All News tagged with 'Industry News'

Activision's latest patent filing goes into gritty detail regarding how they use matchmaking to ensure they get as many sales of DLC as possible. Because of course they do.

Posted 2 days ago by Kevin Tavore, 6 comments

It was a heavy week for video game news, especially this time of year, but the guys do their best to liven things up with some attempts at voice acting. Remember to tell us which character you'd be best at voicing!

Posted 3 days ago by Brandon Fusco, 0 comments

In a statement from Patrick Söderlund, EA has today revealed the double whammy of Visceral Games' closing as well as a seismic shift in the production of the studio's former untitled Star Wars game.

Posted 5 days ago by Mark Delaney, 1 comment

The loot box debate isn't going away, but hopefully it can become a bit clearer soon. OpenCritic,is looking to build a platform where consumers can easily determine what kind of in-game paid content each game offers.

Posted 13 days ago by Mark Delaney, 11 comments

Have trophies ever ruined a gameplay experience for you? We're about to get almost healthy about maybe being not so healthy in our trophy habits.

Posted 20 days ago by Brandon Fusco, 3 comments

After a couple of quick weeks, the team sits down to make up for the parts you've been missing. Yay bonus trivia! Also, Kingdom Hearts III has a release date, as does GT Sport. Telltale announces several new seasons.

Posted 3 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 7 comments

This week, the guys sort out their gaming goals for the rest of 2017! Come have a listen, and share you 2017 trophy goals within, and be sure to answer this week's poll!

Posted 4 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 5 comments

In arguably the best outcome for everyone involved, IO-Interactive's split from publisher Square Enix has resolved amicably with the Danish company becoming independent and keeping their most famous IP, Hitman.

Posted 4 months ago by Andy Mills, 0 comments

Ubisoft has outlined its plans for E3 2017, where they will be showing more from Far Cry 5, South Park: The Fractured but Whole and revealing new details from the latest instalments of some of their other well known titles.

Posted 4 months ago by Lexley Ford, 0 comments

The biggest publishers like EA and Ubisoft often garner a lot of conversation at E3 each year, but some up-and-coming publishers are building their own brand, like Focus Home Interactive, who's bringing seven games to E3.

Posted 5 months ago by Mark Delaney, 0 comments

Take Two will have an unusually light release slate in FY18 with just two new titles to anticipate, but what's the highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises that will be appearing in FY19?

Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

From a slow news week to quite a busy one. But don't worry, the team has you covered! We've got all your deep Sega back catalog cuts and furry animal character creating fantasy fulfilling needs!

Posted 5 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 0 comments

The rising star who played Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, got picked to play Nathan Drake in the coming live-action movie, directed by Shawn Levy.

Posted 5 months ago by Lea Sumner Bertelsen, 4 comments

In the days leading up to Tuesday, June 13th, many publishers hold presentations at E3 2017 to reveal all of the big titles on which they're working. Now, that presentation lineup is confirmed.

Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 2 comments

EA is looking forward to the next 12 months, but not everything has a rosy outlook. BioWare has reportedly been downsized to a support studio and their new IP has fallen out of the FY18 window.

Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 2 comments

Eight years on from controlling the company after the purchase of Eidos in 2009, Square Enix have announced that they are parting ways with Hitman developer IO Interactive.

Posted 5 months ago by Andy Mills, 1 comment

This week, we discuss the wonderful world of trademark protection! Also, did you know that Horizon: Zero Dawn just got an upgrade to the photo mode? Time to take some pictures!

Posted 5 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 0 comments

If you've been on the internet in 2017, you've probably seen the rumor that Call of Duty would be returning to a World War II setting this year. While it's not technically confirmed, it's all but there thanks to a new countdown.

Posted 6 months ago by Kelly Packard, 5 comments

Bandai Namco has teased an upcoming title with a short video. According to the prolific publisher and developer, the footage is "original animation inspired by a new title in development by Bandai Namco Entertainment."

Posted 6 months ago by Kelly Packard, 0 comments

EA has revealed more details about their upcoming event EA Plays. As you may remember from a few months back, this is the pre-E3 event that EA has forgone their usual E3 Sunday briefing in order to host.

Posted 7 months ago by Kelly Packard, 3 comments

Three weeks ago, Sony revealed they were ending their Playstation Now service on some platforms. This was to allow them to focus on developing the service for Playstation 4 and Windows PC users. They start with PS4 games.

Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

We've all been there. You're looking at a game on your storefront of choice, saying that you've already got a huge list of games you bought and haven't played, many of which are supposedly great. You buy the new game anyway.

Posted 8 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 6 comments

Milestone S.r.l. is well-known in the racing game industry for series like RIDE, WRC, MotoGP, SBK and MXGP. Their recent partnership with Koch Media has also let us know about MotoGP 17 and another unannounced game.

Posted 8 months ago by Kelly Packard, 0 comments

E3 was once a bastion for the press and industry insiders to go and play the year's hottest games well before they released. No longer. This year E3 is open to the public.

Posted 8 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 3 comments

Starbreeze AB sees profit potential in Double Fine's upcoming Psychonauts 2 as they have announced an investment of $8 million to aid in the publishing of the game, which is expected to launch in 2018.

