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Former THQ marketing boss Jon Rooke has crossed over to the development sector as brand director at Creative Assembly. Sega has been building dedicated PR and brand teams around its key studios, and Creative Assembly already has a growing team that includes global PR manager Rebecca Attard and communications manager …
Read More »Reduced demand for console Q&A
Game quality assurance firms have felt a sizable decrease in their console projects, which has put pressure on some companies to seek new business from other parts of the entertainment sector. Parallel to this reduction in console projects, there has been an increase in tablet and mobile games, which is …
Read More »Ubisoft fires Patrice Desilets
Developer escorted out of office by security
Read More »EA digital sales up, profits below guidance
2013 a mixed bag for publisher, shows annual earnings report
Read More »Assassin’s Creed creator fired by Ubisoft
Patrice Desilets, the creator of Assassin’s Creed, has parted company with Ubisoft for a second time. The news is shrouded in an air of controversy, however, with the developer claiming that he was fired and frogmarched out of the building. Contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I …
Read More »FIFA 13 sells 14.5m units in fiscal 2013
FIFA 13 has topped its predecessor, selling 14.5m units during EA’s fiscal year 2013. As part of EA’s latest financial results, the publisher revealed the sales for the game were up 30 per cert when stacked up against FIFA 12 sales for the prior year. Digital sales were particularly strong …
Read More »Battlefield 3 Premium reaches 3.5m subscriptions
Battlefield 3 Premium has generated $120m for EA since its launch. The subscription-based program currently boasts over 3.5m players, according to EA’s latest financial results. In the report, the publisher specifically points to the service as one of the reasons for a strong showing in its most recent fiscal quarter. …
Read More »EA: SimCity has recovered from "challenging" launch
SimCity has sold 1.6m copies since navigating through and recovering from a challenging” launch –according to the game’s publisher, EA. Speaking during an earnings call yesterday, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau touched briefly on how the game has moved on from the title’s rocky start with consumers – adding that …
Read More »Facebook refutes developer exodus claims
'It's about being the social layer on every app, on every platform,' says Simon Cross
Read More »Will Wright: SimCity problem was ‘inexcusable’
Sides with consumers, if always-on connectivity stops enjoyment of games
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