Game industry business news

38 Studios has successfully made a $1.125m payment to the state of Rhode Island. The news comes after reports that the MMO developer’s collapse could cost state tax payers $112m, and word from Joystiq that the studio couldn’t make payroll or pay the state. Governor Lincoln Chafee announced that the …

A month after submitting applications for the Skyrim Dragonborn saying ‘Fus Ro Dah’, Bethesday parent company ZeniMax Media has filed another trademark for the term Dragonborn itself. Fusible reports the application was submitted on May 15th. Goods and services within the filing include computer/console game software and downloadable software offered …

In an unexpected move, Gamestop will begin offering mobile plans in the US on AT&T’s network. Techcrunch reports the move, with a website for Gamestop Mobile going up and subsequently being pulled over the last several hours seemingly confirming the news. Gamestop will not actually be selling phones themselves, but …

Despite company health, investors fretful over 'complete gacha' ban

Record low of $7.10 as investors jump ship to get in on new IPO

Japanese publisher Namco Bandai has tied up with E-Xpress Interactive to release its games in India. E-Xpress is one of India’s largest game distributors and also represents other publishers such as Warner Bros Interactive, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Sega, THQ and Bethesda. The company also operates Games …

inXile signs deal to publish Wasteland 2 on Electronic Arts' PC platform

The PC version of Max Payne 3, which raised a few eyebrows with its 35 GB minimum storage requirement, will ship on four DVDs, the game’s Indian distributor E-Xpress Interactive has confirmed. E-Xpress has also revealed that the PC version will retail for Rs 999 in India. The PC release …

Samsung Galaxy factory running at full capacity of 5m units per month to meet huge demand

'Rising star' exec ready to jump to new job, report claims