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This year, our salary survey shows a decline in the average UK games industry yearly wage. Last year we reported the number at 33,123 – this year it is just under 4,000 less, at 29,358. This is actually back in line with broader historical data, rather than a serious decline. …
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Read More »When Riccitiello said Battlefield players could pay $1 per reload
Free-to-play is not necessarily a dangerous monster stalking the innocent gamer.But at times it feels like it could be. Digging through the transcript of a 2011 stockholder meeting, Xbox360Achievements discovered the following comments from EA CEO John Riccitiello: When you are six hours into playing Battlefield and you run out …
Read More »Mass suicide threat at Chinese Xbox 360 plant
The issue of Chinese human rights has been thrust into the limelight again this morning with news that Chinese workers on an Xbox 360 manufacturing line have threatened their employer with mass suicide. Kotaku reports that workers at the infamous Foxconn plant were denied a raise and told that they …
Read More »Retailers forced to pay for demos
The Performing Rights Society has bamboozled retailers this week by saying indies must pay to cover music licence fees for game pods. PRS polices the use of copyrighted music in public places and now thinks demo pods running games that play licensed music will also come under its remit. Several …
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