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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9 PS3 price cut likely next week, says Pachter

3 months ago Wedbush analyst believes a price drop to $199 on PS3 will be timed with the PS4 reveal

3 EA and Zynga settle copyright infringement lawsuit

3 months ago Details of the settlement were not made available, but both companies confirmed the news today

US game sales climb 9% in 5-week January period

3 months ago Call of Duty continues to top the charts as 2013 gets off to slow start

Xbox 360 sells 281,000 in US during January

3 months ago The console continues its dominance in the US market

3 NCsoft licenses Unreal Engine 4

3 months ago The Korean publisher aims to "redefine MMORPG success" with Epic's newest tech

Robert Bowling teams with Gun Media on new mobile strategy game

3 months ago Former Call of Duty creative strategist wants to make a mobile game that's as deep as a AAA console title

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9 Cage: I was trying "to be a little bit bold" with my DICE talk

3 months ago We talk at length with the outspoken developer about his problems with the state of the games industry

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1 Beyond developer already has next 3 games in mind

3 months ago David Cage tells us that he already knows what he'll be working on for his next several projects following Beyond

3 How choice leads to fanboyism

3 months ago DICE 2013: Randy Pitchford talks about the importance of choice in gaming and how it's similar to magic

Halo's four key beliefs

3 months ago DICE 2013: Frank O'Connor and Kiki Wolfkill discuss nurturing the Halo community while satisfying the wider audience

30 Cage sees "polarized" industry that must "grow up"

3 months ago DICE 2013 Video: Quantic Dream's David Cage outlines 9 things the industry must do and he blasts game critics

5 Schofield: Games industry still "isn't there yet"

3 months ago DICE 2013 Video: Sledgehammer co-founder talks about the process behind finding innovation for games and elevating the medium

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21 Will Digital Keep Nintendo in Hardware?

4 months ago Analysts discuss whether Nintendo may have to go platform agnostic in the next-gen console cycle

11 Xbox 360, not Wii, to win this console generation

4 months ago DFC Intelligence's new report forecasts more Xbox 360s sold in the US than Wiis by 2017, and the PS3 isn't even close

8 Call of Duty dominates an awful 2012 for US retail

4 months ago December totals and the industry for all of 2012 fell by 22% as hardware led the decline, falling 27%

8 Xbox 360 is best-selling console in US in 2012, sells 1.4 million in December

4 months ago Microsoft touts some great numbers for its Xbox business in the US

Funcom confirms closures, restructuring of company

4 months ago It's unclear how many have been laid off, but Funcom says the moves are necessary to become stronger going forward

5 IDC: Game consoles, discs to remain revenue mainstays for "years to come"

4 months ago New report from IDC also states that Wii U should exceed 50 million sold by 2016

2K Sports renews MLB contract

4 months ago Despite losing millions on the franchise, Take-Two is bringing out MLB 2K13 this spring

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6 CiiNOW: Cloud gaming's tipping point will come this year

4 months ago We talk to the execs behind the cloud startup and discuss how and why cloud gaming will finally take off

7 Xbox Live: expect more TV ads

4 months ago Microsoft touts NUads success, notes that "you can expect more investment from us"

11 Nintendo aims to boost 3DS business with revamped Pokemon

4 months ago Pokemon X and Pokemon Y slated to release next October

10 Pachter: Nintendo weakness contributes to 11% decline in December

4 months ago The analyst's forecast also puts the blame on "gamer fatigue", noting a 20% decline in Call of Duty sales

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4 months ago If you were away from the site the past couple weeks, you need to check these out

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14 Crystal Gazing: What to Expect in 2013

4 months ago Leading industry analysts join with our staff to prognosticate about what the future holds for the games business