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Microsoft owned Minecraft creator Mojang has, without any pre-amble or teases, released a free title on Steam. Crown and Council is described as a casual strategy game of geopolitical drama”. It originates from a game jam and was developed by Mojang’s Henrik Pettersson. It ships with 75 levels, and is …
Read More »How Hardlight brings console IP to mobile
With Sega doubling-down on its pledge to mobile, Chris Southall – GM for the publisher’s Hardlight studio – tells Matthew Jarvis about bringing two of gaming’s best-known series to smart devices
Read More »Slither.io tops UK free iPhone and iPad charts
Steve Howse’s Slither.io once again dominated the free UK App Store charts last week. The title has pushed the usual frontrunners down and rose three place to No.1 on iPhone, charting ahead of Disney Crossy Road. Slither.io was also still at the top of the free iPad games charts, again …
Read More »‘Developing for VR’s hardware constraints is like going back to the N64’
Futuretown co-founder and CTO Justin Liebregts tells Develop about the technical challenges of bringing golf to virtual reality and explains why Wii Sports won't make you a skilled putter in real life – but Cloudlands might
Read More »Ratchet & Clank claims series’ first UK No.1, breaks Week One sales record for the franchise
Sony’s latest PlayStation 4 exclusive Ratchet & Clank shoots straight to the top of the UK charts, beating the series’ week one sales record three times over. The previous title was held by 2009’s A Crack in Time. This new Ratchet & Clank game outsold that game by ‘a factor …
Read More »Chrome OS users may soon be able to play any Android game on their PC
Code buried in latest Chrome OS update suggests that the entire Google Play store is on its way to the platform
Read More »Gameloft closes Spanish studio, report claims
Mobile outlet Gameloft has shut down yet another studio as part of its on-going ‘cost reduction programme’. Following the closure of its Seattle, New Zealand and New York offices – to name but three of the seven eliminated over the last year,alongside the loss of more than 850 jobs– this …
Read More »Time called on Tekken X Street Fighter development
After six years of insisting the game is on the way, Bandai Namco has now said that Tekken X Street Fighter is no longer in active development. "When we develop fighting games, we try to keep the core community in mind as well as the wider audience that wants to …
Read More »Team YP banned from all ESL events
ESL has banned Team YP from competing in any ESL hosted event, along with any other team sponsored by a company known for adult content. The rule bans any sponsors widely known for pornographic … or other adult/mature themes and products,” from any ESL organised event, according to an email …
Read More »Thieves hijack lorry full of Nintendo stock
The Northamptonshire police department revealed earlier today that a stock of Nintendo games was stolen last week. The report however doesn’t state which titles have been taken. On the night between April 13thand April 14th, a lorry containing the precious games was hijacked as it was parked at the A14’s …
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