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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PlayStation Pub Fund devs: "We're living and dying by our own sword"
A month ago GDC 2013: Zombie Studios is bringing Blacklight: Retribution to the PS4, and Lukewarm Media is making Primal Carnage: Genesis for PS4
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Ubisoft: "There will always be an appetite for more beautiful games"
A month ago Xavier Poix, head of Ubisoft France Studios, talks next-gen, building brands, and the fate of Wii U
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Kongregate: Free-to-play games should last for "decades"
2 months ago Emily Greer, co-founder of Kongregate, talks to us about how maximizing player satisfaction and monetization don't have to be opposing forces
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Smartphones now seen as "equal" to consoles as preferred gaming platform
2 months ago New research from PlaySpan and Magid points to some interesting data on consoles, mobile and free-to-play
PopCap exec leaves for Tilting Point
2 months ago Giordano Bruno Contestabile is now a part of mobile publishing startup Tilting Point
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Riccitiello: "10 years from now he'll be hailed as a pioneer"
2 months ago Analysts chime in on John Riccitiello's accomplishments, failures and legacy at EA
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Peter Moore: Kotaku "reveling in self-smugness" over Riccitiello
2 months ago The EA COO takes to Facebook to defend John Riccitiello's legacy, calls it a "sad day" for the industry
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Mobile "as difficult or more so" than boxed retail, says Frisina
2 months ago EA Partners founder Tom Frisina talks to us about his new mobile publisher and how he'd like to get Journey dev thatgamecompany on board
EEDAR: Strong multiplayer is key to mobile success
2 months ago Research firm launches a new suite of products to help mobile/social devs optimize games; we discuss the market with Jesse Divnich
Game sales at US retail drop 25% in February
2 months ago Despite EA topping the charts with Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3, sales were pretty miserable
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Xbox 360 tops consoles in US in February with 302,000 sold
2 months ago Microsoft's console continues its good adoption rate this late in the cycle
EA Partners founder investing $40m in mobile developers
2 months ago Tom Frisina's new Tilting Point Media aims to "address the growing needs of independent developers"
Zynga stock jumps on Yahoo buyout rumors
2 months ago The social game publisher's shares have risen 67% since the start of the year
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EA: SimCity woes "almost behind us"
2 months ago The problems are not completely solved yet, but EA has reduced crashes by 92%
BioShock Infinite forecast to ship 3m in March
2 months ago Pre-order activity has "accelerated" according to Arvind Bhatia who's increased his shipment estimate
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Randy Pitchford on the "tug of war" between creativity and business
2 months ago Gearbox head says gun violence wouldn't be as big an issue if the NRA acted like the ESRB
Gamefly slashes 15% of staff in restructuring
2 months ago The video game rental service is looking to better align itself with digital games markets
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GameStop "biggest beneficiary" of concurrent PS4, next Xbox launches
2 months ago Analyst Michael Pachter expects the next Xbox this fall as well and sees GameStop doing very well as a result
Journey developer Santiago joins Ouya
2 months ago Kellee Santiago will serve as head of developer relations, and Portal dev Kim Swift will make an exclusive title for Ouya
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Riot Games expands with Australian studio
2 months ago The League of Legends developer has launched a new office in Sydney
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Apple CEO on Android: "We don't have our heads stuck in the sand"
2 months ago Tim Cook responds to his company's stock price falling and the tough competition with Samsung
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The War Z returns to Steam
2 months ago After being pulled last December, the controversial shooter has been reinstated on the Steam store
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Next-gen software: Will pricing hold?
3 months ago Games jumped from $49.99 to $59.99 in the last generation - analysts discuss whether $70 will become the next standard for AAA titles
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PlayStation 4: "$299 is the magic price point"
3 months ago Analyst Billy Pidgeon talks about the challenges both Sony and Microsoft will face in transitioning to next-gen
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Sony: "Retail will still play a key role" despite booming digital business
3 months ago With Gaikai and digital downloads PS4 will be a very digitally-focused platform, but Shuhei Yoshida doesn't dismiss retail
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