Thanks to generous tax incentives and a federal appreciation for keeping game developers local, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESCA) has claimed the Great White North as the third largest game development-dense country in the world. Many attribute this usurpation of the UK to a more moderate view of the games industry, as countries […]
The fallout from Activision’s firing of Vince Zampella and Jason West seems to linger on. According to their respective LinkedIn business profiles, both Todd Alderman (Lead Designer) and Francesco Gigliotti (Lead Software Engineer) have left developer Infinity Ward after eight and seven years on staff, respectively. With Zampella and West landing representation with the Creative […]
Max Beland is the creative director of one of the most anticipated hardcore titles of 2010 in Splinter Cell: Conviction. But, in an interview with IndustryGamers, Beland discussed the future of accessibility in games, and finds that “super hardcore” titles are too narrow-minded to be as profitable as they could be.
28 Mar
Gamestop can really relate to “The Stone Prisoner.” Similar to the character of Shale unlocked in Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins, the retail giant is entrapped in another lawsuit, this time concerning the aforementioned downloadable content sold at a used price. According to the court documents, a costumer purchased the attached DLC for $10 ($5 less […]