When the West thinks of the Russian games market, PC and piracy may come to mind. That couldn’t be further from the truth. For one, consoles are beginning to rival PC for players’ affections. Gamers love PlayStation,” says Sergey Amirdjanov, marketing director at Russian distributor SoftClub. Xbox did a very …

GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …

The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition has arrived for PS4, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. Croteam’s first-person puzzle collaboration with writers Jonas Kyratzes and Tom Jubert is now available at retail for $50. The release contains both The Talos Principle and its Road to Gehenna DLC. The Talos Principle launched late …

Despite having a population less than that of London, Singapore provides a thriving landscape for games businesses and serves as the Asian home for major Western publishers. It’s little wonder that big names such as Ubisoft, EA and Activision have moved into the country – Singaporeans are the highest-spending gamers …

It’s going to cost in the region of 90 to see everything that Star Wars battlefront has to offer at launch. The base game for Star Wars: Battlefront costs in the region of 40-60 depending on the format and the retailer. On Origin for PC, for instance, it costs 50. …

Developer Lilith announces new partnership with indie publisher

Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly. Polygon, citing an anonymous source, reported that the job losses took place across the entire company last week, and accounted for around 20 …

Developer Lilith has halted its Kickstarter crowdfunding push for survival horror title Allison Road. The PT-inspired title’s Kickstarter launched on September 21st, and since then Lilith has raised 145,959 of its 250,000 goal and attracted 4,482 backers. The studio has announced on Kickstarter that the reason it has ditched its …

Cult hit RPG Divinity: Original Sin’s remastered and revamped re-release has been dated for consoles and PC. The Kickstarted title is a throwback to role-playing games of old, such as Baldur’s Gate, and originally came to PC last year. It went on to sell far more than half a million …

Activision is upping the ante when it comes toCall of DutyeSports. With each newCall of Dutygame earning over $1 billion at retail, eSports has become an important piece of Activision’s marketing strategy. According to Sam Cooper, senior director forCall of Dutyin Activision’s marketing department, in today’s video game business, any …