Severe performance issues and negative feedback force publisher to pull game days after release

GameStop now offers a selection of retro consoles and games for purchase online. GameStop announced the news on Twitter, ushering a resurgence of classic games and hardware for the company. The new retro portion of GameStop’s website includes selections from NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, PlayStation and Dreamcast platforms. …

Retailer Green Man Gaming has said that it will give PC gamers their money back if Batman Arkham Knight isn’t fixed. The game has taken considerable flack for a string of technical issues on PC that so far remain unresolved, resulting in a user review backlash on Steam and a …

Amazon has revealed the Top Ten most pre-ordered games revealed at this year’s E3. On top are two Microsoft titles – game anthology Rare Replay comes in at No.1, while Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is second. Then its two titles from Bethesda – the new Doom title and Dishonored …

There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Soedesco. The firm was founded in 2001 and was focusing on creating accessory and game bundles for publishers and retailers But now it is joining the growing ranks of firms publishing indie games, competing against the likes of 505 Games and Team …

This year, PlayStation walked away with not one, but two of the marketing prizes from the MCV Awards Congratulations on picking up two of the marketing prizes at this year’s awards. What are your proudest moments from the last twelve months? Murray Pannell, marketing director: I’m very proud of how …

Despite the rise of digital and various efforts by publishers to battle the popularity of pre-owned games, it looks like the sector isn’t going anywhere. UK retailer GAME seemingly agrees, following the announcement of a new deal that it hopes will ‘boost confidence’ in the trade-in and resale of used …

Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that the difficulty in explaining exactly what PlayStation TV is has led to the streaming devices’ failure. "It didn’t capture the consumers’ imagination," he told Game Informer. "It’s a hard concept to explain. You could say it’s a mini-console, it’s a video streaming …

There’s yet another problem with one of the special edition versions of Batman: Arkham Knight. Last week it was reported that the game’s 169 Batmobile Edition has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances that greatly compromised the quality of the Batmobile” vehicle that was the star of the bundle. Now …

PR boss Dennis Heinert explains why quality is the key to success in free-to-play