Archive - James Brightman
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James Brightman has been covering the games industry since 2003 and has been an avid gamer since the days of Atari and Intellivision. He was previously EIC and co-founder of IndustryGamers and spent several years leading GameDaily Biz prior to that.
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Former GTA Producer: Why I'll Never Work On Violent Games Again
6 hours ago Jeremy Pope details his personal story and how he couldn't feel good telling people he worked on "that game"
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Ubisoft reaffirms its faith in Nintendo
3 days ago Publisher confident that "Nintendo will take steps to ensure that the Wii U is successful in the market”
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Game sales nosedive 25% at US retail in April
4 days ago Warner Bros' Injustice: Gods Among Us takes the top spot on the charts in a dismal month for retail games
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Xbox 360 tops consoles in US in April with 130,000 sold
4 days ago Hardware sales continue to go down, but Microsoft is maintaining its streak of outselling the other consoles in the US
Average revenue per mobile player in US hits new high
4 days ago Superdata notes that the average revenue per paying user broke the $12 barrier for the first time
GameStop digital exec leaves for venture capital firm
6 days ago Former id Software veteran Steve Nix has joined Dallas Venture Partners
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Sid Meier: We must not forget the value of the core gamer
6 days ago Sid Meier is going mobile, but not casual - we talk to him about the evolving gaming landscape and how he's adapting his strategy
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Precursor: We "understand the skepticism" about Silicon Knights ties
11 days ago CEO Paul Caporicci talks to us about his studio's crowdfunding project, Shadow of the Eternals, which uses art assets from Silicon Knights
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Wii U dev kits "just collected dust" at Avalanche Studios
11 days ago The system's slow start and small installed base seems to be driving more and more developers away
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Activision sees sales, profit up in Q1, raises outlook
12 days ago [UPDATE] Investors don't seem too happy with Activision's warnings for the back half as the stock fell 6% in after-hours trading
Sony begins manufacturing PS3 in Brazil
12 days ago The emerging market is even getting localized versions of GTA V and The Last of Us; Brazil's economy could see $300m boost
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Warner Bros: We'd like a mobile IP to become a tentpole for us
13 days ago WB is taking a slow and steady approach in mobile to start, Greg Ballard tells us, but one day a mobile brand could trickle up to consoles or Hollywood
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Gree, DeNA aren't really gaming companies, says GungHo prez
13 days ago The Puzzle & Dragons dev also thinks that a lot of success in the mobile space has been due to luck
Kabam opening Berlin office
14 days ago Free-to-play company will be hiring another 50 people as it expands its European presence
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Suda51: We ran into a "wall" at publishers
18 days ago The Japanese designer believes he'll be able to drive better sales of his games now that he's part of GungHo Online
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Sid Meier goes mobile with Ace Patrol
19 days ago The veteran designer behind the Civ franchise is bringing a new air-combat strategy IP to iOS
Miniclip appoints new CFO
19 days ago Craig Dixon will oversee the online game firm's financials
Mobile skill-based gaming: Another way for devs to monetize
20 days ago A new company called Skillz is introducing real-money gaming to mobile Android titles in the US
PS4 November launch hinted at by new Watch Dogs trailer
21 days ago Ubisoft's much anticipated open-world game has been slated to launch in the UK on November 22
Epic Games' global marketing head leaves to oversee Halo marketing
24 days ago Kendall Boyd has joined Microsoft to direct all marketing on the blockbuster Halo franchise
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Nintendo "forgot Marketing 101" for Wii U
25 days ago We speak to analysts about Nintendo's recent fiscal report and the company's move to give Iwata the additional role of North American CEO
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Zynga profits $4.1m in Q1 but sales and active users decline
26 days ago The company is happy with the "breakout hit performance" of FarmVille 2 [UPDATE: Zynga shutting down more games]
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Microsoft to announce next-gen Xbox on May 21
26 days ago As expected, the company will be holding a special event prior to E3 to unveil its new Xbox [UPDATE: The event will be live streamed]
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Disney sees Infinity as game platform with "infinite" possibilities
26 days ago Bill Roper doesn't rule out one day adding in Marvel or Star Wars characters; he also downplays any similarities to Skylanders
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That Brain: Big team sizes are a hindrance to development
27 days ago Veterans from Media Molecule and Grin have launched a new studio - we speak to them about their plans and the state of independent development
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