Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios has declared bankruptcy, and that may not even be the worst news surrounding the company in the past 24 hours. Both state and federal officials have launched an investigation into the studio, following the series of events that brought about the MMO developer’s sudden …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony says its competitors "are losing the plot"
As so it begins. Sony has lashed out at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo for neglecting the core gamer in their respective E3 presentations. The reaction to the press conference has been just amazingly positive,” Sony’s head of digital games Jack Buser told VentureBeat. While some of our competitors, seemingly, are …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘3DS will attract more Western devs’, says Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime confident a proliferation of Western games is due for the handheld
Read More »E3 2012: THQ failed to break even on sold UFC franchise
UFC Undisputed 3 break even point was 2 million copies sold
Read More »Hurry! Develop Awards early bird ends tomorrow
If you want to save up to £700, it's time to get a move on
Read More »E3 2012: MS admits all gaming will be cloud-based ‘someday’
Microsoft Game Studiosâ?? Phil Spencer lifts lid on company's perspective on streaming
Read More »Peter Molyneux’s £50,000 DLC
Oh Peter. Outspoken creative experimenter Peter Molyneux has confirmed that his next game will contain DLC… that costs 50,000. His first project post-Lionhead is Curiosity. It’s a virtual room that contains a single black cube. Players can then tap away at the cube with a chisel, causing fractures. Fractures caused …
Read More »E3 2012: Gaikai denies Sony takeover deal
Gaikai boss David Perry has denied that his company is in talks with Sony over either a streaming games deal or a takeover. MCV reported last week that Sony was close to agreeing a buyout of a streaming games firm. Gaikai then appeared to become the front-runner after issuing a …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Yusuf Mehdi talks about the future of Xbox
After the Xbox E3 press briefing, MCV took the time to speak with the CMO of Mircosoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, Yusuf Mehdi. Mehdi came out of the Online Services Business, and has been in the new role working on Xbox for 7 months, and delivered a talk during the press …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘Steam sales devalue IP’ claims Origin boss
Origin opts for long-term strategy over mass sales
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