Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Brexit is already having an effect on the price of goods in the UK, even though the UK hasn’t officially left the EU yet.

Week ending on 21/01/2017:
1. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar
2. FIFA 17 – EA Games
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision

After 19 years, Sony is closing the Cambridge branch of Guerrila Games as they make changes to the structure of their European studios.

Nintendo held an event last week, announcing the actual price of Switch at £279.99 in the UK, and therefore about $350 in the US.

Week ending on 14/01/2017:
1. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar
2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision
3. FIFA 17 – EA Games

Crytek Black Sea, a studio among the five recently shut down by publisher Crytek, has reformed as a new studio to work on new projects, Black Sea Games.

TIGA, the Independent Games Developers Association, has indicated that the UK games industry is expected to see strong growth over the course of 2017

Firewatch’s publisher Campo Santo’s, confrimed this week that the game had been sold for the one millionth time late last year.

Week ending on 07/01/2017:
1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision
2. FIFA 17 – EA
3. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar

Week ending on 31/12/2016:
1. Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision
2. Fifa 17 – EA Sports
3. Battlefield 1 – EA Games