Posted 8 months ago by Kelly Packard, 0 comments

Another financial quarter has finished and it's the time for most of the publishing companies to start declaring their financial results from the last three months to their shareholders. Publisher EA was the first to lead the way.

Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 4 comments

Bioware's new IP will be right at home in the developer's portfolio, offering a whole new universe to play in with one unique detail: you'll do it with your friends.

Posted 8 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 0 comments

In a move to focus on its core services and games from its headquarters and Kiev studios, five satellite development studios will be sent out from under the developer's wing.

Posted 10 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 0 comments

The last we heard from Turtle Rock Studios, they had ended support for 2015's Evolve after a last ditch free-to-play model failed to revive the game. They've announced a partnership with Perfect World to develop a new IP.

Posted 10 months ago by Kelly Packard, 0 comments

This week Bigben Interactive, publisher of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, has purchased the rights to the Test Drive series from Atari. Perhaps we'll see an entry into the franchise for the first time in years.

Posted 10 months ago by Kelly Packard, 2 comments

Another year has come to an end, so it's time to reflect on all that we played and experienced throughout 2016. Check out the winners from The Game Awards. Did your favorites take home any trophies?

Posted 10 months ago by Mark Delaney, 0 comments

Rainbow Six Siege has apparently taught Ubisoft a valuable lesson: you don't need DLC in order to monetize a game beyond its initial purchase price, at least if there's multiplayer involved.

Posted 11 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 3 comments

On this edition of the TT Podcast, we discuss how to build an anecdote factory, mull over DLC promises, wonder about Vince Zampella's wit, and thank a huge list of developers for making some of our favorite games.

Posted 11 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 0 comments

Have you ever wanted your active lifestyle to give you an edge with your gaming? 2K has announced a new partnership between NBA 2K17 and Fitbit that will reward active gamers with in-game rewards.

Posted 11 months ago by Lexley Ford, 0 comments

It's far from the only video game award show, but because of the outlets involved and its secondary duty as a teaser trailer landing spot, The Game Awards have made a name for themselves with the industry.

Posted 11 months ago by Mark Delaney, 2 comments

Telltale Guardians of the Galaxy, Saints Row, and the next Call of Duty highlight the list of titles that are potentially currently in development.

Posted 11 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 5 comments

Does game difficulty get you down? Do you find yourself wishing you could get up off the ground to shoot a dude? Do you feel embarrassed discussing this with your doctor? Good News! The TT Podcast team has a cure!

Posted 11 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 0 comments

Bethesda is only the latest publisher to stop sending out early review copies. What does this mean? Who benefits from this? Should you hide your wife, hide your children? Probably not, but you SHOULD listen to this podcast!

Posted 11 months ago by Brandon Fusco, 2 comments

The behemoth that is the Call of Duty franchise has entered the latest PS4 retail charts in the top spot, with Infinite Warfare knocking Battlefield 1 down to second place.

Posted 11 months ago by Dave Horobin, 3 comments

Series creator Michel Ancel has continued the eight-year long teasing of a new Beyond Good and Evil game with two new images that hint that something new is on the way, with one in particular hinting at a prequel

Posted 1 year ago by Andy Mills, 0 comments

While the service is active only in selected countries, it doesn't stop expanding onto new platforms.

Posted 1 year ago by Michal Adam Pawlowski, 1 comment

Just a few short months ago, horror fanatics were devastated when Allison Road was canceled. The creator has revealed that he will continue to develop the game under a label of his own creation.

Posted 1 year ago by Kelly Packard, 1 comment

No longer published in house by Sony

Posted 1 year ago by David Johnston, 0 comments

After THQ's unfortunate demise in 2012, many of the assets were bought by the relatively unknown Nordic Games. Nordic is now putting those assets to good use with a name change that should bring more recognition.

Posted 1 year ago by Andy Mills, 0 comments

After Disney Infinity announced its discontinuation of the toys in May, it comes as no surprise they have detailed an outline for the servers' shutdown. All online services will be discontinued as of March 2017.

Posted 1 year ago by Kelly Packard, 1 comment

An interesting partnership was forged this week as developer Roll7 and publisher 505 Games signed a one-game development deal. The game will be a "multi-platform, multiplayer-focused" title tapping into a current trend.

Posted 1 year ago by Kelly Packard, 0 comments

Publisher Deep Silver inks a new deal with Atlus and SEGA to bring many of their titles to European gamers.

Posted 1 year ago by Cindy Minguez, 0 comments

Gamers with good memories may remember an unnamed extreme sports title Criterion Games, veterans of the Burnout Series, showed prototype footage of at E3 2014. It was announced it has been canceled.

Posted 1 year ago by Kelly Packard, 3 comments

The first person survival horror title was cancelled before we ever got a chance to know it. Originally under a publishing deal with Team17, it seems the deal has fallen through with no alternatives in sight.

Posted 1 year ago by Kevin Tavore, 1 comment

New media and details have emerged for Ubisoft's Star Trek: Bridge Crew, it's upcoming Star Trek title for the PlayStation VR.

Posted 1 year ago by Cindy Minguez, 0 comments