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Green Man Gaming has appointed respected industry figures to its senior management team. The new recruits comeas the UK-based digital retailer begins to expand across Europe. The firm has signed former Metaboli and GAME exec Paul Howes as commercial director. Howes has held senior roles at Mindscape and Infogrames before …
Read More »GAME: ‘Consumers want new hardware’
Retail giant GAME says new hardware launches will take the games industry back to full strength. The statement follows a difficult period for GAME, which posted a 17.6 per cent slump in sales over Christmas. The firm now admits that it might not meet some of its EBITDA covenants. But …
Read More »Consoles will get digital charts soon
A welcome step towards open digital data has been made, with new regular UK XBLA and PSN download charts in the works. UKIE says it is preparing to offer a ranking of Xbox Live and PlayStation Network games in the UK once its PC download data is finally made public …
Read More »F2P games can’t be "high quality", says Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai has issued a warning to publishers looking to hop aboard the free-to-play bandwagon. Speaking at Cloud Gaming Europe yesterday Namco Bandai’s European senior VP Olivier Comte claimed that an increase in F2P titles will result in a drop of overall game quality – a trend he believes could …
Read More »All signs point to Resident Evil 6 announcement tonight
We won’t know for sure until tomorrow, but its increasingly looking like the safe money is on Capcom choosing its Japanese Resident Evil 15th birthday celebration tonight as the venue for a very exciting announcement. Andriasang is one of many sites claiming that Resident Evil 6 is all set for …
Read More »Zynga must attract 9-10m daily users to stop stock slide
One US analyst has warned that Zynga will have to start attracting a high number of new users to offset the declines suffered by its titles and justify its newfound share price. The publisher’s most recent releases Scramble With Friends and Hidden Chronicles have failed to replicate the successes of …
Read More »Ubisoft closes Vancouver dev studio
Ubisoft has closed down its Vancouver development studio, the publishing giant has revealed. The French company said it was closing down operations at the Canadian studio as it couldn’t find "the right formula for success". Ubisoft confirms that we have made the difficult decision to close its studio in Vancouver," …
Read More »FEATURE: Games Career Advice
The games industry is changing, and with it the jobs market. Publishers struggle if they depend only on boxed titles – now they need teams to handle downloads. Meanwhile, development studios must look into self-publishing and the expertise that requires. Every company is trying toadapt to the evolution of gaming. …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog store goes live
Sega has officially launched its full online Sonic the Hedgehog store. The site went live on a test basis last month. It features a range of merchandise including figures, stationary, clothes, posters and DVDs. The range will widen throughout the year, too. It includes a loyalty system, too, which awards …
Read More »Jagex and Tiga hit out at SOPA
RuneScape developer claims its online games could be 'hugely affected' by the bill
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