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DEVELOP 100: How EA Canada triumphed
EA's Canadian superstudio topped our developer ranking - we examine why
Read More »Gianluca Vialli’s on the hunt for a publisher
Football legend Gianluca Vialli and developer Geniaware are on the hunt to find a publisher for their first title, Lords of Football. The game challenges players to manage a team. But in a twist on the classic formula, users must deal with off-the-pitch activities and dramas – from training to …
Read More »Games The Shop opens its first store in Ahmedabad
Specialist games retailer Games The Shop has opened its first store in Ahmedabad, taking its total store count across India to ten. The new store is located at Ahmedabad’s Alpha One Mall and is the only Games The Shop store in Gujarat. The new store in Ahmedabad is our initiative …
Read More »Steam and Origin "will have to facilitate" digital game re-sales
Digital retailers will be forced to provide the facility for customers to re-sell their digital purchases, the boss of digital trade-in specialist Green Man Gaming believes. A ruling from the European Court of Justice yesterday said that consumers should be free to resell licensed software, whether it was purchased physically …
Read More »The all-new Develop 100 is now live
iPad-only publication charts world's most successful games studios; EA Canada comes out on top again
Read More »EA has a "clear line of sight" on being a 100% digital company
A digital-only games industry may yet still be a little way off, but retail bosses will take no solace from the giddy excitement with which EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau speaks of the company’s digital future. "It’s in the near future. It’s coming. We have a clear line of sight …
Read More »EA says NPD stats "totally irrelevant"; NPD defends itself
It’s an irrelevant measure on the industry. It’s totally irrelevant. We don’t even really look at it internally anymore.” Those are the thoughts of EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, who claims that the current perception of a games industry in trouble is mistaken. "I think one of the problems with …
Read More »Analyst predicts iPad mini launch this October
Apple with this October launch an iPad Mini to rival Google’s new Nexus 7, a US analyst has predicted. The new device, Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves told CNet, will boast a 7.85 inch screen, carry 8GB of internal storage and retail for $299. Hargreaves predicts sales of 10m in …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III Limited Edition announced for North America
Ubisoft has revealed a Limited Edition of Assassin’s Creed III exclusive to North America and Latin America. The extras-enhanced version of the upcoming title will release on both Xbox 360 and PS3, while a Digital Deluxe Edition with its own share of goodies is currently in the works for the …
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