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The Humble Indie Bundle is a pay-what-you-want limited time promotion packaging multi-computer platform indie games and indie game soundtracks together. Their current effort Humble Bundle V is far and away the best offer the company has produced, and it’s clear the move is paying off big time for all involved. …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘Competitors are losing the plot’, says Sony
PlayStation outfit stakes a claim to being the choice for 'gamers'
Read More »E3 2012: Molyneux and Microsoft question Wii U design
Legendary UK designer (and former Microsoft exec) Peter Molyneux and Microsoft marketing exec Yusuf Mehdi have both found time to question the viability of the Wii U. "I am not really decided about Wii U," Molyneux told Games Industry Germany, as reported by Eurogamer. "I watch people playing and they …
Read More »38 Studios files for bankruptcy, FBI investigating
Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios has declared bankruptcy, and that may not even be the worst news surrounding the company in the past 24 hours. Both state and federal officials have launched an investigation into the studio, following the series of events that brought about the MMO developer’s sudden …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony says its competitors "are losing the plot"
As so it begins. Sony has lashed out at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo for neglecting the core gamer in their respective E3 presentations. The reaction to the press conference has been just amazingly positive,” Sony’s head of digital games Jack Buser told VentureBeat. While some of our competitors, seemingly, are …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘3DS will attract more Western devs’, says Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime confident a proliferation of Western games is due for the handheld
Read More »E3 2012: Sony is "looking at what OnLive is doing"
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that cloud gaming could very well play a part in PlayStation’s immediate future. Specifically, he conceded that Sony is looking at what OnLive is doing”, adding fuel to the recent reports linking Sony to a cloud gaming acquisition. We’re looking at what …
Read More »E3 2012: THQ failed to break even on sold UFC franchise
UFC Undisputed 3 break even point was 2 million copies sold
Read More »INTERVIEW PART 2: Shuhei Yoshida talks cloud gaming
Following on from Part 1 yesterday, MCV continues its discussion with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. Are you happy with the Vita’s first showing at E3? Well, actually, I got lots of tweets to my account complaining that there weren’t many PS Vita games being talked about. In retrospect, …
Read More »E3 2012’s focus on gore and core dissected in the new MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it includes lots of post-game analysis of E3. We lead with a round-up that points out how the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year has seen publishers focus on showing offgames for the core gamer, with mature themes and action titles …
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