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THQ has revealed that the latest in its recently sold UFC franchise had failed to break even. Gamasutra reports the publisher spoke to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, revealing that two million units sold for UFC Undisputed 3 would have been the break-even point. The title has moved over 1.4m …

California dreams of broadening the games audience were put on hold in LA this week – as all of the industry’s major players knuckled down on theircore titles. Turn any corner at the Los Angeles Convention Center and you would find format holders and third-parties wanting to reclaim and pander …

The Humble Indie Bundle is a pay-what-you-want limited time promotion packaging multi-computer platform indie games and indie game soundtracks together. Their current effort Humble Bundle V is far and away the best offer the company has produced, and it’s clear the move is paying off big time for all involved. …

Giving up on new IP can mean your studio 'dies' creatively, claims Frank Gibeau

PlayStation outfit stakes a claim to being the choice for 'gamers'

Legendary UK designer (and former Microsoft exec) Peter Molyneux and Microsoft marketing exec Yusuf Mehdi have both found time to question the viability of the Wii U. "I am not really decided about Wii U," Molyneux told Games Industry Germany, as reported by Eurogamer. "I watch people playing and they …

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 …

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 …

Reggie Fils-Aime confident a proliferation of Western games is due for the handheld

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that cloud gaming could very well play a part in PlayStation’s immediate future. Specifically, he conceded that Sony is looking at what OnLive is doing”, adding fuel to the recent reports linking Sony to a cloud gaming acquisition. We’re looking at what …