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Black Tusk Studios, the developer behind the next Gears of War, has renamed itself The Coalition. The rebrand was announced by studio boss Rod Fergusson viaXbox.com, where he said the new name speaks to who we are as a team, and what it is we’re working on”. He also pointed …
Read More »Gears of War dev Black Tusk rebrands as The Coalition
New name indicates studio will be completely dedicated to former Epic franchise
Read More »Bandai Namco is No.1 publisher for the first time
Bandai Namco was the UK’s most successful games publisher last month for the first time in the firm’s history. GfK Chart-Track data showed that almost 25 per cent of all the boxed games sold last month were from the publisher. In terms of revenue, Bandai Namco accounted for a whopping …
Read More »Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo now has his own smartphone game
That former Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo now has his own mobile game is not really a surprise. That it isn’t a football title possible is. The game in question is called Ronaldo & Hugo: Superstar Skaters. Hugo, for those who don’t know, is Hugo the Troll. He, apparently, is …
Read More »Disney’s Playmation aims to ‘flip toys-to-life on its head’
New wearable tech will be used to encourage kids to "run around and use their imagination"
Read More »Square Enix UK outsources retail business to Koch Media
Koch Media will handle the sales and distribution of Square Enix’s retail games in the UK, the firm has announced. The partnership follows a similar set-up between the two companies across Europe. Square Enix returns the favour for Deep Silver – Koch Media’s publishing arm – in the US. Square …
Read More »UK PS4 vs Xbox One price war is bigger than anywhere else in the world, says GameStop
The rapidly eroding price of PS4 and Xbox One in the UK has taken global games giant GameStop by surprise. GameStop has been at the forefront of this price battle, selling the Xbox One for as low as 250, while also running PS4 bundles for 290 and less. International president …
Read More »Report predicts 2015 eSports revenues will pass $250m
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, …
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