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Candy Crush Saga studio King has withdrawn its attempt to trademark the world candy” in the US. Kotaku originally spotted the reversal, with King later clarifying that it pulled the trademark application after it successfully acquired the preliminary rights to the phrase candy crusher.” "King has withdrawn its trademark application …
Read More »Ex-CCP design director joins Bigpoint
Eve Online and Dust 514 designer Craig Scott has joined free-to-play studio Bigpoint to take the reigns on a new unannounced MMO. The studio announced the appointment on its site, with Bigpoint CEO Khaled Helioui stating that Scott will work on a new breed of MMO.” Scott’s CCP days saw …
Read More »Valve’s Dota 2 documentary ‘Free To Play’ premieres next month
The Valve-produced Dota 2 documentary Free to Play will arrive March 19th on Steam, the company has announced. "[Free To Play] takes viewers around the globe to meet the players, their families and their loved ones as they prepare to play for the first $1 million prize ever awarded in …
Read More »Developers prefer PS4 over Xbox One and Wii U, GDC survey claims
But PC, mobile and tablet platforms are the most popular systems amongst game makers
Read More »Google and Apple take action against Flappy Bird clones
Copycats rejected and removed from app stores in cloning crackdown
Read More »What the Office of Fair Trading’s principles for online and app-based games mean
Last month, the Office of Fair Trading issued principles to protect consumers from the aggressive monetisation practices used in many free-to-play video games. Alan Moss, partner at London-based law firm Harbottle and Lewis, explains what this is going to mean for both publishers and developers. Last week the Office of …
Read More »Gree profits down year-on-year as revenues slide
Net sales fall by £40m during Q2 compared to the year prior
Read More »Boom Beach is Supercell’s third game
Clash of Clans publisher Supercell has lifted the lid on its third title – Boom Beach. The game, which is currently in beta in Canada and Australia, will be released on iOS in March and on Android some time after that. "We’ve made some risky choices,” Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen …
Read More »Terry Cavanagh releases Flappy Bird tribute Maverick Bird
Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released a free Flash tribute to the ill-fated Flappy Bird. It’s called Maverick Bird and adds Cavanagh’s trademark brutal and simplistic visual style to Dong Nguyen’s one-button twitch gameplay. It also features a track called Vietnam by electronic music artist Kozilek And …
Read More »Flappy Bird pulled because it ‘became an addictive product’
Developer explains decision to take mobile hit off app stores
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