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It may be the industry buzzword of the moment, but freemium games still have a long way to go before they take down retail. 216m will be generated in the UK by virtual goods sold in games such as FarmVille (pictured), League of Legends and World of Tanks, research firm …
Read More »MCV digital edition goes free-to-play
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it is absolutely free. The issue is dedicated to the free-to-play games market and features the biggest names in freemium, including Wargaming, Nexon, Ubisoft, CCP, Crytek, InComm, Qinqo, Disney, EA, Gameloft, GREE, GameForge, Jagex, Trion Worlds, Square Enix, MarvelousAQL, Perfect …
Read More »343 Industries does the Chief proud as Halo 4 reviews land
Master Chief’s new stewards, Microsoft’s 343 Industries, has struck gold with its first Halo outing. Halo 4 reviews landed online this morning, delivering near-universal praise for the Chief’s latest adventure and likely his last outing on Xbox 360. At the time of writing the game has an impressive 91 per …
Read More »OpCapita-owned Comet facing administration
Comet, which is owned by GAME’s saviour OpCapita, is likely to enter administration today. The move endangers some 6,000 UK jobs across 240 stores at the UK’s second largest electrical retailer, with losses for the year ending April expected to hit 35m. The decline has been expedited after trade insurers …
Read More »Ouya hits development phase
Open-source console to use Android 4.2
Read More »TAKE-TWO: Borderlands 2 ships 5m, XCOM a hit
Take-Two Interactive has revealed its second quarter financials, with standouts Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown driving the publisher past its predicated outlook for the period. Gearbox’s Borderlands 2 has shipped 5m copies to date, while XCOM is, according to the firm, ‘proving to be a critical and commercial success.’ …
Read More »Halo a $3bn franchise, sells 46m units
Ahead of Halo 4’s launch next week, Microsoft has revealed several figures for its blockbuster FPS franchise. For starters, the series has sold 46m copies to date since the launch of Combat Evolved in 2001 – resulting in $3bn generated across all Halo titles. Xbox Live has seen over the …
Read More »CAPCOM: Rise in net profits aided by RE6, Dragon’s Dogma
Capcom has announced positive half-year financial results for the period ending on September 30th. Sales were up just over 55 per cent year-over-year, bringing in around $570m net. Resident Evil 6 shipped (not sold) 3.7m units during the period, with Dragon’s Dogma adding over 1m sales itself. The firm’s digital …
Read More »Kickstarter UK is go
Kickstarter, the most popular vehicle for crowdfunding games development projects, is now available in the UK. Whereas previously UK-based developers could only pledge, but not create projects, now they can seek funding on the platform. The move has be widely welcomed by UK studios of every size, who have until …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Rajesh Rao, Dhruva Interactive
The Indian gaming industry was pretty much non-existant in 1997 when Dhruva Interactive came into existence. One of India’s oldest game companies, Dhruva is the brainchild of Rajesh Rao, who is today also the chairperson of the NASSCOM Gaming Forum, India’s largest game developers’ community. Dhruva has established itself as …
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