Game industry business news

Esports and gaming video broadcaster Level Up Media has launched its brand-new website, TheGamer.tv. Initiallyannounced back in February of this year, TheGamer.tv is the world’s first dedicated destination for audiences looking for the latest premium console-based videos from blockbuster titles such as FIFA, Call of Duty, GTA, Assassin’s Creed and …

When Project CARS 2 launches tomorrow, it will be the culmination of several years’ hard work for developer Slightly Mad Studios, not just in terms of getting the game to market, but also in its quest to secure over 180 car licences from almost 40 different manufacturers, giving the series …

With any new medium, advertising causes economic growth. With VR however, that’s harder to accomplish in a non-intrusive way. Develop speaks with Advir CEO, Samuel Huber, to see how the company is working around the issue

UK TV production company Gobstopper TV is making a video game-themed comedy show for Comedy Central where it will be exploring various video games in both online and real-life formats. A TX pilot will be recorded in October with the view to then commission a twenty-episode series in the UK, …

Wired Productions has acquired the global distribution rights to Vision Games Publishing and Climax Studio’s arcade surfing game, Surf World Series. Wired will also be publishing the PlayStation 4 version of the game at retail. The game is available to buy now digitally on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One, and …

EA CEO elected to the board to bring 'creativity and business acumen' and strengthen position of Intel

With development costs getting higher and higher each passing year, games have now become too expensive, according to Mercurysteam’s senior producer Dave Cox. That’s why the developer is releasing its upcoming online 4v1 shooter-brawler title Raiders of the Broken Planet, which comes out this Friday (September 22nd) with a free …

Xbox One X pre-orders are back on, Microsoft has announced. After the limited edition Project Scorpio edition of the console became the platform holder’s fastest-selling Xbox pre-order in the company’s history over Gamescom, Microsoft has now re-opened pre-orders for the standard edition of its upcoming 4K powerhouse. The standard edition …

As always, Q4 will be a blockbuster season for EA. Kicking off this year’s festivities this Friday is FIFA 18, which will then be followed by Need for Speed Payback on November 10th and Star Wars: Battlefront II a week later on November 17th. However, even though these triple-A physical …

With the Xbox One X launch, two industry heavyweights will be competing with mid-gen hardware updates. However with the Xbox One X costing a hefty 450, a key question on consumer’s lips will be just what is the lifespan of the new device? We asked Albert Penello, the senior director …