Mobile

New Star Soccer to get 1.5 update in September

New Star Soccer, widely hailed as the best football game for mobile devices, is getting its long awaited 1.5 version update next month. The BAFTA award winning game has been downloaded more than 2.7 million times since its March 2012 release and the new update adds lots of new content …

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Free-to-play Ridge Racer enters closed beta

Namco Bandai is giving consumers the chance to be among the first to test Ridge Racer Driftopia, the first free-to-play entry in the series. The game was announced back in April and enters closed beta on Steam today. It is being developed for PS3 and PC by Bugbear Entertainment, the …

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TV ads lift Forge of Empires past 10m users

InnoGames is using UK TV to grow the userbase of its free-to-play strategy game Forge of Empires. The ads have been running for several weeks, with the online games firm planning a long-term TV campaign for the title. The campaign has helped Forge of Empires push its userbase past 10m, …

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Zelnick encourages "open-minded" next-gen, says premium iOS pricing works

Platform holders should listen very carefully to consumers as they lay the foundations for their next-gen machines, the CEO of Take-Two has warned. "Our own view is that meeting consumers where they are is the best way to run a business and you want to make sure that your policies …

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Neverwinter MMO hits 2m player milestone

Perfect World Entertainment has announced Cryptic Studios’ free-to-play MMO Neverwinter has run past the 2m player mark. Polygon reports the milestone for the Dungeons & Dragonsonline RPG– which officially launched last month after a long run in beta – is highlighted in a new trailer provided by the publisher. Expansion …

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