Publishing

If you work in games retail, it will be hard to forget September 2013. Grand Theft Auto V launched to phenomenal critical acclaim, resulting in snaking queues outside stores and a level of commercial success that no other boxed game has attained before or since. A few weeks after the …

Bethesda has released another holiday-themed update for Fallout Shelter. The Thanksgiving update – which went live on the App Store and Google Play this past week – adds outfits inspired by the holiday, as well as associated food and decorations. The festive update is the second in as many months, …

Naughty Dog is hardly being subtle with the subtitle of its fourth – and final – entry in the Uncharted franchise. ‘A Thief’s End’: the bell is tolling for PlayStation’s blockbuster series. For eight years (the first instalment launched shortly after the PS3 in 2007), the exploits of Nathan Drake …

Blizzard today announced their plans for Hearthstone eSports in 2016, including an inflated prize pool of $1.9m. The World Championship tour of Blizzard’s eSports card game will culminate next year in a $1m global final at BlizzCon 2016. Prior to that final stage, three seasons of $100,000 championships will be …

The cinematic adaptation of animated adventure game Dragon’s Lair has rebooted its crowdfunding campaign – despite being halfway to its funding goal. The iconic laserdisc title is being revived by movie director and original Dragon’s Lair creator Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, who were seeking $550,000 on Kickstarter. That money …

Techland is increasing the price of the Season Pass for its zombie game Dying Light. Currently the Season Pass costs 15.99. However, this will be increased to 23.99 on December 8th. The studio says it’s doing this because upcoming expansion The Following has grown in scale and now offers more …

With evermore publishers vying to sign a deal with you for your game, Craig Chapple uncovers just what developers should look for when identifying a partner, and how they can go about making the perfect pitch

EA hasn’t announced any sales numbers for Star Wars Battlefront, but it has said the game has claimed a new record. In the same way that last month’s beta for the shooter broke internal publisher records by attracting 9m players, the full release has now become EA’s biggest ever digital …

Sony has confirmed that PS4 has hit a new sales milestone. As of November 22nd 2015 sales of the console have reached 30.2m units. It has reached this number almost exactly two years after it was launched – and two months quicker than the PS2 managed. That, of course, went …

The ignominious fall of the PlayStation TV has seen Sony’s streaming microconsole slashed to an all-time low in the US. American retailer Best Buy is currently offering the console for just $19.99, which represents a 75 per cent saving over its $80 RRP. Note that the SKU in question doesn’t …