Tag Archives: Games

Black Ops II back on top

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Call Of Duty: Black Ops II is back at the top of the UK charts this week, kicking last weeks leader DMC down to 4. FIFA stayed strong at 2, and Far Cry 3 climbed back up to 3. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Capcom Europe COO steps down

David Reeves

Capcom Europe chief operating officer David Reeves has decided to retire from his current position, according to a report by MCV. Reeves will become a consultant and advisor for the company, a role he held prior to becoming COO. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Mobile won’t kill console. F2P won’t kill full priced

Mobile Games

There is no “perfect answer” to doing business with video games. Let’s call a halt to the pointless “zero-sum” debates that blighted 2012 Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hunger Games dev: “We are changing the way Hollywood does business”

Funtactix

The business of licensed games is undergoing a fundamental shift thanks to the advent of social and mobile platforms, according to Funtactix CEO Sam Glassenberg, whose company is the developer behind The Hunger Games Adventures, the Facebook game based on The Hunger Games feature film. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sony encouraged God of War screenwriters to make “dramatic shifts”

God of War: Ascension

“[Sony], you think they’d be sacred about the origin story and all of that, but they were encouraging us to make it different from those [games] and if that means going in dramatic shifts, they were cool of it. And they’re involved,” said Melton. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sony sells 525,000 PS3s, 160,000 Vitas during Black Friday week in US

PlayStation Console

Sony’s Black Friday week wasn’t too shabby either. The company announced today that more than 525,000 PS3 consoles were sold in the US during Black Friday week, while Sony also sold over 160,000 PS Vita units. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

PlayStation Mobile store to go live October 3

Sony Mobile

The PlayStation Mobile store will go live on October 3, offering 30 games to players in Japan, the US and Europe. Read More

Posted in News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment