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UK production firm Endemol has made changes to the top brass of its games department. Owain Walbyoff, former commercial director of Endemol Games has been named as the company’s new MD. His promotion follows the departure of Jurian van der Meer, who moves over to Endemol Netherlands as commercial director. …
Read More »Rogue Legacy was profitable after just one hour
Indie platformer Rogue Legacy reclaimed its development costs after one hour on sale, selling 100,000 copies in its first week. Kenny Lee from Cellar Door Games revealed the stats at a GDC talk yesterday,Destructoidreports, saying the sales were "well beyond anything we had ever anticipated." The spirit-based platformer cost $14,878 …
Read More »Dixons Retail signs up for Gadget Show Live
Electronics giant DixonsRetail is partnering with The Gadget Show Live. The firm is sponsoring the show’s 4,500 seater Super Theatre, which hosts daily hour-long live Gadget Show performances. Hosted by the Channel 5 show’s presenters Jason Bradbury, Rachel Riley, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley, the Super Theatre is also home …
Read More »TERRITORY REPORT: Southern Europe
Southern Europe has some of the most valuable gaming markets on the continent. But it’s a territory that’s also home to a handful of countries battling to overcome issues hindering their growth. Most countries in the region are still recovering from the recent recession that gripped Europe. Greece and Portugal …
Read More »EA sponsors MCV Awards 2014
Electronic Arts is the latest big name to pledge their support for this year’s MCV Awards. The publisher has signed up as Trade Launch Partner for the evening. "We’re delighted to be the Trade Launch Partner for the 2014 MCV Awards," said Andy Tomkins, senior marketing director, northern region at …
Read More »King IPO values firm at £4.6bn
Candy Crush Saga studio King is pushing to generate $530m (319m) in an initial public offering that would see the British game maker valued at up to $7.6bn (4.6bn). 15.5m shares for in the company will be made available for between $21 and $24 a piece when King floats on …
Read More »Pure Chess dated for Wii U and 3DS; Features smartphone cross-play
Ripstone has confirmed that Pure Chess will be available on the Nintendo eShop later this month. The game launches on the Wii U and 3DS digital stores on March 20th with a price tag of 4.99. The title also features a cross-platform play system that allows 3DS and Wii U …
Read More »UKIE: EU Commission must talk to games industry over F2P controversy
The EU Commission must talk to UK games firms before taking drastic action against the controversial free-to-play business model, says UKIE. The microtransation model has come under fire in recent months, facing accusations of misleading customers, particularly children, over the real cost of ‘free’ games. It sparked an investigation by …
Read More »‘Valve is letting developers be the shopkeeper’
UK developers have hailed Steam’s decision to let them hold their own sales. Creators can now introduce custom discounts to their games on the PC download platform, schedule future sales and even opt in for the Steam’s week-long sales. And developer Garry Newman of Facepunch Studios has played down concerns …
Read More »New Nvidia GeForce bundles offer free Daylight or F2P currency
There’s a host of new gaming bundles available to customers who splash out on Nvidia’s top hardware. The GPU maker has detailed two new bundles for its GTX GeForce graphics cards and GTX-powered notebooks, which includes a digital code for Daylight or 90 of in-game currency for Heroes of Newerth, …
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