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Though it has been a good week for King following its purchase by Activision Blizzard, the firm’s financial report for Q3 is probably not as sweet as it might like. The firm recorded $480m in revenue for the third quarter, a drop of $35m or seven per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, …
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How developers can make the most from the incentives available
Read More »Sales down €277m in Ubisoft’s H1 2015 results
Lack of key releases damages pubisher’s financials, but back catalogue sales and upcoming releases expected to boost stronger second half
Read More »Ubisoft revenues dip, but Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate starts sales recovery
After a weak start, there are signs that Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate may be winning favour with gamers. Week one sales for the game were lower than any other main entry in the series in the UK, and yesterday Ubisoft president and CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that global week one sales …
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Educational game MolCraft being trialled in London
Read More »Halo 5 ‘smashes record with biggest Halo launch in history’, says Microsoft
Microsoft has said that the launch of Halo 5: Guardians is the biggest in the franchise’s history. Seeing as the game has the smallest UK launch sales for any main numbered entry in the series to date, however, how has the game achieved this? One week after launching worldwide, Halo …
Read More »Brothers in arms: React Games talks on making its home console debut and the state of local multiplayer
React Games has been incredibly busy since its inception in November 2008. It started off by remaking EA’s classic strategy game Archon for iPhone and PC. And that’s just one of 26 titles the firm has released. It’s made LEGO Star Wars on Facebook, as well as How to Train …
Read More »Activision stock price closes 7.5% up following King purchase
Activision Blizzard’s share price reached a record high following the announcement it will be acquiring Candy Crush company King. The publisher’s stock price reached $37 at lunch yesterday (Tuesday November 3rd), and closed at $35.82 at the end of trading. That is 7.5 per cent higher than its opening price …
Read More »Halo 5 made more money in first 24 hours than Spectre
007 may have a licence to kill, but it was Master Chief that emerged triumphant in last week’s battle of the brands. Halo 5: Guardians generated 7.7m during its first 24 hours on sale, Xbox has announced, beating the Box Office opening for the new James Bond movie Spectre. The …
Read More »Thinking inside the box: Why digital developers should bother with brick and mortar retail
The narrative goes that boxed games retail is dying as the digital market thrives. The digital sector has, in many ways, lowered the barrier to entry in the games market and been one of the main factors in the booming indie movement. Oh course, the physical games market is still …
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