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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Read More »Doctor Who: Legacy gets iOS and Android release date
Free-to-play puzzle RPG adventure Doctor Who: Legacy will be released on iOS and Android this Wednesday (November 27th). Details about the BBC Worldwide, Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studio co-production remains reasonably scant, although it appears that it will be episodic. The game will launch with a raft of episodes …
Read More »Doctor Who takes over Google with 50th Anniversary game
It’s a moment fans have been waiting for for years, it’s dominated the media, the radio, the TV, press and the High Street all week. No, not Xbox One, but Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. And now The Doctor has materialised on Google’s homepage in video game-form. The latest brilliant take-over …
Read More »UPDATE: Xbox One SmartGlass app arrives ahead of console launch
Microsoft has released Xbox One’s SmartGlass companion app, ahead of the console’s launch this Friday. Xbox One owners can use the SmartGlass device as a remote control and keyboard via the touch screen. The new version of the app also boasts "increased performance with faster connections and reliability," versus the …
Read More »Milestone announces Aero Birdies for iOS
At NASSCOM GDC this past weekend, Milestone Interactive announced the third game from its mobile game publishing division – Aero Birdies. Developed by Mile Nine Studios, which also developed Worbble, is an endless runner that tasks players with catapulting a bird upwards while avoiding enemies. Aero Birdies will be free …
Read More »Apple linked to Kinect creator buyout
According to reports Apple is in the final stages of buying PrimeSense for $345m. Some publicationsare already reporting that the acquisition has taken place while many others believe talks are still ongoing. PrimeSense was the original supplier for Microsoft’s Kinect, which incorporated cameras and depth sensors so players can control …
Read More »Facebook cools enthusiasm for dedicated console apps
PS4 will offer Facebook integration but, like Xbox One, won’t have a dedicated app for the console. That’s because the social network found that such apps took a lot of effort to maintain and ultimately offered little benefit to users. "One of the things that came out of our experience …
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