Take-Two has announced its financial results for the three months and financial year ending March 31, which show the publisher has returned to profit after sustaining a loss of $122.9 million last year.
Net income for the year was $48.5 million, a significant turnaround in the company's fortunes driven largely by a 49 per cent increase in net revenue, which rose to $1.14 billion from $762.9 million.
Grip Entertainment's Digital Extra System (DES) engine has been incorporated into Unreal Engine 3, giving developers tools to rapidly add hundreds of NPCs to their games.
The engine has been added to UE3 as part of the Integrated Partners Program, and was used in a recent trailer for EA's Army Of Two: The 40th Day (above). As well as pedestrians, DES allows for animals to be dropped into a game at speed, with Grip saying its engine uses "a fraction of the computing resources of standard game NPCs."
The creative force behind Disaster Report, R-Type Final and Steambot Chronicles, Kazuma Kujo, has left Irem.
Andriasang reports that Kujo has set up a new company, Granzella, based in Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture. The firm's website lists Kujo as game designer and Tsuyoshi Nagura as CEO. The firm will work in the planning, production and sales of games.
Firm investigating as Xbox Live and Games For Windows Live Marketplaces go down entirely.
Microsoft says it is investigating an issue affecting the Xbox Live Marketplace.
At the time of writing, the Marketplace appears to be down entirely. All menus viewed through the Xbox 360 contain nothing but a "no content" icon, and through xbox.com, only four games from the Marketplace's thousands of available titles are listed. Attempts to download one of those games is met with an error message.
Microsoft says it is investigating an issue affecting the Xbox Live Marketplace.
At the time of writing, the Marketplace appears to be down entirely. All menus viewed through the Xbox 360 contain nothing but a "no content" icon, and through xbox.com, only four games from the Marketplace's thousands of available titles are listed. Attempts to download one of those games is met with an error message.
Facebook gaming titan's value could double with IPO filing in the next ten days, sources claim.
Social gaming king Zynga is to hit the stock market in the coming days, with an initial public offering (IPO) to be filed before the end of next week.
Sources close to All Things Digital claim that months of speculation that Zynga has been planning an IPO will soon be at an end, and that the firm will begin proceedings by making the appropriate filing with the securities and exchange commission, with Goldman Sachs as underwriter.
Social gaming king Zynga is to hit the stock market in the coming days, with an initial public offering (IPO) to be filed before the end of next week.
Sources close to All Things Digital claim that months of speculation that Zynga has been planning an IPO will soon be at an end, and that the firm will begin proceedings by making the appropriate filing with the securities and exchange commission, with Goldman Sachs as underwriter.
The game may have jabbed a hot brand into the eye of social gaming, but is the joke on its creator?
Marcel Duchamp had his urinal. Ian Bogost has his cows. And while the grand old man of conceptual art wanted to make a complex point about art in the 20th century, hanging a utilitarian piece of porcelain in an art gallery, Bogost just started out making fun of social games. But it wasn’t long before this Georgia Tech professor and distinguished academic found himself knee deep in Cow Clicker.
Otto Berkes, the last of the four Xbox founders at Microsoft, is set to leave the firm after 18 years of service.
The Seattle Times reports that Berkes tendered his resignation yesterday. Along with Ted Hase, Seamus Blackley and Kevin Bachus, who left in 2006, 2002 and 2001 respectively, Berkes was part of the group that first persuaded Microsoft to enter the console market with the suggestion of a "DirectX box", which would eventually become the Xbox, released in 2001.
Ubisoft's first foray into free, microtransaction-funded PC gaming begins with summer beta.
Ubisoft has revealed that it is at work on a free-to-play online version of its Ghost Recon series.
Like previous games in the series, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online is a third-person tactical shooter, but will launch for PC, free to download and play, with players able to purchase virtual items through microtransactions.
Ubisoft has revealed that it is at work on a free-to-play online version of its Ghost Recon series.
Like previous games in the series, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online is a third-person tactical shooter, but will launch for PC, free to download and play, with players able to purchase virtual items through microtransactions.
