Categories Posted inin Business At 12% of total revenue, digital games are no longer an afterthought at Ubisoft (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 10, 2013 12 min Chris Early, the head of digital publishing at the French game giant, says digital games grew 86 percent last year for the company. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA names new chief of BioWare label (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 10, 2013 1 min Former head of Major League Gaming now runs BioWare label. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business This is what a Spelunky 'Hell run' world record looks like Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min Speedrunner Bananasaurus Rex finished the super-difficult Hell run in less than 7 minutes. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst predicts Saints Row IV, Madden fueled video game market growth in August Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min Market-analysis firm Cowen & Company is predicting that August software sales were up 18 percent. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Card Hunter: Old-school D&D and tactics meet for a stellar game (review) Posted byby Jason Wilson September 9, 2013 5 min Blue Manchu's debut sets a new standard for browser-based free-to-play games. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One infographic simplifies Microsoft's next-gen messaging Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min After a confusing introduction, Microsoft is hoping it can help gamers understand the Xbox One before it launches on Nov. 22. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Eve Online lead designer leaving CCP Games to join League of Legends developer Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min CCP's Kristoffer Touborg will join Riot Games' Dublin offices. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mom's spaghetti: Preorder Call of Duty: Ghosts at GameStop for special offer on Eminem's new album Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" and Call of Duty: Ghosts both launch Nov. 5. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ex-Zynga exec John Schappert starts new game startup with investment from Nexon Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2013 4 min Zynga's former No. 2 executive has gone back to his roots as a game developer at Shiver Entertainment. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Lost Dark is a mature, episodic survival sim for PC from industry veterans Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 9, 2013 1 min The veteran game creators are partnering to create Hinterland Studio. Continue Reading 1 min