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Market research specialist Newzoo has predicted that global eSports revenues will climb 30 per cent to $250m in 2015. This number includes sponsorships, online advertising, media rights, consumer spending on (digital) merchandise and tickets as well as additional publisher investment still required to keep the eSports economy break-even”. North America …
Read More »Are game bundles dead? Find out in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s MCV, we speak to publishers, developers and companies in the bundling sector about the challenges facing that part of the industry. Humble, Curve, Size Five Games, IndieGala and UKIE all share their insight into the huge sector. We also speak to the to SVP of communications at …
Read More »Uncharted trilogy collection for PS4 leaked
In news that will come as little surprise, the first three Uncharted titles will be coming to PS4 ahead of the series’ fourth (and final) entry next year. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception were originally released for PS3 in 2007, 2009 and 2011, …
Read More »Skill-based slot machines approved for Vegas casinos
Skill-based slot machines with video game-style play have been approved for Las Vegas casinos, under legislation signed last month by Nevada governor Brian Sandoval. The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers – one of the advocates for the bill – stated that a slot machine’s normal 88 per cent payback might …
Read More »PC edition of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD in the works for Steam release
Recent Xbox One and PS4 release Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is heading to Windows PC via Steam. Siliconerareports on Square Enix’s announcement on Twitter, which states release dates and other info are coming soon. The HD remaster launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Europe, Japan and North America …
Read More »Western launch of Dragon Quest Heroes on PS4 set for October
Dragon Quest Heroes will launch in Europe and North America on PlayStation 4 this October, Square Enix has revealed. The game will launch on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. Physical releases include a standard edition, Collector’s Edition and Day One Edition. The Day One Edition …
Read More »Disney ‘flips toys-to-life on its head’ with Playmation
A new system that integrates video and real-life play has been unveiled by Disney. What is Playmation? It’s kind of hard to say at the moment. There’s a video below that gives you an idea of the concept, but many questions remain about how the idea actually works in real-life. …
Read More »How Lockwood Publishing survived the closure of PlayStation Home
'We had to pivot our business from console to mobile in a very short space of time'
Read More »AMD will unveil new Fiji GPUs at E3
What AMD believes will be the next era of PC graphics cards will be unveiled on June 16th. The company has confirmed that its new Fiji GPUs will be revealed at its ‘AMD Presents: The New Era of PC Gaming’ at E3, which takes place on the same day as …
Read More »Remedy Entertainment CEO Myllyrinne quits studio
The CEO of Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment has left after 15 years with the company. Upon the announcement, Matias Myllyrinne said on Twitter that it was time to leave for a new adventure” and thanked followers for their support. In a statement on the studio’s website, he said the …
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