PS4 will remain in short supply until around April, predicts Sony. The new console has been a huge success for the platform holder. According to UK retailers, PS4 is the best-selling games machine this year so far, and since January has sold around double the number of units of its …
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Can Titanfall turn around Xbox One sales in the UK?
Microsoft is banking on EA’s Titanfall to help Xbox One fight back against PS4. The Xbox and PC shooter was available as a beta to gamers this week, and has received significant praise from critics and fans. As a result, retailers have told MCV that there’s been a ‘dramatic spike’ …
Read More »Green Man Gaming ‘to consider software publishing’ in 2014
Digital games retailer Green Man Gaming says it could begin publishing games later this year. CEO Paul Sulyok told MCV’s sister publication PCR that becoming a publisher was certainly something we’d consider in 2014”. He added that if the firm did opt to publish its own titles, it would stray …
Read More »Lobbying guide: Do you deserve a Develop Award?
Everything you need to know about this year's Develop Awards, the new categories and how to win
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: InComm Europe
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with InComm Europe. InComm Europe Sector: Monetisation and PaymentAddress: 1638 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Hampshire, PO15 7AHPhone number: 01489 556700 Key contacts:Laura Willavoys, Emerging Technologies – lwillavoys@incom-europe.com Simon Osgood, Senior Director Global Development – sosgood@incomm-europe.com Employees: 1,400+ …
Read More »Why don’t analysts believe in Take-Two?
Do shareholders know something we don’t? Last year was a triumph for Take-Two. Critically, it was named the No.1 games publisher by review aggregator Metacritic. Commercially, it was the biggest boxed games firm in the US and No.2 in the UK. GTA V’s launch was the largest in entertainment history. …
Read More »VIDEO: Konami releases Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes comparison
The various versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes have been compared in a new official video from Konami. The short show the PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions in action and the additional details afforded by the next-gen power boost. It was confirmed earlier this week …
Read More »BioShock Infinite developer Irrational lays off all but 15 staff
Ken Levine starting 'small, more entrepreneurial endeavour' with Take-Two
Read More »Microsoft takes on the High Street with competitive Xbox One digital pricing
The price of one of Xbox One’s leading exclusives is being significantly cut on Xbox Live. The platform holder said last month that competitive digital software pricing was on the agenda”, and this looks set to begin with what could be a cut to 34.99 for Ryse: Son or Rome. …
Read More »Sony reveals Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes PS4 hardware bundle
The Japanese arm of Sony has confirmed a Metal Gear themed PS4 console. As pictured on the Sony Japan website, the ‘Fox Edition’ PS4 includes a 500GB console complete with a gold Fox emblem as well as a DualShock 4 controller and a physical copy of Metal Gear Solid V: …
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