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Over the past eight months more than $50m has been put toward game campaigns on Kickstarter. A Kickstarter blog post entitled ‘The Year of the Game’ breaks down games meteoric rise on the service since it started in 2009. The numbers count for digital games, as well as board and …
Read More »August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year
The NPD Group has released its latest monthly report on US retail, showing Darksiders 2 claimed the software crown amidst another month of decline for the market. Total retail spending was down 20 per cent year-over-year, at $515.6m compared to 2011’s $647.2m. Hardware sales were down 39 per cent, bringing …
Read More »Epic opening new Seattle studio
Office to focus on development for Unreal Engine
Read More »Creative Scotland report ‘ridiculously inaccurate’
Document with power to influence government policy lists nation's games sector as having a gross value of £0
Read More »Why the video games sector in Scotland doesnâ??t exist
Brian Baglow of Scottishgames.net reacts to a new government report that seems to misrepresent the status of Scotland's games sector
Read More »Square Enix boss asks: Could consoles be extinct in three years?
Square Enix president and CEO Yoichi Wada has a visionary plan to cope with the digital transition, should the static games console become irrelevant. Last week, Square Enix unveiled Core Online, a brand new HD games streaming service for browsers. The service has back catalogue titles available free-to-play with a …
Read More »505 signs two-game Starbreeze Studios deal
Chronicles of Riddick and Syndicate developer Starbreeze Studios has signed a two-game publishing deal with 505 Games. Previously announced titles Payday 2 and P13 (working title) will both release in 2013 under the agreement. The former title is a sequel to Sony Online Entertainment’s Payday: The Heist. The latter is …
Read More »Raspberry Pi gains UK manufacturer
Over 300,000 units scheduled for customers worldwide
Read More »Starbreeze partners with 505 for Payday 2
Developer wanted more than a â??traditional publisherâ?? for its 2013 projects
Read More »Marvelous start as Japanese firm re-releases Half-Minute Hero on PC
Marvelous AQL has announced the upcoming PC release of Half-Minute Hero – and the game will mark the first digital game from its new European team. The Japanese publisher is a serious player in the digital games space in Japan, but is now hoping to build a similar business in …
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