Publishing

Disgaea 5 Complete is set to sell over 110,000 units in the US and Europe when it launches on Switch on May 26th, but publisher NIS America has said it needs to work harder to improve the franchise’s standing in the UK. So far, the game has reached 36,000 pre-orders …

The rumours about sky-high fees for entry into the new Overwatch League are unverified and wildly ranging”, Blizzard has said. Reports from the likes of Polygon and Kotaku suggest that Blizzard may be asking as much as $20m for the establishment of a regional franchise to participate in the new …

Nielsen’s US Games 360 Report 2017 has found that non-gamers still remain largely unaware of some video games hardware. Among the general population, only 22 per cent of people have even heard of the Nintendo Switch and only 11 per cent the Xbox Scorpio. In contrast, 69 per cent of …

Bandai Namco has announced pre-orders for Project Cars 2 are now open for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Three different special editions will be available at launch in addition to the standard version of the game, but two of them are exclusive to certain retailers. Starting with the Limited Edition, …

Developer Gunfire has described how the desire to make a third Darksiders game survived the collapse of THQ and the end of the series’ original developer Vigil. The journey to Darksiders 3 was interesting,” Gunfire president and Vigial founder David Adams told IGN. We actually finished DS2 and then a …

USC will create a course and gift will fund three years of industry based class curriculum.

EA’s share price passed the $100 mark yesterday after what boss Andrew Wilson described as a milestone year. Q4 revenues jumped 16 per cent to $1.53bn, although net income fell nearly 40 per cent to $566m. However, while physical game sales were flat, digital revenues are soaring. Furthermore, the company …

When Activision acquired Blizzard back in 2008 via its Vivendi merger, the company had just released one of the most successful and influential shooters of all time – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The popular series went stratospheric, defining its console generation (especially the Xbox 360) and making levelling …

We already have Batman in 3D, and now it sounds like Marvel’s roster of superhero IP could be preparing to dive into virtual reality. We did a deep dive in looking at the [VR] space towards the end of last year, and it offers some pretty incredible opportunities, in terms …

Developer Hopoo Games has confirmed that a sequel to Risk of Rain is now in development. The 2D roguelike, which started as a student project before being backed by a successful Kickstarter, sees players struggling to survive on an alien planet. It is perhaps best known for its gradually elevating …