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Has the crowd-funding bubble burst? Obviously the $54m raised by Star Citizen may seem to suggest not, but the story is different across the wider sector. Thomas Bidaux of consultancy firm ICO Partners told an audience at the Ludicious Festival in Zurich recently that Kickstarter funded video game success is …
Read More »US PS Store October promo offers $15 credit for those who purchase $100
Sony has launched a special promotion for PlayStation Store customers in North America, crediting $15 to individuals who spend $100 or more during the month of October. The promotion – detailed on the US PlayStation blog – requires PlayStation owners to use their SEN Wallet for purchases to qualify towards …
Read More »Sony confirms steering wheel compatibility for DriveClub
Only two steering wheels will be compatible with DriveClub when it launches on PS4 next week. The PlayStation Blog reports that Sony has been working with Thrustmaster to ensure that both the T80 and T300RS will work with Evolution’s racer from the off. These wheels typically retail at around 70 …
Read More »PlayStation Home was a commercial success, nDreams boss says
The perception that Sony’s PlayStation Home was a commercial flop could not be further from the truth, nDreams CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh has said. People say that Home was a commercial failure but we generated seven-figure revenues for several years from Home, and other studios did as well,” he told Games …
Read More »Retail version of Minecraft landing on Xbox One one month after PS4
It seems that Microsoft’s $2.5bn acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang doesn’t mean the retail version of the brick-building game will launch on Xbox One ahead of its rival, the PS4. Microsoft’s Xbox News Wire has dated the release of the massively popular title on Xbox One for November 18th, priced …
Read More »A Tetris film is in the works
Threshold Entertainment and The Tetris Company are teaming up to make a feature length film based on the classic video game. The production company plans to turn Tetris into an "epic science fiction" movie. For those curious, Threshold was the company behind the two 1990s Mortal Kombat films. The Tetris …
Read More »GamesBeat EIC Dan Hsu moving on from games media
Games journalist Dan Shoe” Hsu has announced he’ll be stepping down as Games Beat editor-in-chief to take on a new challenge outside of games media. Hsu revealed his imminent departure on a GamesBeat article posted earlier today – the industry vet of nearly two decades previously served as head of …
Read More »Green Man Gaming opens publishing arm
Online retail giant Green Man Gaming has opened a digital publishing arm called Green Man Loaded. This is to be headed up by former Codemasters and Sega exec Gary Rowe, who is now serving as EVP of publishing. Back in February MCV reported that Green Man Gaming was helping indie …
Read More »Green Man Gaming launches publishing label
Online retailer offering finishing finance to developers, hires former Codies and Sega exec Gary Rowe
Read More »Vaizey: UK has ‘good ecology’ of games courses
But Culture Minister says industry-led Next Gen Skills Academy will improve on established education
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