Feature
One giant leap: Developing and marketing Kerbal Space Program
An unusual game developed by a marketing firm has gathered a dedicated fan base
Features (Page 216)
Feature
Free-to-play set to take off on consoles?
Chris Morris talks to devs about F2P and how it may actually be better suited to consoles than the PC
Feature
GameStop sales down 10%, profits halved
Retailer says year playing out "as expected," console transition blamed for slumping hardware, pre-owned revenues
Feature
Get Luckey: Oculus Rift and the unexplored territory of VR
Palmer Luckey's team are building a brave new world - but it's up to you to fill it
Feature
The audience is the key challenge for the game industry, not technology
Game customers are “drinking from the firehose”; how do you stand out from the noise?
Feature
Pubs don't want games for Nintendo systems right now, says n-Space
Once-struggling Florida studio prepared for a brighter future, but one potentially absent of the Nintendo platforms it once specialized in
Feature
Are PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on divergent paths?
Roundtable: The two next-gen platforms are quite similar technologically, but is Sony's developer focus a key differentiator after all?
Feature
Harrison: Xbox One indie publishing "a valuable on-ramp for talent"
Microsoft's European games boss details the genesis, strategic thinking and business behind Xbox One's indie self-publishing scheme
Feature
Enemy Front dev says market is ready for new WWII shooters
New creative director Raphael van Lierop on why CI Games is going back to The Big One and the fate of the AAA blockbuster
Feature
Nissan enters eSports arena with team sponsorship
Massive audience numbers are pulling in major advertisers to drive brand recognition
Feature
Koch Media: When the Saints come marching in
Dr. Klemens Kundratitz on the changes its THQ acquisitions are bringing to the company
Feature
Critical Consensus: Saints Row 4
Gangs are out, superheroes are in - how does Volition's open-world game fare after a publicly rocky development period?
Feature
Retail isn't going away - Ubisoft digital head
Chris Early says brick-and-mortar does some things better than digital; Ubi is experimenting with episodic titles
Feature
Fargo's goal: Make an "unbelievable" game without a publisher
InXile's CEO talks about crowdfunded development and Microsoft's complete change in approach to indies
Feature
The Evolutionary Edge of Going Indie
Ex-Monolith devs at Blackpowder Games are like insects next to AAA studios, but in a good way
Feature
End times for walled gardens
Consoles are starting to allow cross-platform gaming, and it will change the market forever
Feature
Game music: The next generation
Martin O'Donnell, Jesper Kyd and Jason Graves on making music for the biggest games in the world, and what PS4 and Xbox One mean for the industry
Feature
Developers Without Borders
Okam Studio co-founder Martina Santoro on the perks and pains of the fast-growing Latin American games market
Feature
Mobile game market growth, opportunity
Rapid growth continues, and the [a] list daily looks at the numbers and what lies ahead
Feature
Nvidia sees revenues and profits drop in Q2
But early sales of its Shield handheld inspire optimism among execs
Feature
Nexon's Japanese business booms in strong Q2
Japanese revenue up 233 per cent, company revenues up 60 per cent
Feature
Critical Consensus: The Drowning
Scattered Entertainment re-imagines the FPS for touch devices, but free-to-play gets in the way of the fun
Feature
Glu Mobile in the red after tough Q2
Glu posts $3.8m loss as it struggles with service model transition
Feature
Disney Interactive sales down 7%, losses growing
Gaming business lags with no major releases as Walt Disney Company grows overall revenues, profits