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THQ Nordic working with Nickelodeon to resurrect old game licenses

22nd March 2018 Business News Comments Off on THQ Nordic working with Nickelodeon to resurrect old game licenses

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16 titles derived from Nickelodeon IPs will be returning to shelves in the coming months, courtesy of THQ Nordic

Night in the Woods wins Grand Prize at GDC’s Independent Games Festival Awards

22nd March 2018 Event News Comments Off on Night in the Woods wins Grand Prize at GDC’s Independent Games Festival Awards

Infinite Fall’s Night in the Woods won both the Grand Prize for Best Independent Game and the Excellence in Narrative award at the IGF. Meanwhile, at the 18th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, Breath of the Wild won big and Tim Schafer and Rami Ismail went home with special recognitions

How do multiplayer shooters monetise in the era of the live game?

22nd March 2018 Business News Comments Off on How do multiplayer shooters monetise in the era of the live game?

The annual shooter is on the way out, replaced by live games like Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege. Faced with the development costs of keeping a game running forever, how do multiplayer shooters monetise? We investigate

Epic and Ali-A demo Fortnite replay tool at GDC Unreal keynote

21st March 2018 Consoles Comments Off on Epic and Ali-A demo Fortnite replay tool at GDC Unreal keynote

New replay tool will soon be available for use by all Unreal developers in order to boost content creation for games on the engine

Ubisoft partners with Tencent to bring titles to China

21st March 2018 Business News Comments Off on Ubisoft partners with Tencent to bring titles to China

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Strategic agreement will see Tencent operate, publish and promote several Ubisoft titles on PC and mobile

NPD charts: Switch celebrates first 12 months by being best-selling year one console ever

21st March 2018 Business News Comments Off on NPD charts: Switch celebrates first 12 months by being best-selling year one console ever

Monster Hunter World is the best selling game of February, but also of 2018 so far

Vivendi to exit Ubisoft’s capital as Tencent enters the game

21st March 2018 Business News Comments Off on Vivendi to exit Ubisoft’s capital as Tencent enters the game

Vivendi is to sell its entire stake in Ubisoft, which will partly repurchase its own shares and welcome two new investors: Ontario Teachers and Chinese giant Tencent