Game industry business news

There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Soedesco. The firm was founded in 2001 and was focusing on creating accessory and game bundles for publishers and retailers But now it is joining the growing ranks of firms publishing indie games, competing against the likes of 505 Games and Team …

Direct and indirect tax revenues generated by industry also on the rise

Studio boss will discuss Borderlands, Brothers in Arms and Battleborn next month

This year, PlayStation walked away with not one, but two of the marketing prizes from the MCV Awards Congratulations on picking up two of the marketing prizes at this year’s awards. What are your proudest moments from the last twelve months? Murray Pannell, marketing director: I’m very proud of how …

You can stop YouTubers and Twitch users from streaming your games, but should you? Rouse Legal partner Arty Rajendra reveals the legalities and opportunities around this new form of games media Online streaming can be extremely lucrative. A recent piece by Forbes reported that streamers can earn up to $100,000 …

It’s responsible for the Pacific distribution of some of the biggest brands in video games, including Koch Media and Turtle Beach. MCV speaks with QV Software’s CEO, Paul Elliot Can you tell us a bit about QV Software? We’re an interactive entertainment specialist, and a games and accessories distributor based …

Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada has concluded his tenure as chairman, with the executive planning to work more in depth with the company’s subsidiary Shinra Technologies. A representative at Shinra Technologiesconfirmeda report byVG247that Wada will leave his post to focus entirely on the cloud-gaming subsidiary. Wada himself established Shinra Technologies in …

Slightly Mad Studios has announced a sequel to Project Cars is in development, following the oft-delayed title’s release last month. The developer has already launched acrowdfunding campaignvia the World of Mass Development portal – the same platform the first Project Cars gathered funding on. Slightly Mad has made a 250,000 …

Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has finished in first on Steam’s top ten selling products for the third straight week. The game took on all comers during the main stretch of Steam’s summer sale, finishing ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Grand Theft Auto V. A discounted Elite: Dangerous …

Despite the rise of digital and various efforts by publishers to battle the popularity of pre-owned games, it looks like the sector isn’t going anywhere. UK retailer GAME seemingly agrees, following the announcement of a new deal that it hopes will ‘boost confidence’ in the trade-in and resale of used …