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GAME Digital has sealed a 50m loan, rising to a potential 100m, from Lajedosa. It is a new asset-backed deal which GAME says ‘affords greater flexibility than the existing revolving credit facilities, allowing the Group to increase or decrease its stock purchasing capacity through higher or lower funding, as required.’ …
Read More »Toy giant Mattel plots video games invasion
The new Mattel Creations is seeking out developers to make games based on the likes of Thomas The Tank Engine, Bob The Builder and Barbie. Mattel Creations formed in March, and saw the company merge its Playground Productions unit (movies) with Hit Entertainment (TV). It also encompasses the American Girl …
Read More »Industry vet Adam Roberts returns at Pole To Win
Former Vivendi, D3P and THQ exec Adam Roberts is back in the games industry. He has taken the role of European head of sales at QA firm Pole To Win International. Roberts has been involved in games since the early 1990s and has held senior roles at Vivendi (including EVP …
Read More »GameStop: Our games could be sold through other retailers worldwide
GameStop-published titles may be made available via other retailers in certain countries, the company says. GameStop announced its GameTrust publishing arm earlier this week. It will release between five and ten games a year, including titles from established developers such as Insomniac, Ready at Dawn, Frozenbyte and Tequila Works. Its …
Read More »The Big Game: "This is a new beginning for Ratchet & Clank"
After 14 years and 12 games, Ratchet & Clank has become a solid if unspectacular franchise for PlayStation. Almost all of those titles are decent action platform games, and the series has a loyal group of die-hard fans. But it’s been a long time since the Lombax and his robot …
Read More »GameStop launches full publishing division and signs Ready at Dawn, Insomniac, Frozenbyte and Tequila Works
US retail giant GameStop has launched a publishing division called GameTrust. The firm has signed new games from well-known independent studios including Ready at Dawn (The Order: 1886), Tequila Works (Deadlite, Rime) and Frozenbyte (Trine). The company also announced in March it was working with Insomniac (Ratchet and Clank) on …
Read More »The Big Game: Naughty Dog on the end of Uncharted
Four appears to be the magic number for Sony’s Naughty Dog studio. It made four Crash Bandicoot games on the first PlayStation, before walking away from the smash hit series. It created four Jak and Daxter titles on PS2, and then waved goodbye to those characters. And now it says …
Read More »GAMEFest targets 100,000 visitors
Retailer GAME expects its next Insomnia festival – which will include the GAMEFest expo – to be the UK’s most popular gaming event this year. The firm targets a record number of attendees over the August Bank Holiday weekend, and says it will be investing heavily to ensure it hits …
Read More »The Division and Far Cry Primal rescue March for retail
Ubisoft was the hero on the High Street last month, with The Division and Far Cry Primal topping the UK charts. The Division was by far and away the biggest seller of the month, shifting almost half a million physical copies during the period. 1.72m boxed games were sold during …
Read More »‘There’s a lot of sadness about Uncharted’s end,’ says Naughty Dog
Developer Naughty Dog says it became emotional as it put the finishing touches to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The major PS4 sequel, which is due on May 10th, will be the studio’s final ever Uncharted game. Lead designer Ricky Cambier tells MCV that the studio feels this is the …
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