Archive - Matthew Handrahan

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Matthew Handrahan joined GamesIndustry in 2011, bringing long-form feature-writing experience to the team as well as a deep understanding of the video game development business. He previously spent more than five years at award-winning magazine gamesTM.

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4 Xbox One: "E3 is absolutely all about the games"

3 hours ago Last night's grand unveiling has caused confusion. Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle has some, but not all, of the answers Hardware Development

9 Xbox One always online? "The answer is no"

19 hours ago Xbox UK marketing director squashes always on rumours, but used game position remains ambiguous, and backwards compatibility is out Hardware

1 Unity makes mobile dev tools free for indies

Yesterday Basic tool-set now completely free to small mobile devs - no license, no revenue share Mobile Development

5 Radian Games: Fair doesn't work with free-to-play

Yesterday Bombcats' struggle exposes flaws in the freemium model Publishing Development

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1 Full Control: Happy Accidents And Harsh Realities

2 days ago Thomas Lund details Space Hulk's charmed inception and Jagged Alliance's troublesome Kickstarter Publishing Development

7 Denis Dyack addresses "ugly" X-Men Destiny controversy

2 days ago Video: "I've got to do something about this, because it's affecting me and it's affecting my colleagues at Precursor Games" Publishing Development

2 LulzSec hackers handed jail time

5 days ago Three members of the hacker group will see prison, the youngest given a suspended sentence Online

22 Nintendo targets user YouTube videos

6 days ago Nintendo claims monetisation rights on Let's Play videos, YouTubers respond Publishing Development

Gamevil's foreign revenue climbs 40 per cent in Q1

6 days ago South Korean firm has laid the groundwork for a strong second quarter Online Publishing Development

Unity forms new Boston studio

6 days ago Acquisition of Darkwind Media team establishes new office in Boston Publishing Development

Jobs

1 EA opens new DICE studio in Los Angeles

7 days ago New office will be integral to Star Wars development, intends to add 60 employees by the end of the year Publishing Development Jobs

1 Gree suffers revenue and profit decline as costs rise

7 days ago UPDATE: Gree to close Beijing office in June Mobile Publishing

23 Nvidia Shield to retail for $349

8 days ago High-powered handheld device will cost more than a Vita, same as a Premium Wii U Mobile Hardware

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1 Critical Consensus: Metro: Last Light

8 days ago An uneven disappointment or one of the best linear shooters since Half-Life? Apparently, Metro: Last Light is both Publishing Development

8 GungHo made $118m in April alone, market cap exceeds Nintendo

9 days ago Puzzle & Dragons earning $3.75m a day, stock jumps 28.8 per cent Mobile Financial

Nvidia profits jump 30 per cent in fiscal Q1

9 days ago Chip-maker reports record margins boosted by popularity of Kepler-based GPUs Mobile Hardware

5 Square Enix posts expected ¥13.7 billion fiscal year loss

9 days ago Struggling publisher forecasts a return to profitability next year Publishing Financial

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1 Danny Bilson: "Nobody's heard my comment. I have to count on the truth"

9 days ago The former THQ exec breaks the silence on his time at the doomed publisher, and takes a step into the brave new world of entertainment Publishing Development