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CFO Blake Jorgensen tells the Wall Street Journal that its too soon to see if FIFA 18 had the required performance
Read More »Bundle Stars rebrands as Fanatical
Focus Multimedia’s PC games retailer Bundle Stars has got a new name and a new look. Existing Bundle Stars customers – whose numbers exceed a million – can log into the new Fanatical site using their existing sign in details. The change is being celebrated with a sales, featuring titles …
Read More »EA has not yet green-lit more Nintendo Switch titles
Publisher EA is not yet ready to fully commit to Nintendo’s Switch. CFO Blake Jorgensen has told the Wall Street Journal that despite the release of FIFA 18 in September, it is still too soon for EA to judge whether the game has sold sufficiently. Instead, the company wants to …
Read More »Razer announces first smartphone and upcoming IPO
Tech firm Razer has both announced its first ever smartphone, and its intention to go public. The company has shied away from calling its phone a “gaming phone”, most likely for fears of association with the ill-fated Nokia N-Gage or even Sony’s Xperia Play. However, the device, complete with its …
Read More »Housemarque officially quits arcade genre
Established arcade shooter developer Housemarque has announced plans to back away from the genre. The studio has previously spoken about how sales of its most recent title, Nex Machina, fell short of expectations. It has now confirmed that it plans to abandon the genre entirely, citing changing audience tastes and …
Read More »Climax Studios: AR goes mainstream
It’s currently too early to tell what makes a successful AR game, but with the release of iOS 11 (and Google’s upcoming ARCore) the stage is set for mainstream adoption of augmented reality games and apps. Jem Alexander speaks to Climax Studios CEO Simon Gardner about the rise of AR and the studio's new game ARise
Read More »Sold Out adds two new Team 17 games to distribution range
Team 17 titles Yoku’s Island Express and Genesis: Alpha One will receive a physical release in the UK courtesy of Sold Out. Pinball title Yoku’s Island Express will be heading to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch while procedurally generated space adventure Genesis: Alpha One will grace PS4 and Xbox …
Read More »EA boss Wilson talks Visceral and loot boxes as Star Wars Battlefront II undergoes changes
The CEO of EA has again denied claims that the decision to scrap Visceral’s Star Wars game and close the studio was linked to a strategic move away from single-player gaming. “You may have heard the conversation around single player versus multiplayer or single player versus live service and [Visceral’s …
Read More »PlayStation’s Jim Ryan wishes Sony had made more PS4 Pro consoles for its launch
Speaking with The Telegraph, the SIE president looked back on a year of the mid-generation console and this weeks Paris Games Week showcase
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could be banned in China
Breakout hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could face losing access to its biggest market. Bloomberg reports that the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association has declared that PUBG is “too bloody and violent” for sale in the country, “deviates from the values of socialism” and is “deemed harmful to young consumers”. The …
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