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Producer says Street Fighter X Tekken sequel unlikely
Read More »Games Media Profile: Gamer Network
Gamer Network co-founder and CEO Rupert Loman talks about the diversity of games media formats Eurogamer has long been a staple of the UK games press, and the outlet’s events are similarly becoming a cornerstone of the consumer games circuit. The firm’s EGX show attracted over 80,000 gamers this year …
Read More »Capcom games must sell 2m units to get a sequel, Ono claims
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono says that Capcom won’t greenlight sequels to games that sell under 2m copies. In an interview with Famitsu (via Eventhubs) Ono was asked about the possibility of a sequel to Street Fighter X Tekken. Having downplayed the possibility, the mag pointed out that the Capcom …
Read More »King tops in TV ads over Sony, Microsoft – report
Candy Crush Saga creator King runs more television advertisements than any other video game company out there, according to advertising metrics company iSpot.tv. Games Beat reports on the ad firm’s findings, which state King commercials have aired on US national television more than 34,000 times this year. Microsoft ran just …
Read More »Hospital Club 100 gaming and tech winners announced
The Hospital Club has revealed who was voted the Top 10 people in the tech and gaming category. Those in this year’s list include MakieLab’s Alice Taylor and indie developer Dan Pearce. These ten were picked from a shortlist of 25 that was unveiled last month. The top nine entries …
Read More »Square Enix signs Arsene Wenger for Champ Man 15
Transfer-shy Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has himself signed a deal with Championship Manager publisher Square Enix. The French football maestro has leant his face to the Champ Man 15 campaign to underline the authenticity of the experience”. The press release isn’t entirely clear, but this seems to mean that he’ll …
Read More »DICE admits that Battlefield 4 launch has damaged player trust
Battlefield developer DICE has stated its intention to win back any gamers who have been left disillusioned with the franchise following Battlefield 4. The game was last year beset by technical problems at launch that persisted well into 2014. "I can absolutely say that we lost [player] trust in the …
Read More »IGDA Scotland names new chairman
Luke Dicken steps down to join Zynga in San Francisco
Read More »Survey shows devs ask for investment too soon
Games Funding Forum organisers look into studios' biggest financing mistakes
Read More »YouTubers required to be positive in return for Shadow of Mordor review code, report claims
Persuading viewers to purchase” and putting FCC disclosures at the bottom of the video description are among the many requirements asked of YouTubers who wanted to review Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. That’s according to a new video from Jim Sterling in which he reveals a long list of demands made …
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