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The European Gaming League is the latest eSports organiser to team up with a communications and ad agency in an effort to take the fledgling business mainstream. EGL has announced that advertising and communications agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has taken shares in the business. It follows news that event …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator surpasses 2m sales
Bossa Studio’s surgical sim and YouTube darling Surgeon Simulator has sold more than 2m copies across all platforms. The game jam entry debuted commercially on PC, Mac and Linux in 2013, and has launched on iOS, Android and PS4 platforms over the last year or so as well. "Thanks to …
Read More »Sons of Anarchy game out now on iOS
An episodic video game adaptation of the recently-concluded FX drama Sons of Anarchy is now available on Apple’s App Store. The first episode – dubbed Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect – arrives just a couple months after development of the game was announced by developer Orpheus Interactive. Sons of Anarchy: …
Read More »Are developers undervaluing themselves with launch discounts?
Devs discuss slashing the price of their game on release, and why it may be a tactic worth considering
Read More »‘Free-to-start’ could be free-to-play’s way into the console market, EA boss says
Free-to-play may still be finding its feet in the console market, but EA has identified what it thinks may be a potential avenue for the business model. Speaking to investors yesterday EA CEO Andrew Wilson said, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, that games must inevitably follow the lead set out …
Read More »Who won 2014? Last year’s biggest publishers, games and accessories revealed
2014 was the first full year for the New Generation, and you could tell. PS4 and Xbox One caused a massive spike in hardware sales, while accessories for both consoles dominated the peripherals charts. Yet it wasn’t just about those two consoles. In fact, more games were sold on Xbox …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 18-24
Grand Theft Auto V has taken the top spot on the latest Steam weekly top sellers chart, following the game’s first full week of pre-order availability. Rockstar’s upcoming PC release edged out last week’s winner H1Z1, which still finished in the respectable position of runner-up. A fairly diverse mix line …
Read More »Valve’s former in-house economist could be the next Greek finance minister
Yanis Varoufakis used to track the sales of Valve’s in-game microtransactions. Now he might be heading to the Greek parliament. PCGamesN reports that Varoufakis, who used to be Valve’s in-house economist, is being tipped for the role of finance minister in the new Greek parliament. Greece last night elected the …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart of Thorns revealed
Over two years on from its release, MMO Guild Wars 2 is to receive its first expansion. Heart of Thorns will, according to ArenaNet, represent a re-envisioning of progression in an MMO” that offers a new Mastery system that offers new abilities for high level players, rather than simply upping …
Read More »Evo 2015 lineup revealed
The biggest fighting game tournament in the world has outlined the titles that will feature in this year’s competition. Evo 2015 will kick off on July 17th in Las Vegas and will feature two as-of-yet unreleased titles – Mortal Kombat X and Tekken 7. Polygon reports that organiser Joey Cuellar …
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