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New studio Precursor chose not to fund its ‘spiritual successor’ to Eternal Darkness via Kickstarter, and perhaps now we know why. As investigated by Polygon, the project is asking for ‘donations’. If it were being run on Kickstarter then Precursor would only be able to collect the money upon successfully …
Read More »INTERVIEW: GameSpot’s ambitions for eSports and video shows
CBS Interactive’s SVP David Rice tells MCV why the site is focusing more on original video content and professional gaming. How has the games media market changed in 2012, and how has GameSpot adapted? On the news and information side of games media, it is a tale of two stories. …
Read More »Amazon developing smartphone with 3D screen – report
A smartphone with a 3D screen could be on the way from retailer-come-tech giant Amazon, according to online reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is currently developing a wide range of assorted tech products designed to accompany its Kindle tablet brand. One of them is supposedly a high-end …
Read More »Nexon revenues up £60m
South Korean game company boosted by Gloops acquisition
Read More »Konami optimistic as net revenue falls
Publisher hopeful platform diversity is increasing business opportunities
Read More »GAME embraces film with biggest ever DVD range
GAME will be launching its biggest range of Blu-rays and DVDs in-store and online from Monday May 13th. The range features more than 50 titles, spanning new releases like Argo and The Life of Pi to more established popular fare like Kill Bill and Avatar. The move follows successful in-store …
Read More »Developer launches $1 Kickstarter
Energy Hook raises $7,000 by second day despite low funding target
Read More »Tough year for Konami but better things are ahead, it insists
Konami has reported annual declines to its net revenue, operating income and net income. For the year ending March 31st 2013 net revenue fell 15 per cent to 225,995m, operating income fell 46.6 per cent to 21,875m and net income fell 42.8 per cent to 1,174m. Konami’s digital entertainment business …
Read More »Pokemon, Call of Duty and indie retailers star in this week’s MCV
This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features our in-depth study on in-app purchases. We also interview The Pokemon Company and speak to Nintendo about the Animal Crossing franchise. Elsewhere, retail talks about the new Call of Duty, and our indie retail month continues. Download our iPad app now,which …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Are smart devices killing the console?
62 per cent of the British population now own a smartphone and 29.3 per cent a tablet. In fact, in the latest data, smartphones accounted for 83 per cent of all mobile sales, demonstrating their growing dominance. There has been much debate recently about consumers’ interaction with smart devices, with …
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