales jump
The decline of Call of Duty is a well documented phenomenon. The only problem is, it looks like sales are back on the up. Activision has revealed that retail sales of Black Ops III are up both on last year’s Advanced Warfare and 2013’s commercially disappointing Ghosts. Digital sales of …
Read More »Black Ops 3 tops Japanese charts in debut week
Blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III has shot to number one in the Japanese retail charts, fighting off a number of home-grown titles. The latest in Activision’s franchise (which is published by Sony on PlayStation in Japan) sold nearly 150,000 units on PS4, with a further 25,000 on …
Read More »TSM and H2k locked in public tug of war over Svenskeren
Amidst a flurry of offseason roster changes inLeague of Legends, one player’s future has become the subject of a very public and potentially litigious battle. BothTeam SoloMidandH2k-Gamingattempted to secure the services of jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, who had been playing forSK Gaming. First reported byRichard Lewis at Breitbartand later confirmed …
Read More »Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios hit with trademark dispute
The developer of Ninja Gaiden and Devil’s Third has come to blows with a movie studio. As spotted by Neogaf, a filing on LAIPLA shows that Valhalla Motion Pictures has taken issue with Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios over its logo, which undoubtedly bears more than a little resemblance to its …
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