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Nick Gibson asks whether mobile firms are repeating the mistakes of past console developers

The pressure on full-RRP games is higher than it’s ever been, one developer has claimed. People Can Fly’s Adrian Chmielarz made the claim to Games Industry, having speculated that the studio’s 2011 shooter Bulletstorm – which was loved by critics but failed to meet publisher EA’s commercial expectations – suffered …

Publishers and platform holders no longer have to ignore one of the world’s biggest video games markets. China is open for business. Government officials have lifted the 14-year ban on consoles and production of the devices has begun in Shanghai’s free trade zone to be sold in China. In doing …

It is only a matter of time before studios are able to convince console users to splash out on in-game purchases without a major backlash. That’s according to Andrew Sheppard, president of free-to-play giant Kabam, who says history has shown studios and publishers can eventually get a hardcore audience to …

The PC games sector may be dominant worldwide, but consoles are the real power in the UK and will remain so for years to come, says DFC Intelligence. The analysts revealed last week that on a global scale, PC gaming revenue had overtaken the console market. But whilst that might …

DayZ will come to consoles, hopefully sooner rather than later, says the game’s creator. Speaking as the title sailed passed 2m copies sold, Dean Hall says that sales have now gone beyond the firm’s own optimistic ‘what if’ predictions. I anticipated strong demand for the game, but its high sales …

Nintendo is to develop a completely new console designed specifically to target China and other emerging economies. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has opted for a brand new machine rather than trying to rustle together a cut-down version of an existing machine such as the Wii U. We want to make …

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will launch in China this September. It looks like it will be the first console from ‘the big three’ to arrive in the potentially lucrative territory since the Chinese government lifted its ban on foreign made game consoles. BesTV New Media is the …

'Consoles are now the luxury item and PCs are the necessity'

The PC games market has now surpassed the console gaming sector in terms of revenues, an analyst has claimed. DFC Intelligence owner David Cole told PCR: "On a global basis PC games have surpassed console games but the new console systems means consoles should show an increase. "The MOBA games …