Disney pressured EA to pull Star Wars microtransactions - Report
Online outrage had licensing partner concerned the Battlefront II reception could tarnish the Star Wars brand
Publishing
Star Wars Battlefront II: Will EA's concession hurt sales?
Analysts debate the impact of EA's last-minute move to pull microtransactions from the title [UPDATE: EA says it won't impact guidance]
Star Wars: Battlefront II debacle points the way forward
EA's approach to microtransactions has been a complete disaster, but it may have stumbled upon a model other publishers should consider emulating
Nintendo Switch is dominated by physical sales - GAME
Publishers says physical tie-ratio for Switch is almost identical to Wii
Jobs Roundup: Green Man Gaming hires former EA, Activision marketing boss
Also this week, Keza MacDonald leaves Kotaku, a Mythbuster joins Giant Bomb, and Unity hires Insomniac developers
NCsoft will shut down Master X Master just months after launch
Game scheduled to go offline in January 2018, developer "heartbroken"
Biomutant developer Experiment 101 acquired by THQ Nordic
Growing publisher adds studio and IP to its portfolio
EA suspends microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront II hours before game launch
"Sorry we didn't get this right," says DICE general manager
Chasing the local optimum
Data-led strategies have left many companies trying to squeeze revenue from the same small but lucrative market segment - it's not an approach with a bright future
Mario can't prevent US game sales from falling 11% in October
Nintendo had a great month, but that was offset by an overall decline in software spending
Super Mario Odyssey tops US charts for October
Nintendo all over the NPD charts as Switch and Super NES Classic take top two spots on hardware side
Facebook launches tools to help creators
A new website and an app to make things easier for online influencers
Vivendi: No plans for Ubisoft takeover for six months
French media giant still has aspirations to grow in gaming, but says it will limit stake in Assassin's Creed publisher for now
Ubisoft Berlin to work on Far Cry
New location will initially collaborate with other studios and be headed up by ex-Blue Byte director Istvan Tajnay
Epic Games renews EGX Rezzed partnership
Titles in the 'Powered by Unreal Engine' zone will be eligible to have their exhibition space doubled, courtesy of Epic
"Nothing should feel unattainable": DICE responds to Star Wars loot box backlash
Battlefront II developer hosts Reddit AMA, "deeply saddened" by negative response
Belgian Gambling Commission targets EA and Blizzard over loot boxes
"The crate mechanics of Star Wars Battlefront II are not gambling," says EA
The survival of GAME
Why the retailer is feeling defiant in the face of digital dominance
$1.2bn games business lifts NetEase revenues up by more than a third
Chinese publisher reports revenues of $1.9 billion, profits of $839.9m for third quarter
GAME posts full-year loss due to 'volatile' retail market
But things are looking up so far in this financial year
GameStop suspends its unlimited used games program
The PowerPass program has been "temporarily paused" - customers who purchased a pass will get refunds
Ark dev: "Retail was not something we had planned to do"
Studio Wildcard's Jesse Rapczak on the benefits of retail in a digital era, Ark getting enhanced for Xbox One X, and possibly targeting Switch
EA: Live services plus subscriptions equals "uncapped" monetisation
CFO Blake Jorgensen discusses how publisher is becoming less dependent on new titles, growing a more stable business
More Hitman, more control: IO Interactive on its newfound independence
CEO Hakan Abrak talks about the studio's plans for the first time since its split from Square Enix
EA promises "constant adjustments" to Battlefront II monetisation
Users estimate it will take 40 hours to unlock iconic characters, prompting more backlash against the multiplayer shooter
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