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Aussie-flavoured platforming series Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is back after a decade’s wait. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan was released way back in 2005 for the PS2, original Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Yes, that long ago. Ty 4 is leaving the consoles behind to …
Read More »Square Enix to shut down its game streaming service after less than a year
Square Enix’s Dive In game streaming service is to come to an end before its first birthday. The platform was launched in Japan last October, and allowed gamers to play titles such as Final Fantasy XIII and VII on their iOS and Android devices. Players were even able to control …
Read More »US Xbox One sales up 44 per cent year-on-year in July
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in America in July, but Xbox One sales climbed 44 per cent compared with July 2014. Sales of video game hardware rose two per cent year-on-year to $202.1m. Incidentally,PS4 and Xbox One sales are 50 per cent higher than PS3 and 360 sales were …
Read More »Critics, consultants and collaborators: Microsoft on the changing role of developers
Liam Kelly, general manager for Microsoft's developer group, discusses how developers helped shape Windows 10
Read More »Niantic Labs breaks away from Google, becomes independent
Ingress developer now established as a separate firm but still working with former parent
Read More »Games Media Awards nominations close TODAY – get your voice heard now
You have until5pm today (Friday, August 14th) to put forward your nominations for this year’s Games Media Awards. The event returns on October 14th and marks the ninth annual outing of the always-talked-about event which champions the best in games editorial. After a successful revamp last year – which saw …
Read More »King revenue and profits dip year-on-year
Mobile giant King’s revenues and profits have both dipped year-on-year as Candy Crush spending slows. That’s according to the firm’s most recent financial report, which indicates that its revenues dipped 18 per cent year-on-year, representing a drop of $104m. Meanwhile, its profits dropped $46m (28 per cent) year-on-year. In addition, …
Read More »‘The name ‘game’ seems to be really limiting for this amazing media’
Games have grown up. It’s hard to imagine someone deconstructing the psychological processes behind Mario’s Goomba-squishing habits (probably an Oedipus complex) 30 years ago, but in 2015 there are countless articles, YouTube videos and even books about the deeper meaning behind titles, their characters and environments. This has led to …
Read More »Pixels on page: How video game books are defying the digital revolution
Nobody reads books now.” It’s a common sentiment and, with paperbacks increasingly replaced by websites, e-readers and apps, it might be tempting to close the book on the traditional publishing sector. Books may appear even more of a terminal case when it comes to games, with countless wiki sites, online …
Read More »Blizzard registers eSports service trademark for ‘Compete’
Blizzard has filed for a new trademark indicating the company is looking into increasing its support of eSports. VG247 reports on the listing registered as Compete, pointing out that the trademarking might not mean a platform carrying the name is actively under construction. The description details a service that would …
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