Women Treated Like Sex Symbols, Whores In Games – Industry Must Change

Tweet Two major articles, one over at VG247 and the other on CVG are taking a stand against the way woman are portrayed in video games, compelling game developers to take a different approach while imploring journalists to stop using… Read More »

OpCapita Saves GAME UK

Tweet Jesus Christ wasn’t the only one who raised people from the dead, as today OpCapita has confirmed that it’s bought GAME UK, saving 3,200 jobs in the process. The buyout includes all 333 GAME and Gamestation stores.

It’s Dead. Game UK Is Dead

Tweet After months of incessant bleeding and weeks of rumors claiming it’d find a buyer to save the day, Europe’s biggest games retailer GAME has come to an end. Game over. It’s dead.

Used Games Market Has “Killed Core Games Dead”

Tweet Founder of Frontier Developments David Braben has told Gamasutra that because of the second-hand market, single-player only titles have become almost extinct, as publishers find them too high-risk to invest loads of cash in.

How Would You Feel If You Were One Point Away From A Major Cash In?

Tweet One point that was now unattainable. Terrible, right? Well that’s how Obsidian devs are feeling now, because they were promised some pretty bonuses if Fallout: New Vegas managed to score a metacritic of 85. It did 84.

Game Over

Tweet The UK’s biggest games retail outlet has seen all its chances to pull a comeback run out, and now MCV’s reporting that the firm’s out of time. GAME over, then.

Age Of Exclusive Games Coming To An End – Insomniac Games

Tweet When Insomniac Games announced that it was breaking away from making exclusive games for Sony platforms, and was instead moving into a partnership with EA Partners, many PS fans cried foul, but the firm’s founder, Ted Price, believes the… Read More »

CD Projekt – Xbox 720 Used Game-Blocking Technology Is A “Bad Thing”

Tweet The developer of Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings soon to be released exclusively on Xbox 360, has weighed in on the hot topic of whether Microsoft’s next console should feature used game-blocking technology, however unlike the THQ developer, CD… Read More »

Finally, NPD Reaches Agreement With Wallmart To Include The Firm’s Sales Data

Tweet NPD numbers have never been complete. In fact, we interviewed David Riley some time back and asked him this very question, and his answer wasn’t very convincing. But let’s leave bygones be bygones, because finally, NPD’s reached an agreement… Read More »

NDP December 2011: Industry Falls 21%, MW3 Tops, Microsoft Takes 46% Of US Market

Tweet The NPD December 2011 report has revealed that the gaming industry suffered a decline of 21 percent, one of its poorest performances in recent years.

New Low: GameStop/EB Games Do Away With Used Games Section

Tweet In what seems to be a new low from GameStop in Canada (otherwise known as EB Games), the firm’s getting rid of the used games section to remove the distinction between new and used, leaving customers with the short… Read More »

Most Children Play Video Games – Report

Tweet Two years after birth.

Ubisoft Opening Abu Dhabi Studio In December

Tweet Ubisoft and twofour54, the Media Zone Authority in Abu Dhabi announced yesterday the opening of a new Ubisoft games development studio in Abu Dhabi, making the firm the first major publisher to set up shop in that region of… Read More »

L.A. Noire Devs “Team Bondi” $1.4M In Debt

Tweet You think your student loans debts are a bit much to handle? Early this week we heard that L.A. Noire’s developer “Team Bondi” was on the road to closing their doors. This was due to a long period of… Read More »

Half Of UK Population Play Video Games

Tweet A new report claims that half of everyone who lives in Britain play videogames. We don’t know if this is good or bad.