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Konami has reportedly closed the LA-based development studio responsible for Metal Gear Online. That’s according to Eurogamer, who says that ‘sources close to the matter’ have confirmed that the developer has been shut, with 20 jobs lost as a result. Prior to the game outlet’s confirmation, 3D Realms co-founder George …
Read More »We could be seeing EA games on Nintendo’s NX
EA is looking into ‘any and all opportunities’ to develop software for Nintendo’s upcoming new hardware, the NX. That’s according to the publisher’s CEO Andrew Wilson, who was asked during a recent investor call whether EA plans on supporting NX. This comes after EA has all but abandoned Nintendo’s Wii …
Read More »High Street entertainment market share up year-on-year, says Kantar
New data from Kantar Worldpanel indicates that the market share of GAME, HMV and Argos has increased on the year before. The firm’s new research – for the 12 weeks ending September 27th 2015 – shows that HMV was the strongest performer, with its share of the entertainment retail market …
Read More »Sega fails to meet reduced financial forecast
But publisher back in profit
Read More »Sega financials fall short of reduced forecast
Sega has revealed that it did not do as well financially as it expected – even with a a reduced fiscal predictions. The firm announced it made 154.3bn in net sales (827m) which is down 1.1 per cent on the firm’s previous reduced expectations for the six months ending September …
Read More »Halo 5 debuts at No.1, sales 50% higher than The Master Chief Collection’s Week One
Halo 5: Guardians has taken the No.1 spot in the UK charts, deposing previous top dog Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Microsoft’s sci-fi Xbox One exclusive beat the Week One sales of last year’s The Master Chief Collection by 50 per cent. Guardians also outsold Syndicate Week One sales by 50 per …
Read More »Alternative history: Three decades of the publisher
30years ago, Roger Hulley was approached by two men who wanted to publish their game. The year before, Hulley had moved out of the music industry to work at UK games distribution firm R&R, but with this title he was being pitched, he decided to set up his own games …
Read More »Get That Job: How to be an associate programmer
Pixel Toys’ Tom Gleadall on how you can bag that career leap
Read More »Reus developer Abbey Games on escaping the basement
Like many development studios, Holland-based Abbey Games was set up by a group of friends who shared a passion for video games. The four founders, Adriaan Jansen, Bas Zalmstra, Maarten Wiedenhof and Manuel Kerssemakers met as prospective game programmers at University of Utrecht and decided to set up a studio …
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: Cloud Imperium Games
Senior project manager Tom Johnson on landing a job at the Star Citizen developer
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