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Developer Naughty Dog says it became emotional as it put the finishing touches to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The major PS4 sequel, which is due on May 10th, will be the studio’s final ever Uncharted game. Lead designer Ricky Cambier tells MCV that the studio feels this is the …
Read More »Are we charging enough for indie games? Find out in this week’s MCV
This week, we ask leading publishers in the indie sector if it’s too late to start charging more for indie games. Uncharted 4 lead designer Ricky Cambier also discusses the end of the franchise and QA and localisation firms talk about virtual reality. We also catch up with Bandai Namco’s …
Read More »Atari: We won’t walk away from Rollercoaster Tycoon World
It may have received a critical mauling, but Atari says it’s not about to give up on its new Rollercoaster Tycoon game. The CEO of Atari says Rollercoaster Tycoon World is already looking and playing better than it was a week ago, and that there are 55 full-time staff working …
Read More »Codemasters back on track after posting first profit in five years
Racing firm Codemasters has made its first operational profit in five years and predicts ‘double digit’ growth going forwards. The news follows the publisher’s acquisition of the Evolution team, the creators of games such as DriveClub and Motorstorm. Speaking to MCV, Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier said that the firm had …
Read More »Fairytale Distillery adds €100,000 to MMO investment
Total funding for German studio’s Das Tal now at €180,000
Read More »Stardew Valley passes 1m sales in under two months
Lone dev Eric Barone’s Harvest Moon-a-like is the second-biggest paid Steam release of 2016, according to SteamSpy
Read More »Lead Fallout and Diablo III designer moves to Obsidian
Leonard Boyarsky joins fellow Fallout creator and Troika Games co-founder Tim Cain at studio
Read More »Halo Championship Series: Pro League to launch next month with $250,000 prize pool
Xbox and 343 Industries have announced that the new Halo Championship Series: Pro League will launch on May 31st with a $250,000 prize pool. The league, which is similar to Activision’s Call of Duty Pro League, will be split into two divisions, one in North America and one in Europe. …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch holds No.1 in Japan as Far Cry Primal debuts in third place
The latest entry in the hugely popular Yo-Kai Watch series holds the top spot in Japan for the second week running, according to data from Famitsu. Though Yo-Kai Watch Sangokushi’s launch week sales were comparatively low for the blockbuster 3DS franchise, the drop off in sales for its second week …
Read More »Trademark filing points to more Katamari Damacy
Bandai Namco isn’t done with the Katamari Damacy brand, it seems. As spotted by Neogaf, a filing for a new trademark called ‘Amazing Katamari Damacy’ has cropped up on the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Katamari Damacy debuted way back in 2004 on PS2. It was initially …
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