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Developer Super Evil Megacorp has partnered with ESL on a new eSports deal for its mobile MOBA Vainglory. Games Industryreports ESL will host the first-ever official Vainglory Cup Series beginning May 13thacross Europe. The tournament marks the first mobile MOBA event in ESL’s history. "We’re at the very beginning of …
Read More »Mobilising storytelling: How Space Ape and Rhianna Pratchett are shaking up narrative in mobile games
When the creators of Samurai Seige decided to build Rival Kingdoms, the team wanted to balance gameplay with narrative depth – which is why acclaimed games writer Rhianna Pratchett took her pen to the project
Read More »Space Ape launches Rhianna Pratchett-penned iOS strategy game Rival Kingdoms
UK-based mobile games company Space Ape has released its second title, strategy game Rival Kingdoms. The title is available globally on iOS today (May 8th), and has been written by none other than Rhianna Pratchett. Gamers might remember Pratchett for her work on the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. She has …
Read More »5 in-game events all free-to-play games should track
DeltaDNA's Isaac Roseboom on understanding player behaviour
Read More »App Annie acquires Mobidia
Mobile data firm rolls out Usage Intelligence solution that tracks user behaviour in-depth
Read More »Threes pulled (and now restored) from Google Play store over search term dispute
Popular puzzle game Threes was temporarily removed from the Google Play store yesterday because it listed one of its copycats in its search terms. Game Informer reports that its creator Asher Vollmer revealed that his title was pulled from the digital marketplace due to the inclusion of the name of …
Read More »Grim Fandango Remastered launches on mobile
The Remastered version of Tim Schafer’s classic adventure game Grim Fandango is out now for iOS and Android devices. Grim Fandango Remastered is launching on both iOS and Android, and will set mobile gamers back 7.99. This follows the title coming to PlayStation 4 and PC earlier this year, and …
Read More »Hearthstone hits 30m players
Free-to-play collectible card game Hearthstone has registered 30m players, Blizzard has revealed. The company announced the news via its Twitter account earlier today: "BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS, 30 million players have joined us by the hearth! Thanks for pulling up a chair!" Blizzard’s statement would seem to debunkYahoo editor …
Read More »Jurassic World: The Game stomps onto iOS
Remember when every big summer movie would get an accompanying triple-A action console game? In the modern games industry, things are very different. Canadian mobile developer Ludia, whose previous titles include Jurassic Park Builder, has released Jurassic World: The Game on iOS. It’s a card battler, with players hatching and …
Read More »Britney Spears signs with Glu for new mobile game
Mobile games publisher Glu has signed on new celebrity partner Britney Spears to a five-year deal. Games Industry reports the deal revolves around a mobile game featuring the pop star, with the untitled game currently scheduled for release in 2016. "I am thrilled to add Grammy Award-winning legend Britney Spears …
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