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The PS4 and Xbox One could easily ship 10m units between them by March next year, EA COO Peter Moore believes. In an earnings call, viaSeeking Alpha, Moore said that indications he had received from Microsoft and Sony suggested the next-gen consoles could be in plentiful supply. "When I talked …
Read More »Two weeks to go until London Games Conference – booked your tickets yet?
There are just two weeks to go until the London Games Conference – time’s running out if you want to be there. Our influential conference this year features top-flight execs from the likes of GAME, PlayStation, Twitch, Twitter, Google and many others. It takes place on November 13th at One …
Read More »Activision to host star-studded Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
It’s almost Call of Duty time, and Activision is planning a star-studded launch party to celebrate. Football stars Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend will be joined by Wretch 32, Jamal Edwards and Martyn Littlewood, along with music duo Rizzle Kicks. The A-listers will all face-off against each other in Call …
Read More »EA cancels F2P Command & Conquer, disbands Victory Studios
EA has halted development on the free-to-play version of popular RTS franchise Command & Conquer and disbanded the team working on the title. Originally known as Command & Conquer Generals 2, the title was changed to just Command & Conquer. Along with the rebranding came a shift from single to …
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfunding pot reaches $25m
Star Citizen, the galactic space trading game by Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts has now raised $25 million in crowdfunding In aproject update, Robert’s wrote that the game had reached $24m just last week and has added another million in the week since: This milestone also means that October has …
Read More »Pacman and the Ghostly Adventures set for UK debut
The latest adventures of Pacman are due to arrive in the UK next year. 41 Entertainment and UK licensing agent Lisle International has announced the UK debut of the Pacman and the Ghostly Adventures TV series. The new series will air in the UK from the beginning of 2014, following …
Read More »30 Under 30 – 2013
They are the brightest minds and rising stars in games, retail, publishing, events, marketing PR and journalism. But who are they? MCV profiles the class of 2013, the UK games industry’s 30 under 30.. Ben PestellAge: 29Trade Marketing Manager, SCE UKBen Pestell joined the PlayStation UK team almost a year …
Read More »Endemol moving into app publishing
Endemol, the UK production company behind Deal or No Deal and Big Brother, is expanding to app publishing. The firm will launch new gaming apps next month based on its well known TV shows, which will allow audiences and their friends to play against each other. The publishing division is …
Read More »Ubisoft is planning a digital revolution
Ubisoft’s recent Digital Days event showed the publisher has its sights firmly set on digital, but not in all the ways you might expect. When EMEA executive director Alain Corre took to the stage to open the show, he set high ambitions for the company’s digital growth, outting a goal …
Read More »OPINION: Street date crisis says it all about retail’s future
Worrying about broken street dates might seem like a very Old World problem to many. But ‘tiny‘ issues like this matter more and more as games retail fights for a bigger part to play in the release of big titles. These days anyone can launch a game, but it’s not …
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