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Gfinity held an accelerated sale of 1m in shares this week after the eSports company’s first public financial report detailed losses of 3.6m up to June 30. The report revealed that profits were up on the same period last year by 163%, from 213,450 to 560, 828, however losses had …
Read More »Book and movie deals secured for Zoe Quinn’s Gamergate memoir
Film due to hit big screens in September 2016
Read More »The curse of ‘indie’
Debbie Bestwick explains why the term ‘indie’ could hinder your chances of success
Read More »Shahid Ahmad leaving SCEE, returning to games development
Indie champion and head of Strategic Content departs at the end of the month
Read More »VIDEO: Warcraft movie trailer debuts at Blizzcon
The initial trailer for the upcoming live-action Warcraft film has arrived. Fresh from Blizzcon 2015, the trailer paints a picture of the epic conflict Legendary and Atlus are tasked with capturing in adapting Blizzard’s revered franchise. The footage debuted this weekend during Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Blizzcon keynote address and …
Read More »Bandai Namco hunts for new talent and product at Interface
Bandai Namco has joined the line-up of publishers looking to meet with indie developers at next month’s Interface event. The firm will host meetings with developers alongside the likes of Channel 4 Games, KISS, Sold Out, Green Man Gaming and Double 11 who are all looking to sign new products …
Read More »Destiny microtransactions selling strong on PSN
Their announcement may have been greeted with criticism, but players seem to be voting with their wallets and backing the content. VentureBeat reports that the game’s Silver currency, which is purchased with real cash, has hit the top five of the Paid Add-Ons sales charts for PSN in the US. …
Read More »Valve will give away Steam Link tech to manufacturers
'What I think is probably the logical result is, that Link gets built into monitors and TVs,' says Gabe Newell
Read More »Blizzard shooter Overwatch is coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Blizzard’s upcoming shooter Overwatch has been confirmed for a console release, having previously only been revealed for PC. The title, which grew out of the studio’s cancelled Titan MMO project, is a class-based first-person shooter which features a number of distinct characters with unique abilities – not unlike MOBA games …
Read More »Halo 5 World Championship crowdfunds $500k extra prize purse during launch week
Halo 5 has been out for just over a week in The States and its in-game monetisation has already allowed players to crowdfund half a million dollars for the World Championships. The Halo World Championships, to be held from December to March by Microsoft and 343 Industries, started with an …
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