Publishing

We talk to the boss of Take-Two about eSports, virtual reality, the state of E3 and the publisher’s acquisition strategy. How digital has transformed Take-Two’s business Digitally-delivered revenue, especially recurrent consumer spending – which we define as anything other than a full-game download, including virtual currency, add-on content and online …

Bethesda’s E3 press conference was a blood thirsty, lavish affair that delivered at least two surprises. Ahead of the event, four games were rumoured to appear: A new Wolfenstein, The Evil Within 2, Prey and a remake of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.The gossip columns were only half-right. Skyrim is being rebuilt …

EA kicked of E3 on Sunday afternoon, with a conference filled with big blockbusters, if not any real surprises. The publisher started the event with Titanfall 2. The shooter from Respawn will arrive on October 28th this year, just a little ahead of the new Call of Duty. The game …

Electronic Arts hopes to sign and publish 'a few projects each year'

ESL and Blizzard have teamed up to host a $100,000 Overwatch tournament at Gamescom later this year. The ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will take place on August 20th and 21st on the main stage of ESL’s Gamescom booth in Hall 9. Eight of the best Overwatch teams in the world …

Another big E3 reveal has slipped out before the show officially begins. A compact version of the Xbox One has appeared on popular games forum Neogaf. The product is called Xbox One S, it will be 40 per cent smaller than the current Xbox One, it boasts a 2TB hard-drive, …

Bethesda is holding its second E3 press conference this evening (in LA, this morning in the UK). This follows last year’s successful event, which saw the full unveiling of Fallout 4. Here are all the details: When is it?For those in Los Angeles, it takes place at a reasonable 7pm. …

1995 was an iconic year for video games. It was the year of the first PlayStation, the Sega Saturn… the Virtual Boy. It was also the year of Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Command and Conquer and Worms. And it was the year of the very first Electronics Entertainment Expo. …

Sony has admitted that that PlayStation Neo is real, but has also confirmed that there will not be any details announced at E3 next week. It is intended to sit alongside and complement the standard PS4,” Sony Interactive president Andrew House told The Financial Times. We will be selling both …

There will no longer be any second chances for those deemed to be cheating in The Division, Ubisoft has announced. Cheating has been a source of frustration for our community as some individuals have been gaining an unfair advantage in the game by using third-party software at the expense of …