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Starbreeze has revealed the extent of its remarkable turnaround. Joystiq reports that the studio’s CEO Bo Andersson-Klint has revealed that between 1998 and 2013 the developer incurred a loss of KR 94m ($14.43m). In its last two quarters it has, thanks to the introduction of a new business model and …
Read More »GAME deserved to lose to the landlords, says analyst
A leading retail analyst has hailed the European Court’s decision to force GAME to pay 3m in unpaid rents. Through a loophole in administration law, GAME was able to avoid paying rents when it fell into administration in 2012. A consortium of landlords decided to challenge the law and used …
Read More »‘Price cut will re-energise Xbox One’
A 399 Xbox One bundle can help Microsoft turn around its disappointing start to 2014, say High Street experts. Despite ‘the biggest launch in Xbox history’, Xbox One is being comfortably outsold by PlayStation 4 and since the start of the year Sony has been opening an even bigger gap …
Read More »Sony reveals Lego The Hobbit PS3 bundle for North America
A new PlayStation 3 bundle featuring Lego The Hobbit is heading stateside this spring, Sony has announced. Detailed on the US PlayStation Blog, the bundle will pack a 500 GB PS3 and a copy of the upcoming Lego title covering Peter Jackson’s first two films in The Hobbit trilogy for …
Read More »Portal: Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game is a thing
At New York Toy Fair, Cryptozoic Entertainment revealed the first look at its upcoming board game based on the Portal video game series. Tentatively titled Portal: Uncooperative Cake Aquisition Game, the board game has been designed by the creators of Portal and Portal 2. Set to arrive at retail Q3 …
Read More »Konami cuts Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes price
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has received a price cut… before it has even been released. On PS4 and Xbox One the game was originally priced at 39.99 for the physical version and 29.99 for the digital. On PS3 and Xbox 360 the price was 29.99 for physical and …
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall confirmed for PC
Former smartphone-only title Deus Ex: The Fall is to be released for PC on Steam. Square Enix has fully adapted the title for its new platform, with optional gamepad of mouse/keyboard support, as well as Steam trading cards and badges and a revised tutorial. Deus Ex: The Fall will arrive …
Read More »Tax breaks decision ‘imminent’, MP claims
The limbo that UK video games tax credits are currently trapped in could be coming to an end in the very near future. Ed Vaizey, the UK minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, told the industry tonight that he believes a decision by the European Commission is imminent”, …
Read More »UPDATE: GAME loses landmark landlords court case
Retailer GAME has lost its landmark legal battle against a consortium of landlords. Retail Week reports that courts have ruled that Game Retail is liable to missed rent payments incurred during its period of administration 2012. It will now be forced to pay back 3m – a sum the chain …
Read More »Number of malicious Google Play apps has quadrupled in past two years, report claims
There has been a sharp increase in the amount of malware hiding in apps on the Google Play Store, according to a new report. TechSpot reports that online security services company RiskIQ says that the total number of malicious apps has nearly quadrupled from 11,000 in 2011 to 42,000 in …
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