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Respawn Entertainment has filed a trademark for something called ‘Titan’ just two months out from E3. VG247 reports the filing was registered last week, and pertains to video and computer game programs, video game discs, video game software.” Since EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding what Vince Zampella …
Read More »Poor Gears/God of War sales indicate disappointing March at US retail
Financial services firm Cowen & Company has released estimated sales numbers of console-exclusives Gears of War: Judgment and God of War: Ascension, stating that the typically strong selling franchises appear to have significantly underperformed.” Games Industry reports that, in an investor note, the company estimated the latest Gears of War …
Read More »Bethesda teases upcoming title, not related to Fallout
Following yesterday’s announcement that Bethesda has moved on from Skyrim’s post-launch development, the studio has released a teaser of what it has moved on to. A brief clip was posted on Bethesda’s twitter account earlier today, flashing different images such as a spinning old record, sheet music and barb wire. …
Read More »Up to 50 layoffs at EA Hyderabad
Job losses at India studio a direct result of social game closures
Read More »This is the OFT’s in-app-purchases survey
The public survey element of the OFT’s investigation into in-app purchases has been revealed. The OFT last week launched an investigation into whether children are being unfairly pressured or encouragedto buy additional content in ‘free’ web and app-based games.The move follows repeated incidents where children have paid for virtual items …
Read More »OFT’s in-app purchases survey detailed
UK Govt asks parents to answer questionnaire about IAPs
Read More »Wargaming flirting with consoles
World of Tanks creator Wargaming has taken its first tentative steps toward console development. The company acquired FEAR and MechAssault developer Day 1 Studios in late January and then two weeks later followed this up with the acquisition of Gas Powered Games. "The hardware cannot constrain the player from getting …
Read More »UK listing for Animal Crossing themed 3DS hardware appears… and then vanishes
Nintendo appears to be on the verge of releasing a brand new 3DS SKU in the UK. Joystiq says that retailer ShopTo was yesterday carrying a listing for the Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle that was previously released in Japan. The SKU reportedly contained the patterned 3DS (as …
Read More »Indian games industry records 16% growth in 2012 – report
The Indian games industry grew to Rs 15 billion ($277m) in 2012, recording a growth of 16% over the previous year, the FICCI-KPMG Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2013 has stated. The report also estimates that the games industry in India will grow at a 22% CAGR to reach …
Read More »UK video games tax breaks in doubt as European Commission launches investigation
Having gained approval in the March 2012 Budget, plans for UK tax breaks for video games developers are now in doubt. The European Commission (EC) has announced that it plans to investigate the proposals, questioning whether there is an obvious market failure in the UK games industry. Specifically, it is …
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