Game industry business news

In Part One of our publishing roundtable, we talked to publishers about setting release dates and how fewer triple-A releases could mean better business for the whole industry. In Part Two, we discuss pricing. As more indie titles head to retail, the debate around games pricing has never been fiercer. We ask …

Sonic Mania hits shelves in a couple of weeks in a shiny collector’s edition for PS4, Xbox One and Switch, exclusive to Amazon. Of course, there’s also a digital version for players who only want to enjoy the game without the collectibles. Either way, to celebrate the blue blur’s return, …

Another day, another No.1 for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. For its second month on shelves, Activision’s Crash Bandicoot collection was the best-selling title of the PS4 Store in July, both in the European charts and US rankings. In June, the N. Sane Trilogy managed to take the top …

Activision Blizzard has posted "better than expected" financial results forQ2 2017.Net revenue hit $1.63bn for the quarter ending June 30th, rising 4 per cent year-on-year. Digital channels, meanwhile, grew 15 per cent year-on-year to reach $1.31bn. That said, console sales for Q2 were actually down 13 per cent year-on-year for …

Four french localisation companies join with the increasingly large technical services provider

Mojang has partnered with UK publishing house Egmont Publishing to create the first official Minecraft magazine, which launches this week. The 60-page launch issue, which hit stores on Tuesday, is priced at 4.99 and will have a monthly onsale period. Inside, readers will find 14 pages of hints and tips …

Indie dev Byron Atkinson-Jones may have made a mistake. One errant thought now leadshim on a year-long journey towards his first charity stand-up performance. If only for the lols.

Bethesda has widened the reach of its official online merchandise store with the launch of a new store for Europe. Simply entitled the Bethesda Store Europe, the new online portal offers a wide range of licensed merchandise from across its portfolio of games, including Doom, Fallout, Dishonored, The Elder Scrolls, …

Rocket League just debuted a new banning system to make sure it’s a harassment-free place,” creator Psyonix just revealed. This follows the developer’s announcement that Rocket League has just reached an impressive 34m players worldwide. Announced by Rocket League’s community manager Devin Connors in a blog post, the new ban …

Former Miniclip and Atari man joins the company and oversee the five regional studios and look for new IPs with franchise potential