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Film division of the Indie publisher to release movie by UK film maker Jonathan Beals on September 19th
Read More »Call of Duty documentary to be released by Devolver Digital Films
Vainglory developer Super Evil Megacorp gets $19m investment
The MOBA developer has raised the funds in order to expand studio space and solidify company sdevelopent strategy
Read More »Opinion: Midia discusses reading DAUs across platforms
The daily active user (DAU) is a common engagement metric, often used in gauging companies’ performance and value. In gaming, however, DAUs vary markedly across mobile, PC, console and social. The differences are seen in penetration rates, demographics, engagement and spending trends. As the silo walls between gaming formats gradually …
Read More »Rogue Islands dated for September, with Keystone Games handling digital and boxed release
Newly formed publisher Keystone Games has announced it’s bringing Big Fat Alien and Blue Sock Studio’s fantasy FPS title Rogue Islands out of Early Access into a full worldwide release this September. Keystone Games, which is currently headed up by industry veteran Jane Rachel Whittaker, will also be supporting the …
Read More »Games publishing 2017: how to set a game’s price
In Part One of our publishing roundtable, we talked to publishers about setting release dates and how fewer triple-A releases could mean better business for the whole industry. In Part Two, we discuss pricing. As more indie titles head to retail, the debate around games pricing has never been fiercer. We ask …
Read More »More global acquisitions for Keywords Studios
Four french localisation companies join with the increasingly large technical services provider
Read More »Game for a laugh: The Road to Stand-Up Pt.1
Indie dev Byron Atkinson-Jones may have made a mistake. One errant thought now leadshim on a year-long journey towards his first charity stand-up performance. If only for the lols.
Read More »Chris Bergstresser becomes Sega Europe COO and President
Former Miniclip and Atari man joins the company and oversee the five regional studios and look for new IPs with franchise potential
Read More »Friday the 13th hits 1.8m units and gets physical release date
Multiplayer slasher title Friday the 13th just reached a new milestone, despite its difficult launch. Publisher Gun Media announced that sales for the game just reached 1.8m copies. That’s in two months since Friday the 13th – The Game launched at the end of May on PS4, Xbox One and …
Read More »Sega Europe appoints Chris Bergstresser as new president and COO
Hot off the back of two promotions for John Clark and Tim Heaton, Sega Europe has announced that Chris Bergstresser is to take on the role of its new president and COO. In this role, Bergstresser will be responsible for the overall management of the business, including overseeing its five …
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