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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons publisher Starbreeze has acquired LA-based developer Geminose for $7m. The studio is currently developing a new IP targeted at children combining physical toys with games, similar to the likes of Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Geminose founders Cos Lazouras and Foo Katan will join Starbreeze …
Read More »Steam music player officially launches
Valve has released the Steam Music Player to the general public, allowing Steam users to play MP3 files off of their hard drive within the Steam client and while in-game. According to a new post on Steam’s news section, the service – originally introduced earlier this year in beta – …
Read More »Child of Light studio now a core team at Ubisoft Montreal
The developers responsible for Child of Light have been established as a core team at Ubisoft Montreal, following the critical and commercial success of the digital title. In an interview with CVG, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Reynaud described the move as mutually beneficial for the team and the …
Read More »Bayonetta 2 suffers low Japanese sales despite glowing reviews
Early signs suggest that while Bayonetta 2 will fare very well with critics, its commercial performance may be less impressive. The game was awarded a very decent 38/40 by Japanese gaming weekly Famitsu and won a surprise 10/10 from Edge magazine – the 17th ever awarded by the mag (with …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare single player is longer than you think
There will be a bigger single player offering in the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare than those found in recent COD titles. That’s according to Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield who, as spotted by Videogamer, said on Twitter that the campaign is "coming in longer than the last few". Recent …
Read More »Sony hoping to raise PlayStation profit forecast
Its electronics and mobile divisions may be struggling, but it looks as if things are better than expected at Sony’s PlayStation division. Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House has told Reuters that the company’s gaming arm continues to exceed expectations, saying: "We raised our profit prediction and I hope that’s …
Read More »Holly Walsh to host Games Media Awards next month
Holly Walsh is to host this year’s Games Media Awards, which take place on October 15th in central London. Walsh is an established stand-up comic and writer for TV and radio. As well as penning sitcoms and her own shows has appeared on the likes of 8 Out of 10 …
Read More »Devs will be forced to give away their early Gear VR games for free, Oculus says
Oculus is planning to launch its virtual reality games portal without the means to pay for software. The result? Early titles for Samsung’s upcoming Gear VR headset will have to be given away for free because Gear VR titles won’t be available on Google Play or the Amazon App Store …
Read More »Games industry included in government skills funding program
The UK video games, visual effects and animation industry has joined forces for a new training program backed by a multi-million pound investment. It’s called the Next Gen Skills Academy and has been backed by 6.5m of investment via the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) to develop the …
Read More »iOS 8.0.1 update breaks iPhone 6 reception and Touch ID
Apple has pulled its latest iOS 8.0.1 update after the software broke two key iPhone features. The iterative software update borked Touch ID across many handsets that support it – the iPhone 5S and both iPhone 6s. More worrying it also left some iPhone 6 users unable to connect to …
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