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Touch-based Halo spin-off title Spartan Strike has been delayed until early 2015. Developer 343 Industries said on Halo Waypoint that the game was pushed back so that it could focus on resolving the matchmaking issues facing Halo: The Master Chief Collection. 343 has released a plethora of updates for the …
Read More »Limited Edition 20th Anniversary PS4 sells out in America
The limited edition grey PlayStation 4 has sold out in the US. The console, released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the PlayStation, was limited to a production run of just 12,300 units worldwide. But within minutes of going on sale in North America, the hardware sold out in that …
Read More »Green Man Gaming marketing boss departs
EVP of marketing Darren Cairns is leaving online retailer Green Man Gaming. Cairns departs after two and a half years at the company. He joined in May 2012, first as a consultant, before becoming EVP of marketing. Previously, Cairns held marketing roles at PlayStation, Yahoo, Three and BT. Darren’s expertise …
Read More »Pokémon remakes sell 1.5m units and top Japanese charts
Pokmon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were the best-selling games in Japan this week, according to data provided by Famitsu. The remakes of 2003’s Ruby and Sapphire sold a combined total of 1.5 million units, making it one of the biggest launches of the year to date. These titles also …
Read More »Strauss Zelnick: There’s more to Take-Two than Grand Theft Auto
If you’ve read any of our Take-Two interviews in recent years, you’ll have read the same story: Take-Two is no-longer the Grand Theft Auto company. It’s something CEO Strauss Zelnick likes to remind us at every available moment. They have over 30 1m+ selling brands, he says. But that’s actually …
Read More »Get That Job: QA lead
Goodgame’s Sinikka Compart on the skills needed to be a quality assurance lead
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: Ubisoft Quebec
Recruiter Véronique Lessard tells us what the studio is looking for in new employees
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Paul Sulyok, Green Man Gaming
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Paul Sulyok, CEO and founder of Green Man Gaming, tells us about the power of Playfire and the changes games marketing is facing For the unaware, …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Rich Keith, Yogscast
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Today Yogscast boss Rich Keith tells MCV about the firm’s audience and how the shift from written words to video has affected the game media. For …
Read More »UKIE issues four-point proposal to UK Government
Trade body calls for further investment in the games industry
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