Publishing

Ubisoft's UK studio seeks new developers to work on upcoming triple-A titles

Develop's region spotlight is heading to Scotland. Should it stop on your games company?

Publisher Square Enix has dismissed the notion that free-to-play is the only business model for mobile. The firm says it has had success with its premium-priced iOS titles, including episodic title Final Fantasy Dimensions, which costs in total 19.99. It’s actually done a lot more revenue than a lot of …

The first UK High Street prices for Halo 4 have gone live in this morning’s national press. Retailer GAME will sell the game for 99p when customers trade-in any two games from its ongoing trade-in list. Supermarket Sainsbury’s, meanwhile is offering Halo 4 for just 32.99 when purchased with 2100 …

Microsoft may be developing its own smartphone model free from its current partnerships with cellular providers. Wall Street Journal sources claiming to be Microsoft parts suppliers state that the firm is working with Chinese and Korean component manufacturers to finalize the new hardware’s design. The sources add that Microsoft is …

The release of Halo 4 next Tuesday is set to make entertainment history”, according to Microsoft. It cites sources saying that the game’s release could be the biggest entertainment event of 2012”. Over 10,000 retailers across 40 countries will open their doors at midnight on Monday night to welcome the …

Robert Briscoe's on why a healthy attitude to failure, and turning down a job with Valve, can make you an indie star

Free-to-play consultant encourages new generation of developers to forget traditional monetisation models

Pre-production begins on new game in The Longest Journey saga

Comet, which is owned by GAME’s saviour OpCapita, is likely to enter administration today. The move endangers some 6,000 UK jobs across 240 stores at the UK’s second largest electrical retailer, with losses for the year ending April expected to hit 35m. The decline has been expedited after trade insurers …