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Cooking Mama and Zumba publisher Majesco is readying to appeal a Nasdaq stock delisting expected next week, as the firm is currently trading under the $1/share minimum. Majesco Chief Financial Officer Michael Vesey told Joystiq the company will seek a reverse stock split between 1-for-3 and 1-for-10 with shareholders in …
Read More »Kongregate appoints Emily Greer as CEO
Jim Greer stepping down to launch new not-for-profit organisation
Read More »Green Man Gaming ‘to consider software publishing’ in 2014
Digital games retailer Green Man Gaming says it could begin publishing games later this year. CEO Paul Sulyok told MCV’s sister publication PCR that becoming a publisher was certainly something we’d consider in 2014”. He added that if the firm did opt to publish its own titles, it would stray …
Read More »Lobbying guide: Do you deserve a Develop Award?
Everything you need to know about this year's Develop Awards, the new categories and how to win
Read More »Respawn dev dignifies Titanfall bribery trolls with response
The press has reacted really positively to the now-ended Titanfall beta – and that seems to have caused upset. Accusations that the media has somehow been bribed by Microsoft and/or Respawn and/or EA into over-hyping” the upcoming multiplayer shooter have been rampant online in forums and comments sections. Because it’s …
Read More »Square Enix ‘definitely interested’ in future Final Fantasy games on PC
Future Final Fantasy series releases could see release on the Windows PC platform, Square Enix has revealed. Franchise producer Yoshinori Kitase confirmed to Eurogamer that the company is interested in developing for the platform – explaining that complex issues” relating to security and the platform’s past market situation were the …
Read More »Forza Motorsport 5 sells over 1m copies
Players have driven more than 653 million miles from 8m hours of gameplay
Read More »Evolve or die: Turtle Rock’s bid to move out of Valve’s shadow
There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of Turtle Rock Studios. For a long time the Californian outfit has lived under the shadow of Half-Life creators Valve. It worked on the Counter Strike series before launching one of the biggest new IPs of recent times, Left 4 Dead. Valve …
Read More »Bleszinski says he’s finished with disc-based games
Gears of War creator adds that magazine cover exclusives and E3 reveals have lost the power they once had
Read More »More games added to Microsoft’s Xbox Live sale
Microsoft is currently offering a host of significant discounts to digital Xbox 360 games. 75 per cent or more has been cut off the price of games such as Mass Effect, Batman: Arkham City, The Guardian of Middle Earth, Asura’s Wrath and Dust while two thirds have been lopped off …
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