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The English translation of Ask Iwata will arrive in April this year ); } Ask Iwata, a book containing words of wisdom from former Nintendo CEO and president, Satoru Iwata, will be released in English for the first time in April this year.  The tome has been available in Japan since 2019, but has now been translated for English-speakers who want to pore over some of the insightful interviews conducted by the beloved industry figure, who passed away in July 2015.  According to p...

LONDON, UK mdash; 8TH JANUARY, 2021 mdash; Today, Ubisoftreg; announced that the best professional teams of the Season 2020 of the Asia-Pacific Leagu

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] LONDON - January 8th 2021  - Gioteck, a leading British videogames accessories brand, are proud to announce the appointment of CLD as exclusive European distributor across key territories.  Effective immediately, CLD will manage exclusive distribution of the entire range of Gioteck gaming accessories across Benelux, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerla...

Alpharetta, Georgia USA - 7 JANUARY 2021: Hi-Rez Studios have started 2021 with a bang by announcing a swathe of updates for their free-to-play tit

Xbox once pitched an acquisition of Nintendo, and was met with laughter ); } "Steve [Ballmer] made us go meet with Nintendo to see if they would consider being acquired. They just laughed their asses off." - Kevin Bachus, one of the key figures behind Microsofts launch of its first Xbox, shares one particularly interesting failed acquisition pitch. The last few years have seen Microsoft turn to acquisitions as a way to bolster its first-party lineup and, according to several fo...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Seoul, South Korea—January 6, 2020—Pearl Abyss announced today that various new updates are now available in Black Desert Mobile. Adventurers can start off their new year by exploring the new updates and rewards.    Tier 6 Pets have been added to Black Desert Mobile. They have more powerful skills such as higher Combat EXP, Black Spirit EXP, and...

What makes for a good game publishing contract? by Simon Carless on 12/27/20 07:51:00 pm     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   [The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Monday, December 21st, 2020 - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective has won the Best Quality of Art at the Game Connection Asia Indie Development Awards 2020. To celebrate this award, Darjeeling, the production company of Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective, has launched its free demo on Gamejolt and itch.io.   Labyrinth Citys award-winning v...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] HAMSTER Co. (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya ku ; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) would like to announce that from today December 24th, 2020, GRADIUS III, by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., will be added for Nintendo Switch ™and PlayStation®4 as new content, available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable co...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] SOUTHEAST ASIA (Dec. 24, 2020) - Developer gumi Inc., in partnership with publisher SQUARE ENIX®, invites players to look forward to additional festive-fun updates. Holiday celebrations have been in full swing in the hit mobile tactical RPG WAR OF THE VISIONS FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS nearly all the month of December – and we’re excited to sha...