Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

EA have their eyes set on developing games for the upcoming Nintendo NX platform, a move that may soothe the damaged relations that have existed between the two companies.

Twelve members of the development staff from Avalanche Studio’s New York office and the same number from their Stockholm office have been made redundant.

The Golden Joystick Awards, one of the gaming world’s biggest celebratory events, was held in London, United Kingdom, on the 30th October 2015.

Week of 09/11/2015:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Activision
2. Need For Speed – EA Games
3. Halo 5: Guardians – Microsoft

GoldenEye 007, one of the most famous and influential first person shooters of all time, has been revealed to have been too violent for the tastes of Nintendo developer…

Sony plans to end developing their own games for their handheld console the PS Vita in order to concentrate their resources on PS4 development.

Reports from an insider source suggest that Microsoft will no longer be reporting the figures for Xbox One sales.

An eagle-eyed poster on Reddit discovered that employees of Harmonix, the developer of Rock Band, have been posting highly favourable reviews of Rock Band 4.

A report describing the financial data for the world’s gaming industry found that September 2015 was a phenomenal month, as the digital market grew significantly.

Week of 02/11/2015:
1. Halo 5: Guardians – Microsoft
2. Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate – Ubisoft
3. Fifa 16 – EA Sports