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.

Konami sales down 15%, profits nearly halved

12 days ago Publisher's fiscal 2013 a setback as mobile growth stalls, Metal Gear Rising posts "solid" performance Mobile Business Publishing Financial

PlayStation full-year sales slide

12 days ago Sony boosts overall revenues and profits as gaming business heads in opposite direction; Vita continues to struggle Business Hardware Finance

3 Ouya raises $15 million in new funding, delays launch

13 days ago New investor puts Bing Gordon on board of directors as release shifts back a few weeks to June 25 Business Hardware

Diablo III auction house taken down by gold-duping bug

13 days ago Blizzard temporarily shuts down feature after update-induced glitch upends in-game economy Games

9 EA drops gun licenses, will use them anyway

13 days ago Publisher says it doesn't need manufacturers' approval to put their weapons into games Politics Legal

2 Resident Evil 6 sells 4.9 million, disappoints

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

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

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

Jobs

10 Patrice Desilets leaves Ubisoft again

14 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 People Development Jobs

1 Sony launching indie section on PlayStation Store

14 days ago Company highlighting efforts from small devs on digital storefront Online

22 EA signs multi-year Star Wars deal

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

7 Next Xbox reportedly won't require net connection

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

Jobs

14 Dyack resurfaces at Precursor

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

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

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

11 Nintendo courting smartphone devs to Wii U

15 days ago Console maker offering conversion software to app creators in effort to boost catalog Developer Tools Mobile

Exclusive

12 Publishers Betting On "Fewer, Bigger, Bloodier"

Opinion 16 days ago The traditional game industry's growing reliance on violence is marginalizing the medium in short-sighted and self-destructive ways Politics

18 Kabam exec calls EA layoffs "Darwinism at work"

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

8 Eternal Darkness successor teased

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

4 Apple App Store nearing 50 billion downloads

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

20 Gearbox calls Aliens suit "beyond meritless"

18 days ago Developer calls Colonial Marines complaint frivolous as Sega offers more reserved defense Games Advertising Legal Marketing

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

19 days ago Niko Partners notes surge in hardcore market and resurgence for Internet cafés, but expects growth to slow through 2018 Emerging Markets Online Free-to-Play Financial