Game industry business news

Yesterday, IHS Markit told MCV it expects Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets will have a "slow start" when they launch later this month, but SuperData’s VP of research and strategy Stephanie Llamas predicts it will actually outsell both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive this quarter.  "Microsoft has a great shot at …

After the success of its Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia books, Nintendo and comics publisher Dark Horse have announced a brand-new graphic novel centred around its family-friendly fighting game, Arms. Illustrated by Joe Ng, thegraphic novel is set to arrive in Fall 2018 and willlikely explore the game’s rather bizarre …

The government’s plan for a new Industrial Strategy came with a promise to deliver early “sector deals” to supercharge a modern, inclusive digital economy. The creative industries (and games) were identified as key in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Since January, we’ve been gestating. The Ukie team has been working …

The Xbox One X is the most powerful console ever made, but coming a year after the PS4 Pro, we wondered if Microsoft was concerned about being seen as a bit late to the party. But Albert Penello, who leads marketing for Xbox consoles globally, told MCV that he was …

The Animation Showdown developer gets purchased by the MTG owned publisher

Rumours of VR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, argues Climax Studios’ CEO, Simon Gardner. While niche now, the technology only paves the way for the ubiquity of AR and a new iPhone could be the catalyst

Scottish retailer Games Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary last month. We caught up with managing director Robert Lindsay (pictured right) to discuss its industry milestone. What’s changed the most in games retail over the last 25 years? The internet and digital have created the biggest changes in games retail. How we …

Sony will be bringing a ‘Complete Edition’ of Horizon Zero Dawn to retail later this year – according to a tweet from the official account last night. The ‘game-of-the-year’ style release will include the original game, with all the additional ‘Digital Deluxe’ content, plus the upcoming Frozen Wilds expansion that …

Ubisoft is to buy back 4m of its own shares, the publisher has announced. In a short statement to investors, it said it had granted a mandate to a currently unknown investment services provider with a view to repurchasing up to an aggregate amount of four million shares starting from …

After the Minecraft Limited Edition Bundle, Microsoft has now announced two new bundles to boost sales of its Xbox One S. These new bundles will release alongside Assassin’s Creed Origins on October 27th, Microsoft announced on Xbox Wire. The 500GB version will include a download code for Ubisoft’s upcoming title, …