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PlayStation is giving football fans the opportunity to score tickets to this year’s World Cup. Sony has lifted the lid on its Play for your Country with PlayStation competition, which tests the minds of football fans with a multiple-choice quiz for the chance to win tickets to this year’s FIFA …
Read More »Phil Spencer takes over Xbox division
Microsoft veteran Phil Spencer will now lead a reorganised Xbox division. The new-look division combines Xbox, Xbox Live development teams and the Microsoft studios. He will report to Terry Myerson, who is in charge of the group developing operating systems, as the two business areas look to work closer together. …
Read More »Animal Crossing could hit non-Nintendo platforms and future home console
Animal Crossing could not only be making a console return, but also be branching out onto non-Nintendo hardware. The series’ producer Katsuya Eguchi told Polygon that while he feels the game is best suited to handhelds, the right idea could see it return to consoles – although possibly not the …
Read More »Square Enix is falling back in love with JRPGs following Bravely Default success
Few companies have so fully embodied the shift in global games development from the West to the East as Square Enix. Once famed for its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPG series, in recent years the company has put more effort into Westernised titles such as Deus Ex, Tomb Raider …
Read More »Vaizey: Games a great poster industry for science
Minister believes games tax breaks signals a 'golden age' for sector
Read More »The Stig’s Digital Cousin stars in new Top Gear Forza 5 DLC
The partnership between BBC’s Top Gear and Microsoft’s Forza series is continuing with a new DLC pack for Forza 5. The download, which is included as part of the game’s Season Pass, includes ten cars, all of which are instantly accessible through the game’s garage but can also be purchased …
Read More »Plymouth dev Total Monkery secures Creative England funding
Grant to help studio employ new staff and support development of original IP
Read More »Electronic Sports League acquires ESS Agency
Leading esports firm ESL has announced the acquisition of event services and technologies agency ESS. Electronic Sports League has also announced that it has opened a 7,000 square foot full production studio at its LA office – complete with room for an audience of hundreds – which paired with this …
Read More »Microsoft bought wearable tech assets for $150m
Technology giant gains 80 wearable computing patents in secretive deal
Read More »Valve VR boss Abrash joins Oculus
Valve’s Michael Abrash has joined Oculus after three and a half years with the company. He has been appointed by Oculus as chief scientist just days after the firm was bought by Facebook for $2 billion. Abrash had been leading Valve’s own foray into virtual reality development but said the …
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