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Read More »EA reckons FIFA is increasing the popularity of football in America
The growing appeal of the FIFA series in the US is helping to increase the popularity of an obscure sport called ‘pro soccer’ in the region. We think EA means ‘football’, so we’re going to work on that pretence. Apparently 34 per cent of US gamers who’ve played FIFA have …
Read More »Bungie says it can be difficult to review modern games
Interconnected, heavily socialised games such as Destiny are asking questions of how the press reviews games. That’s according to Bungie COO Pete Parsons who has told Games Industry that the current way in which games are reviewed doesn’t give titles like Destiny a fair crack of the whip. I think …
Read More »Personal development: Grads In Games at Launch 2014
Aardvark Swift reflects on the lessons learned during the Launch conference in Birmingham
Read More »UK industry veteran Tony Bourne has passed away
Tony Bourne, a long-term member of the UK games industry, has passed away. Bourne is best known for founding the SCEE’s QA department in Liverpool back in 1995 and also spent time working at US Gold, Eidos, Wise Monkey and Film Finances. His funeral will be held on Wednesday December …
Read More »Obituary: SCEE’s Tony Bourne
Founder of PlayStation Europe's QA department honoured
Read More »Star Wars Minecraft skins hit Xbox platforms
Microsoft has announced the release of the Star Wars Classic Skin Pack for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions of Minecraft. The add-on is available now for $2.99, and includes a laundry list of playable skins for characters involved in the original Star Wars trilogy. Multiple variations of Luke, …
Read More »Sony settles with FTC, to refund Vita customers over false advertising
Sony Computer Entertainment America has settled with the FTC over false and misleading advertisement charges involving PS Vita’s launch campaign. As part of the settlement, Sony will offer partial refunds to Vita customers who purchased the device prior to June 1st, 2012. Qualifying individuals will have their choice between a …
Read More »The Secret Games Designer – the making of Xbox One
Carl Ledbetter is a games industry master of disguise. He leads a team of 35 that spent three years building the Xbox One into a machine that blends into the background and gets forgotten. The console’s 16:9 aspect ratio is meant to reflect that of a widescreen TV. The front …
Read More »Sony turns to PlayStation, backs away from mobile and TV business
PlayStation is being engineered as the saviour of Sony’s struggling technology business. Reuters reports that the company intends to slash its existing smartphone and TV ranges and instead work to boost its PlayStation sales by up to a quarter in an effort to reverse recent declines. "We’re not aiming for …
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