Archive - Brendan Sinclair

Staff Writer

Brendan joined GamesIndustry International in 2012. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he was previously a long-time news editor at CBS-owned GameSpot in the US, and joins up with the US editorial team led by James Brightman.

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2 Resident Evil 6 sells 4.9 million, disappoints

11 days ago Capcom reports annual sales up 15%, cites Wii U as reason for Japanese game market's return to growth

1 EA full-year sales dip, SimCity sells 1.6 million

11 days ago Half of always-online PC game's sales were digital; publisher touts success of FIFA 13, Battlefield 3

Jobs

10 Patrice Desilets leaves Ubisoft again

11 days ago [Update]: Ex-THQ Montreal head and Assassin's Creed designer says he was fired, will fight Ubisoft for his rights, team, and game

1 Sony launching indie section on PlayStation Store

11 days ago Company highlighting efforts from small devs on digital storefront

22 EA signs multi-year Star Wars deal

12 days ago Disney deal gives publisher exclusive rights to make new core games based on sci-fi franchise

7 Next Xbox reportedly won't require net connection

12 days ago Internal memo says playing solo, watching movies, live TV should "just work" regardless of online status

Jobs

14 Dyack resurfaces at Precursor

12 days ago Ex-Silicon Knights devs form Hamilton-based studio, launch $1.5 million crowdfunding campaign for first game

30 Sexism not the only reason for lack of women devs, says Pratchett

12 days ago Poor work-life balance conditions, dearth of creative diversity also dissuade women, says Tomb Raider scribe

11 Nintendo courting smartphone devs to Wii U

12 days ago Console maker offering conversion software to app creators in effort to boost catalog

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12 Publishers Betting On "Fewer, Bigger, Bloodier"

Opinion 13 days ago The traditional game industry's growing reliance on violence is marginalizing the medium in short-sighted and self-destructive ways

18 Kabam exec calls EA layoffs "Darwinism at work"

15 days ago Andrew Sheppard says publisher caught in disruption, likens it to brick-and-mortar busts like Borders and Blockbuster

8 Eternal Darkness successor teased

15 days ago Trailer touts crowdfunding campaign from creators of GameCube title at new studio Precursor Games

4 Apple App Store nearing 50 billion downloads

15 days ago iOS storefront approaches milestone, games account for 19 of all-time top 25 paid apps

20 Gearbox calls Aliens suit "beyond meritless"

15 days ago Developer calls Colonial Marines complaint frivolous as Sega offers more reserved defense

China's online game market to hit $11.9 billion this year

16 days ago Niko Partners notes surge in hardcore market and resurgence for Internet cafés, but expects growth to slow through 2018

12 Madden NFL 25 benched for Wii U

16 days ago EA Sports' pigskin sim won't be appearing on Nintendo's flagship console this year

1 US report cites piracy hotspots

16 days ago Ukraine leads offending countries, Canada and Israel removed from Priority Watch List

6 72% of gamers play online - NPD

17 days ago New report finds number of players, time spent gaming online both up year-over-year

2 Call of Duty: Ghosts headed for next gen

17 days ago Activision confirms current-gen versions of shooter for Nov. 5 launch, first look set for Microsoft's new Xbox unveiling

2 iOS to dominate mobile gaming through 2018 - Report

17 days ago DFC Intelligence expects iTunes to more than triple Google Play game revenues even as Android outnumbers iPhones 3:1

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6 Indies and AAA pubs to partner more - Contrast dev

18 days ago Compulsion's Guillaume Provost says challenges could push AAA and indies together, pubs wary of appealing to women

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3 Destruction is the new ragdoll, says Havok

18 days ago Product head says generational shift an opportunity for all middleware even as mobile erodes money spent on AAA games

22 No reason for tablets in five years, says Blackberry CEO

19 days ago Z10 maker's Thorsten Heins says iPad-like devices not a good business model for the future

Game stigmas exaggerated, says Quantic Dream exec

19 days ago Beyond: Two Souls studio's co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere says image is improving, but industry falling short of its responsibilities

22 Dev cracks own game to track piracy

20 days ago Nearly 94% of first-day downloads for Game Dev Tycoon were pirated; unpaid copies see players overrun by in-game piracy