Ubisoft promises constant support for the game, with regular events and content updates, some of which will be based on community feedback. Developed by Ubisoft Singapore, it will be the publisher's first free-to-play game.
Microsoft has revealed the additional features it will add to the Windows Phone 7 operating system with the release of Mango later this year.
Set for autumn, the update will add multitasking and background processing, as well as push notifications. It also includes support for new APIs, which will give developers access to a device's camera, compass and gyroscope, as well as stored information including contacts and calendars, according to Gamasutra.
Posts $48.5 million profit for the year to March 31 despite increased losses in fourth quarter.
Take-Two has announced its financial results for the three months and financial year ending March 31, which show the publisher has returned to profit after sustaining a loss of $122.9 million last year.
Net income for the year was $48.5 million, a significant turnaround in the company's fortunes driven largely by a 49 per cent increase in net revenue, which rose to $1.14 billion from $762.9 million.
Beloved indie game will be released first on Sony Ericsson’s gaming handset.
Mojang, developer of indie PC smash Minecraft, has revealed that the upcoming Android version of the game will be released first on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play.
Mojang, developer of indie PC smash Minecraft, has revealed that the upcoming Android version of the game will be released first on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play.
Speaking to Gamasutra, the studio confirmed that the mobile version of Minecraft - which is also headed to iOS devices - will be tweaked to better fit smartphones. In the case of Xperia Play, that means customised controls to make use of the device’s d-pad, touchpads and face buttons.
The developers at Korea's Bluehole Studios realise it’s not enough to simply lure players to upcoming MMOG Tera by dressing their female avatars more scandalously than the competition’s (even though they arguably succeed); such a contentious selling point only accounts for half the game’s potential audience anyway. MMOGs require monthly subscriptions, and you can’t expect players to juggle many concurrently.
Readers entitled to €50 off entry prices if registered before August 9.
The organisers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2011 are offering Edge readers a discount of €50 on All Access, Main Conference or Summits and Tutorials passes.
Now in its third year, GDC Europe will feature over 100 lectures from leading industry figures, and this year features four new summits, focusing on community management, indie games, smartphones and tablets, and social games.
The organisers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2011 are offering Edge readers a discount of €50 on All Access, Main Conference or Summits and Tutorials passes.
Now in its third year, GDC Europe will feature over 100 lectures from leading industry figures, and this year features four new summits, focusing on community management, indie games, smartphones and tablets, and social games.
Enjmin was founded in 2001 and is based in Angoulême, a city in the south west of France. It offers a two-year Masters degree in Games and Interactive Media as well as PhD research programmes in Game Design, Interaction Design, Sound Design, and Ubiquitous Game and Ambient Intelligence. The school is part of the Conservatory of Arts and Trades (CNAM) and is in partnership with the Universities of La Rochelle and Poitiers as well as a long list of companies in the audiovisual and game sectors.
The School of Audio Engineering was founded in 1976 and introduced a previously unheard of focus on hands-on learning. It now spans 55 colleges across 26 countries and, since the turn of the millennium, includes a number of Qantm colleges in Europe and Australia. Its game design degree sees students specialise in either programming or animation and graphics, with both branches learning about development and design within the context of their focus.
The Centre for Digital Entertainment is a collaborative doctoral programme that encompasses the University of Bath, Bournemouth University and a broad range of industry partners who take on students for the majority of their research projects. It’s an interesting setup that sees those learning becoming a functioning part of the industry almost immediately, while providing developers with the resources they need to further their own R&D.
UPDATE: Another PlayStation Blog post confirms PSN will also be down for maintenance in the US, from 8am to 3pm PT.
Sony takes online service down for "scheduled maintenance" but denies imminent return of PS Store.
UPDATE: Another PlayStation Blog post confirms PSN will also be down for maintenance in the US, from 8am to 3pm PT.
Sony takes online service down for "scheduled maintenance" but denies imminent return of PS Store.