Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Eurogamer revealed that a new big budget Fable title is in the works. The game will mark the first outside of developer Lionhead Studios which closed down in 2016.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that Jim Ryan has been named as the Deputy President of SIE. Mr. Ryan will be taking on his new role immediately.

In an uncharacteristic move on January 10th Nintendo announced that they would be holding a mini Nintendo Direct event.

Recently in an interview with Japanese newspaper Mainichi Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima said that the Switch is a console with a long lifespan.

UK Charts. Week ending on January 13, 2018:
1. Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 – Rockstar
2. Call of Duty WW2 – Activision
3. FIFA 18 – EA Sports

GfK have revealed their list of the top 100 best-selling games of the last year, showing that FIFA 18 has come out on top.

Microsoft recently announced that the Nintendo Switch outsold both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in the US in December.

GTA series developer Rockstar Games announced that the online component of GTA 5, GTA Online, had its biggest year ever in 2017.

Ubisoft have announced that a remastered version of Assassin’s Creed Rogue will be releasing on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4.

Cult classic Dark Souls, from developer From Software, has had a fully remastered version announced for Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, launching on May 25, 2018.