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EA’s FIFA 15 is the latest big name to back next month’s Games Media Awards. The best-selling game will be After Party host the October 15th event toasting the best in games media. This year’s Games Media Awards take place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. The award categories have been …
Read More »Games media’s confidence crisis
It seems like the dust is finally settling on the recent #gamergate scandal, but what longer-term effects could accusations of corruption have on games journalism as a whole? MCV asks Simon Parkin, Matt Lees and Keith Stuart… Will the recent events deter people from joining the industry? Matt Lees: It’s …
Read More »Intergi rebrands as PlayWire
Intergi Entertainment has changed its name to PlayWire Media. According to the company this is in preparation of its next phase of growth. The site is visited by 52m unique users each month, according to ComScore, putting it in the lead. It also five times more visitors than second place. …
Read More »Retail version of Minecraft landing on Xbox One one month after PS4
It seems that Microsoft’s $2.5bn acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang doesn’t mean the retail version of the brick-building game will launch on Xbox One ahead of its rival, the PS4. Microsoft’s Xbox News Wire has dated the release of the massively popular title on Xbox One for November 18th, priced …
Read More »Can World of Warships fare better than World of Warplanes?
Last year, online games giant Wargaming finally launched its World of Tanks follow-up – World of Warplanes – to disappointing results. Now in 2014, it believes it can bounce back with its first foray onto mobile and the impending launch of World of Warships. Christopher Dring speaks to CEO Victor …
Read More »Windows 10 announced, coming late 2015
Microsoft has revealed the next iteration of its Windows operating system, Windows 10. Leapfrogging from the divisive Windows 8, which was released back in 2012, Windows 10 will reintroduce many of the features that were removed from Windows 8. This includes the iconic Start menu, which will implement some of …
Read More »A Tetris film is in the works
Threshold Entertainment and The Tetris Company are teaming up to make a feature length film based on the classic video game. The production company plans to turn Tetris into an "epic science fiction" movie. For those curious, Threshold was the company behind the two 1990s Mortal Kombat films. The Tetris …
Read More »Could you make the killer app for the Internet of Things?
Intel Developer Blog: Get started with the IoT through Intel's Developer Kit
Read More »GamesBeat EIC Dan Hsu moving on from games media
Games journalist Dan Shoe” Hsu has announced he’ll be stepping down as Games Beat editor-in-chief to take on a new challenge outside of games media. Hsu revealed his imminent departure on a GamesBeat article posted earlier today – the industry vet of nearly two decades previously served as head of …
Read More »Latest Wii U update adds menu folders, other interface improvements
Nintendo has rolled out a new firmware update for Wii U, adding an oft-requested organization feature on the console’s dashboard among other improvements. The hardware’s 5.2.0 U update – available to download now – brings folders to the Wii U menu, allowing users to create places to organize and store …
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