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Forza Horizon devs Playground Games on joining Microsoft’s party: ‘We want to become… the best developer in the world’

15th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on Forza Horizon devs Playground Games on joining Microsoft’s party: ‘We want to become… the best developer in the world’

Studio director Gavin Raeburn discusses why now was the right time for the studio to go first-party and the benefits it brings

Euro vision: How one British man created the first true European sales chart on the eve of Brexit

13th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on Euro vision: How one British man created the first true European sales chart on the eve of Brexit

The new GSD data will give the industry a clearer view of the region than ever before – with retail and digital data in a single format

Upcoming ‘Steam China’ is fantastic news for publishers

12th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on Upcoming ‘Steam China’ is fantastic news for publishers

New service should allow western publishers access to Chinese market like never before

Microsoft makes huge first-party studio investment: Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Compulsion Games are all acquired

10th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on Microsoft makes huge first-party studio investment: Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Compulsion Games are all acquired

screenshot 101 Microsoft makes huge first-party studio investment: Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Compulsion Games are all acquired

Huge announcement could just be the beginning of a massive investment in exclusive titles on Xbox and Windows PC

The eShop isn’t the only way to sell your indie game on Switch – Why putting Moonlighter, Dead Cells and Yonder on shelves makes sense

8th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on The eShop isn’t the only way to sell your indie game on Switch – Why putting Moonlighter, Dead Cells and Yonder on shelves makes sense

With Switch predicted to hit 30m installed units this year, there's a growing demand for physical games. We talk to Merge Games about the huge potential of games in boxes for indie developers

Kasedo – the digital PC strategy label on ‘being indie dev friendly’ and the studios that back that up

6th June 2018 In-Depth, Publishing Comments Off on Kasedo – the digital PC strategy label on ‘being indie dev friendly’ and the studios that back that up

Developers SomaSim, Dapper Penguin and Bulwark Studios all enthuse about Kalypso's digital-only label

Paradox acquires Battletech and Shadowrun developer Harebrained

6th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on Paradox acquires Battletech and Shadowrun developer Harebrained

A great fit for both companies bringing together the specialist publisher with some very strong IP and creative talent

State of Decay 2 hits two million players in 2 weeks

5th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on State of Decay 2 hits two million players in 2 weeks

A shaky start seems to have done nothing to quell the games popularity – in part thanks to Xbox Game Pass and a lack of microtransactions

Xbox head of first-party: ‘We need to use established franchises as a home base from which we can expand’

4th June 2018 In-Depth, Publishing Comments Off on Xbox head of first-party: ‘We need to use established franchises as a home base from which we can expand’

Matt Booty is Microsoft's new head of first-party development, in an exclusive interview MCV talks about Xbox's strategy before his first E3 in the role

2K to close Evolve servers

4th June 2018 Publishing Comments Off on 2K to close Evolve servers

Virtual currency bundles won’t be available to purchase anymore from July, before the servers shut down for good in September