Category Archives: Trade
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 16:18 BST
Sony shareholders’ meeting to discuss splitting electronics and entertainment divisions
Sony will hold a meeting tomorrow, in which it will discuss a proposed split between its entertainment and electronics divisions, according to a Nikkei report.
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Posted in: Sony, Trade
Tags: Daniel Loeb, kaz hirai, Third Point LLC
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 05:33 BST
38 Studios: Rhode Island budget approves bond repayment
After toying with the idea of abandoning certain debts, Rhode Island has found room in its budget to honour bonds which financed bankrupt Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: 38 studios, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Rhode Island
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 05:21 BST
Oculus Rift venture funds used to expand staff, no new platforms planned
Oculus Rift is using the $16 million in venture capital it raised recently to expand its already top-notch team of engineers.
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Posted in: Jobs, PC, Trade
Tags: oculus rift
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:34 BST
Nvidia to license GPU tech to other companies
Nvidia is planning to make its graphics tech available to smartphone and tablet manufacturers, putting it in competition with Qualcomm and opening the door to deals with Apple and Samsung.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:17 BST
Activision has doubled its licensees list in one year
Activision has signed up with so many licensees that it now has double the partnerships it had last year, so expect Skylanders and Call of Duty merchandise in every store.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Trade
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:28 BST
Australian development population has more than halved
The latest data on Australia’s game development community suggests the number of staff employed locally has dropped dramatically in recent years.
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Posted in: Australia, Trade
Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:03 BST
Train Conductor dev among first Screen Australia Enterprise Fund recipients
Train Conductor developer The Voxel Agents is one of nine Australian developers awarded a piece of the $20 million Interactive Games Fund.
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Posted in: Australia, Trade
Tags: Screen Australia
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 10:39 BST
NPD May: Deep Silver, Nintendo strong in grim month
The NPD Group has released its monthly report on retail sales in the US, showing very little movement in the software chart but strong performances from Nintendo and up-and-coming publisher Deep Silver.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:52 BST
Hitman studio face lay-offs, nearly half of the staff lose jobs
IO Interactive has announced today that it has laid off nearly half of its current workforce as part of a refocus on the Hitman series.
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Posted in: Jobs, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: io interactive, lay-offs, Square Enix
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:46 BST
Medal of Honor dev Danger Close “doesn’t exist any more”
Medal of Honor developer Danger Close has been disbanded, EA has confirmed, with DICE LA taking its place and serving a support role for the main Swedish studio.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: Danger Close Games, DICE LA, Patrick Soderlund
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 18:41 BST
Atlus’ parent company Index being investigated for doctoring the books
Atlus’ parent company, Index, is being investigated by Japanese authorities for shady bookkeeping practices, according to a NHK report.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 15:07 BST
Tomodachi Collection: New Life still on top in Japan
Tomodachi Collection: New Life continued its reign on the Media Create charts in Japan for the June 3-9 period, bringing it’s life-to-date sales to the 1,090,875 mark since its April 18 release. The only new title to grace the top 20 was Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition, and it debuted at 11. Hardware sale continued to decline. Charts are below.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 01:04 BST
Respawn founder left over Infinity Ward lawsuit revelations – rumour
New whispers have sprung up regarding Jason West’s departure from Respawn Entertainment, suggesting a rift between the former Infinity Ward leader and his long-time colleagues Vince Zampella.
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Posted in: Rumour, Shooter, Trade
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 21:29 BST
Xbox One pre-owned: analysts, publishers, indie retailers weigh-in
Last night, Microsoft announced Xbox One would not block the sale of used games unless publishers decided to impose used game activation fees. Today, analysts, publishers, and a few indie retailers have commented on the matter.
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 04:53 BST
NPD: digital brings Q1 2013 spend on par with 2012
The NPD Group believes total spend among US game consumers has not declined since 2012 despite depressing result at retail, thanks to growing digital spend.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Trade
Tags: the npd group
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 05:57 BST
Assassin’s Creed 3 senior producer takes leading role at Ubisoft Quebec
François Pelland has been named Ubisoft Quebec’s new executive director of development.
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Posted in: Canada, Jobs, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: Francois Pelland, Ubisoft Quebec
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 02:36 BST
Mobile, freemium segment most popular in the US – report
There are more consumers in the “free and mobile gamer” category than any other gaming segment in the US, according to the NPD Group.
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Posted in: America, Android, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Trade, iPad, iPhone
Tags: the npd group
Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 14:30 BST
Tomodachi Collection: New Life back on top of Media Create charts
After being knocked off the top of the Media Create charts for two weeks straight, Tomodachi Collection: New Life is back on top with 59,104 units sold. Life-to-date, the 3DS title has moved 1,044,088 units since its April 18 release. All hardware was down for the period, with 3DS LL showing the largest drop – 28,807units over last week’s 40,651 units. The smallest drop came from 3DS which was only down 3DS two units over the prior week.
Full hardware and software charts are below.
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 09:41 BST
Zynga shutters four studios, more than 500 employees lose jobs
Massive lay offs have hit social game studio Zynga, with AllThings D reporting that the studio is closing down its Los Angeles, New York, Austin and Dallas studios; it’ll also lay off more than 520 of its employees.
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 00:54 BST
Double Fine says “suits around a table” don’t always know best
Massive Chalice project lead Brad Muir has said he has a hard time believing “suits” know what gamers really want.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: Brad Muir, double fine, Kickstarter
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