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In theory, game bundles sound like a great idea. Companies get their titles out in front of thousands of people who might not have given them a second look otherwise. But according to some, these deals are acting as a gateway for profiteers and are eroding the price of games. …
Read More »UK PS4 vs Xbox One price war is bigger than anywhere else in the world, says GameStop
The rapidly eroding price of PS4 and Xbox One in the UK has taken global games giant GameStop by surprise. GameStop has been at the forefront of this price battle, selling the Xbox One for as low as 250, while also running PS4 bundles for 290 and less. International president …
Read More »Are game bundles dead? Find out in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s MCV, we speak to publishers, developers and companies in the bundling sector about the challenges facing that part of the industry. Humble, Curve, Size Five Games, IndieGala and UKIE all share their insight into the huge sector. We also speak to the to SVP of communications at …
Read More »Witcher 3 holds top spot as Splatoon debuts in second place
The Witcher 3 is once again No.1 in the UK All Formats Top 40. It manages this in spite of a 69 per cent decline in sales this week, but outsold this week’s No.2, Nintendo’s Splatoon, by a large degree. Splatoon in fact had the biggest ever launch of a …
Read More »The Witcher’s hour – CD Projekt RED on Wild Hunt’s successful launch
Before launch, I would have wagered that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would be a moderate success. There was no doubt it was a graphically impressive and highly ambitious title – reflected in the seemingly endless parade of ‘Best of Show and ‘Most Anticipated Game’ prizes it has picked up. …
Read More »New Need for Speed requires online connection
EA’s Need for Speed reboot will require an online connection to play. That’s according to the game’s official Twitter account, who responded to a fan’s query about online yesterday (below). EA announced its new Need for Speed title last week, saying that it was to be a reboot of the …
Read More »What’s bugging the bug testers?
It’s a challenging time to work in QA and localisation. As well as the triple-A developers and publishers wrestling with the new tech found within the PS4 and Xbox One, there’s a slew of mobile and indie developers coming to market almost every week. And although these studios might know …
Read More »‘Publishers are still not doing enough to end buggy games’
Major games publishers have not learnt their lesson from the slew of broken games released at the end of last year. That’s according to QA and localisation experts who say that most games firms have not changed their approach to bug testing. Titles such as Assassin’s Creed Unity, DriveClub, Halo: …
Read More »ITV Studios hires marketing vet David Miller
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed industry veteran David Miller to the newly-created role of vice president of digital games. Miller has over 15 years of experience within video games, having held senior marketing roles at the likes of Bossa Studios, Bandai Namco and Capcom. Mostly recently he has been …
Read More »New-look NCSoft West eyes rapid American and European growth
NCSoft is ‘accelerating’ its Western expansion with an aim of becoming one of the biggest games businesses in Europe and the US – just like it is in South Korea. Speaking exclusively to MCV, NCSoft West’s SVP of publishing and business services John Burns said that the firm has finalised …
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