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Creative Assembly seem to have come up with the best strategy yet for the tricky Epic exclusive
Read More »So why is Creative Assembly giving away Total War for 24 hours on Epic Games Store?
Konami wants to publish your game – from indie to AA – with new third-party publishing unit launched
A turnaround at the Japanese publisher as it dives back into the console and PC publishing market
Read More »Gaming presses pause in respect of US protests – Activision joins EA and PlayStation – but what about the other ‘E3’ shows?
Multiple gaming giants have announced the delay of major announcements over the last 24 hours. Activision, PlayStation and EA lead the move, with all three postponing events which were to have taken place this week, in response to the continuing protests in the US after the death of George Floyd. …
Read More »Biggest April for five years as pandemic boosts UK game and hardware sales
The much-awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the best-selling title of the month.
Read More »Xbox launches Family Settings app to empower parents – with special Minecraft feature
No new ways of managing store-based purchases yet in this preview version of the app
Read More »Italian government match funds €4m of game prototypes as part of post-COVID measures
First Playable Fund supported by Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA)
Read More »Tencent buys 20 per cent of Japan’s Marvelous Inc – while Platinum Games spells out its Tencent arrangement
Marvelous has a solid lineup of titles which are very much aimed at its local market.
Read More »US games sales hit record high in April with 73 per cent year on year lift
“I've been working with video game sales data for over 15 years now and April is, by far, the wildest month I think I've ever seen.”
Read More »Take-Two posts record Q4 figures with 92% digital spend but notes “It’s a terrible thing to pat yourself on the back in the face of tragedy”
"I think that our light release schedule is actually well-suited to the year that's coming," said CEO Zelnick.
Read More »Embracer Group sets out plan for future triple-A releases and further acquisitions
Embracer Group – which includes Koch Media, Saber Interactive, Coffee Stain and THQ Nordic – had a tough-looking Q4 in an otherwise successful year
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