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Angry Birds creator Rovio raked in $195m in revenue last year, thanks in large part to merchandise sales for the popular casual IP. The developer reports it brought in a net profit of $71.3m in 2012, up $25m from the previous year. Consumer products – such as clothing lines, plushies, …
Read More »Disney kills off LucasArts
LucasArts is to be disbanded by new owner Disney. The firm’s game publishing and internal development business will close, with Lucas properties such as Star Wars to be licensed to external businesses, Game Informer reports. The full statement from Disney – which bought parent LucasFilm and the Star Wars franchise …
Read More »Porting from iOS to Windows 8
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog recommends tools and resources for porting apps
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us demo skips Indian PSN Store
We had reported a few days ago that the demo for Injustice: Gods Among Us would be part of today’s PSN Store update, but the demo seems to have been left off the Indian store. Browsing through the store, the only Injustice content to be found was a PS3 theme. …
Read More »VIDEO: How does Deus Ex Human Revolution on Wii U stack up?
Square Enix has released the first video of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut on the Wii U. The publisher describes it as the ultimate edition of the popular sci-fi action RPG. It comes replete with a host of changes – not least of which are the alterations made to …
Read More »EA: Ignore the vocal minority – the market likes free-to-play
The angry whining of teens on the internet should not be mistaken for actual, real-world opinion. That much is certainly true. Whether it can be applied to arguments surrounding free-to-play gaming is probably slightly more debatable. There’s no confusion as to which side of the fence EA sits on, however. …
Read More »Just Cause 3 dev says there will be fewer triple-A games on next-gen consoles
The creative director of Just Cause 3 developer Avalanche has predicted fewer triple-A game releases in the future. That’s not to say that triple-A is going away, of course – despite the booming development costs and seemingly shrinking market. "I don’t think big-budget games are going away,” Stefan Ljungqvist told …
Read More »New boss Matsuda promises complete overhaul at Square Enix; Rogers confirmed as director
Yosuke Matsuda has promised to review all aspects of Square Enix’s business. The exec will in June replace outgoing former boss Yoichi Wada and has obviously decided that drastic action is needed following the prediction of a 13bn loss for the current financial year. After having succeeded the important role …
Read More »Sega admits misleading Colonial Marines trailers
Publisher acknowledges videos 'did not accurately reflect the content of the game'
Read More »Last week for Dare to be Digital submissions
Not long left for aspiring students looking to kick start their careers with a gaming BAFTA win
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