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Rock Band 4 co-publisher Mad Catz has experienced a day of significant upheaval ahead of the publication of its latest financials. Long standing president and CEO Darren Richardson, chairman Thomas Brown and senior vice president of business affairs Whitney Peterson have all resigned. CFO Karen McGinnis replaces Richardson, who has …
Read More »Financial trouble forces Playdek to freeze Unsung Story development
RPG from Final Fantasy and Vagrant Story director Yasumi Matsuno crowdfunded $660,000 in 2014
Read More »Titanfall 2 is going to have a single-player mode
The sequel to EA’s 2014 mech shooter Titanfall is going to have its own dedicated story mode. That’s according to an interview on Forbes with lead writer Jesse Stern, who promises that Titanfall 2 be set in a world where ‘science meets magic’, yet will still be ‘grounded, dirty, human …
Read More »Bulkhead’s WWII shooter revival Battalion 1944 passes Kickstarter goal in under three days
Project aimed at bringing back the glory days of Medal of Honor and Call of Duty 2 exceeds £100,000 goal
Read More »Is it time E3 opened its doors to gamers?
E3 must find a way to incorporate more consumers into the show, say leading games industry commentators. It follows the news that EA will not be holding its traditional E3 booth, and will instead run consumer-focused events in both Los Angeles and London. Meanwhile, sources close to event organisers ESA …
Read More »Steam Controller natively supported in XCOM 2
The latest entry in 2K’s XCOM franchise is hitting shelves today, and it appears that the strategy title has native Steam Controller support. Word comes via the XCOM 2 community page on Steam, where a spokesperson for 2K Games has confirmed that the strategy title will support Valve’s new controller. …
Read More »Ian Livingstone to open two STEAM-focused schools
Industry veteran working with Aspirations Academy Trust to offer 3,000 students base knowledge to work in games
Read More »VIDEO: Doom to hit shelves this May
Bethesda has revealed a May release date for its upcoming Doom title. The bloody shooter will be launching on May 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It was announced to the public at last year’sBethesda Showcase at E3after being teased in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order’s marketing campaign. …
Read More »Square Enix game net sales double year-on-year
Japanese publishing giant Square Enix has revealed that net sales from its games business shot up 46 per cent over the last year. This news comes as part of the company’s financial report for the nine months ending December 2015. The entire company saw a 28.5 per cent jump in …
Read More »237 games were approved for tax relief in 2015
£729m spent by eligible devs during first full year of financial support
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