Stunning the gaming world yesterday, founder of Irrational Games Ken Levine made known through a post on the Irrational Games website yesterday that the studio that brought us the Bioshock franchise will be completely shuttered soon, with all employees bar 15 becoming redundant. Read More »
It came from nowhere but it’s true: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo can now freely sell their consoles in China after a 14 year ban was abruptly lifted. Read More »
China said it will lift a ban on the sale of videogame consoles put in place over a decade ago as part of a new set of rules issued Friday for a new free-trade zone in Shanghai. Read More »
Fire shots high up in the skies using your Famas, shotguns and even your sniper rifles, as Activision has gained its independence by buying back itself from former owner, Vivendi. Read More »
The NPD results for the month of June 2013, saw Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us topping all else on the software charts, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, though realizing a drop of 45 percent compared to the same time last year, topped the hardware side of things with 140,000 units sold. Read More »
Republican Diane Franklin of Camdenton, a representative of Missouri, wants to impose a sales tax on violent videogames in wake of the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Read More »
It’s not easy to enter the console business, he warns, adding that you need “deep pockets” and “great fortitude” to succeed. Read More »
One of gaming’s most beloved magazines will see its end this year. Read More »
If PS4 and the next Xbox include a retail strategy, meaning allowing physical media to be purchased at retail like it’s done now, Codemasters co-founder David Darling, who now heads mobile gaming company Kwalee believes. Read More »
The games industry is in desperate need of innovation Heavy Rain creator David Cage believes, so much so that if it doesn’t happen, the industry as we know it will die an ungodly death. Read More »
The Court of Justice of the European Union has scored a big win for consumers, and more specifically gamers today, ruling that publishers cannot stop you from reselling, at least once, games purchased via online download. Read More »
Here is a list of the yearly income for the games industry (particularly Japan), from public reports filed by companies, according to online research site Nensyu Labo. Hint: If you’re in Japan, go look a job at Square-Enix. Read More »
It’s happening fast, but Activision has delivered a message making plain why it had to close the doors of Radical Entertainment. Find the statement below. Read More »
First it was Zipper Interactive, then came 38 Studios – today, we’re getting reports that Prototype developer Radical Entertainment has met its end. The studio’s no more. Read More »
According to a new study from market research firm DFC Intelligence, games revenue across consoles, PC mobile and social will grow from its current level of $52 Billion to $72 Billion by the year 2017 with PC leading the way. Read More »
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