In 2012, both F2P and mobile gaming did amazingly well, until pretty well everyone would admit that they have their upsides and are here to stay. Legions of ex-console developers have dived into mobile. How much of a...

I’ve been waiting to see which publisher would be the first to drop retail entirely for a major release. Step forward, Square Enix. Square Enix has just announced that the next Tomb Raider game, Lara Croft and...

Eighty per cent of posts at Champ Man developer Beautiful Games Studios will be cut or transferred to China, according to Gi.biz. Roy Meredith will continue to head the studio, and the Championship Manager brand will still...

In a sign that social games companies are taking gameplay design ever more seriously, SGN has hired Eric Lindstrom as Chief Creative Officer. Lindstrom was creative director and principal designer of Tomb Raider Underworld and story designer, screenplay...

I’m not known for being an Eidos cheerleader, but I positively whooped when I saw that Eidos has delayed Championship Manager by several months. Although the financial press sees this as a bad thing (“More woe for Eidos...

Square Enix this morning launched a recommended all-cash offer for Eidos, the beleagured British games publisher. The offer is priced at 32 pence a share, valuing Eidos at £84 million. This represents a premium of 129% over yesterday’s...