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Microsoft has confirmed that it shipped 1.1m combined units of the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in the three months ending June 30th. Crucially, what isn’t known are the precise numbers for Xbox One, nor how many of those units were actually sold. In the corresponding quarter last year prior …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline slips to 2015; Dragon Age Inquisition pushed back a month
EA has taken the surprising step of pushing back its next Battlefield title from its traditional pre-Christmas release. Battlefield Hardline will now release in early 2015” due to changes that will be implemented following feedback from the recent beta. The more we thought about these ideas, the more we knew …
Read More »Riot tests instant, permanent bans for toxic League of Legends players
Riot Games is attempting to crack down on the extreme” toxic behavior that has plagued the online play of the studio’s popular MOBA League of Legends for years. Riot’s lead designer of social systems Jeffrey Lin took to Twitter to announce the news, then later appeared on a Reddit post …
Read More »Average game developer salary down from 2012
The average salary for game developers saw a year-on-year decrease of 2 per cent in 2013, according to the latest Game Developer Salary Survey. Gamasutra’s research found that professionals working in audio made a higher salary than all other disciplines, with professionals making an annual average of $95,682 USD. Programmers …
Read More »Halo composer Marty O’Donnell settles case with Bungie – report
Marty O’Donnell has settled his case against Bungie for terminating the studio’s former composer without cause.” O’Donnell announced he had been terminated from Bungie without cause” back in April, and filed suit against the developer for unpaid benefits just last month. Bungie initially denied all allegations, but it now appears …
Read More »Console and PC game revenues to decline by 12% by 2019
The growth of mobile gaming will erode the console and PC games market by 12 per cent over the next five years. That’s according to Juniper Research which says that the sector revenues will decline from $46.5bn to $41bn by 2019. Despite this, console and PC games will still account …
Read More »How Blizzard is pulling players back into World of Warcraft
Ivowed never to touch World of Warcraft – or any other MMO – again after quitting to focus on my final year at university back in 2006. So I deleted my level 60 character, closed my account and threw away the game discs to prevent myself from being tempted back …
Read More »Vita title Freedom Wars will get boxed release after fan pressure
Freedom Wars had been scheduled for a digital-only release on Vita in Europe, but Sony has changed its mind. You’ve let us know here on PlayStation Blog, on forums and on social media that you really wanted to see a full title card release for the game,” Sony social man …
Read More »Magic Notion: The virtual drag queen’s studio that wants to make death meaningful
We speak to ex-Criterion creative director Richard Franke about his new Guildford studio
Read More »Wii U purchase intent jumps 50% as PS4 falls post-E3
The number of consumers who say they plan on buying a Wii U doubled after E3 in June. That’s according to an IHS survey reported by Games Industry, which questioned 1,000 core gamers before and after the LA showcase. Prior to the show 14 per cent of respondents said they …
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