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Read More »Game of Thrones: Ascent heading to mobile platforms
Game of Thrones: Ascent has been pegged for release on iOS and Android platforms, following its stint as a browser-based offering. The standout 2013 Facebook game based on George R.R. Martin’s popular works will land on both mobile platforms in the near future,” developer Disruptor Beam’s CEO Jon Radoff told …
Read More »Sega’s Rhythm Thief pulled from App Store
Having been released on the Apple App Store yesterday, Sega has now pulled Rhythm Thief & The Paris Caper from sale. An unexpected problem has been discovered in the version of Rhythm Thief that was available yesterday on the Apple App Store, so we have removed it temporarily from the …
Read More »$1m worth of pizza ordered through Pizza Hut’s Xbox 360 app
Customers have ordered over $1m worth of pizza through the Xbox 360’s Pizza Hut app in just four months. "It’s been a source of unbelievable growth for us," Pizza Hut’s PR director Doug Terfehr told Polygon. "Just the explosion of people who wanted to download it, experiment with it, play …
Read More »Mind Candy’s Acton Smith awarded OBE
Michael Acton Smith – the founder of Mind Candy and the creator of Moshi Monsters – has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List. "This is amazing news to round off what has been a magical year for Moshi Monsters," Acton Smith commented. "I’m honoured and thrilled …
Read More »The big trends that defined 2013 in games
From the PS4 and Xbox One, Supercell to mobile, 21 industry professionals tell us their highlights of the year
Read More »Knights and Dragons nets $5m in 30 days
Gree succeeds in raising revenues for year-old game
Read More »World of Goo and Casey’s Contraptions devs team up for Subterfuge
New mobile game designed to be played in real-time throughout the course of a week
Read More »Free-to-play Family Guy title heading to iOS, Android
A free-to-play Family Guy mobile game likely in the same vein as The Simpsons: Tapped Out has been announced for iOS and Android devices. GameSpot reports the title will arrive in 2014 as a free download packing in-app purchases – microtransactions that will provide players the option to control the …
Read More »F2P: The next generation of free
Last year one of the questions was whether free-to-play was really a legitimate business model or a temporary fad? One year on and we have our answer. It is definitely here to stay. And the model has evolved and changed even further. From its humble beginnings on PC with the …
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