Doublesix’s PlayStation Network title Burn Zombie Burn has sold over 70,000 copies, the developer has revealed. And studio head James Brooksby has called for greater transparency from platform holders to reveal true sales figures for released via services such as PSN, Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare. “I do wish that all the platform owners would [...]
In the latest editorial from Introversion Software, Martin Mir reflects on the close relationship the developer has with its online community, how the fans help feedback and influence Introversion’s , and why community is one of the strongest marketing assets a company can have. <a href="http://www.industry.biz/articles/community-chest”> Read more…
The iPhone is a more powerful platform than Nintendo’s Wii, and frame rate issues experienced in the Wii version of Tales of Monkey Island are down to hardware and file size restrictions, according to a Telltale developer. Complaints over frame rate issues in the WiiWare version of the game on the developer’s official forums triggered [...]
Analyst Michael Pachter expects Starcraft II to sell four million units in its opening quarter, a figure that would equate to USD 160 million in revenue for Activision Blizzard. Operating profit could hit USD 80 million, he said, or four cent per share. Reports yesterday suggested investors are anxious the title will slip into next [...]
Nintendo’s profits for the first quarter have dropped 60.6 per cent, due to a fall in demand for the Wii and the strong yen. Net profit for the period ended June 30 was JPY 42.3 billion, compared to JPY 107.2 billion for the same period in the 2008 financial year. Net sales were JPY 253.4 [...]
World War II strategy are a bit like pigeons: when the end of the world comes, they’ll still be trotting around, necks all puffed up, cooing in an attempt to get a leg up. That’s not to imply that Officers is some sort of spoof of World War II, or that it’ll mate with Company [...]
It’s been too long since our PC screens were graced by City Interactive , but our prayers have been answered at last. Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual is a by-the-numbers point-and-click adventure game that is about as generic and average as you could possibly imagine. …
We expect puzzle to challenge your brain, but at least initially, Droplitz may also test something else: your patience. While rotating dials to let drops of water flow from one area to the next is a simple enough premise — sort of like Hexic meets the hacking mini-game from BioShock — we kept finding ourselves [...]
Borderlands’ concept is easy to get excited about: take first-person shooting, add role-playing elements, customizable vehicles and potentially millions of weapons, and our brains could very well hemorrhage. We recently had a chance to stop the bleeding by playing a bit of the game’s single-player and co-op modes, an experience that revealed four important facts [...]
Another week has almost passed without more Guitar Hero World Tour songs. Luckily, Activision has not forgotten their faithful followers and is again bringing music to concerts in living rooms worldwide. The ‘Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack’ is now live for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii for Guitar Hero World Tour and features the following [...]
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