Industry September 26, 2017 Ubisoft to increase presence in China and Russia Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told Bloomberg about his intention to move into the markets of China, Russia and the Asian region as a whole.
Development September 26, 2017 Unity games have problems porting to Switch Playtonic studio announced a delay in the release of the platformer Yooka-Laylee on the Nintendo Switch console. The developers explained this by the problems of the Unity engine.
Platforms September 26, 2017 Sony refused to compete with the Nintendo Switch Sony will not compete with Nintendo Switch in the portable console market after weak demand for the PlayStation Vita handheld console outside Japan and Asia.
Industry September 26, 2017 Vivendi is not sure whether to absorb Ubisoft French media conglomerate Vivendi has not yet decided whether to try to take over Ubisoft or sell its shares in the company.
Industry September 26, 2017 European Commission: video game sales increased by 24% thanks to pirates The spread of pirated video games has contributed to a 24% increase in sales of legal copies, according to experts of the European Commission.
Platforms September 26, 2017 The new Atari console on Linux will cost from $250 Atari has revealed the starting price and part of the technical data of its new product, the Ataribox console. It will run on a Linux system. The starting price is from $250 to $300.