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Develop: Brighton board member Simon Oliver discusses the evolution of the smartphone gaming market
Read More »A lesson from old media
Joost van Dreunen suggests mobile developers should pay more attention to the TV industry
Read More »Shovel Knight has sold 1.2 million copies
Developer Yacht Club Games has revealed just how well its indie darling has performed. The studio has revealed that between its launch in June 2014 and December 2015 the platformer sold more than 1m units in total – physical and digital. But in February, the Kickstarter game’s digital sales figures …
Read More »Developers react to article defending long hours and unfair pay
A VentureBeat opinion piece written by games industry vetAlex St. John has sparked heated debate in the development community. The piece was arguing that developers should stop complaining about poor working conditions and accept the sacrifices needed to create ‘art’. Many modern game developers have embraced a culture of victimology …
Read More »Slither.io tops free iPad charts in the UK
Steve Howse’s Snake-meets Agar.io title Slither.io was the best-selling free game in the iPad charts last week. Furthermore, it came in at No.4 in the free iPhone charts. In the iPad rankings, the title took the top spot away from Marvel’s Avengers Alliance 2, which falls to second place. Slither.io …
Read More »Dark Souls III claims series’ first No.1, launch sales 61 per cent higher than Dark Souls II
Bandai Namco has taken its first UK No.1 this year as action RPG Dark Soul III shoots to the top. This is the series’ first No.1, and beats the Week One sales of 2014’s Dark Souls II by a whopping 61 per cent. That title launched in second place behind …
Read More »The Mid Season Invitational will impact regional seeding at the League of Legends World Championship
The upcoming League of Legends Mid Season Invitational tournament will, for the first time, have a significant impact on the World Championship later in the year. Any team that makes it out of the group stage at MSI will secure their region a top four seed at Worlds. This doesn’t …
Read More »Collegiate League of Legends to hit US TV network
Big Ten Network has announced the BTN Invitational: A University League of Legends Event, which will be broadcast on their network over in the States. The event will take place at PAX East on April 22nd, and will see Ohio State University face off against Michigan State University in a …
Read More »Slither.io wants to be the new Agar.io
There’s every chance you’ve not heard of Agar.io. But that’s a bit of a surprise, really. The game, despite being largely absent from the press, was one of 2015’s biggest online hits and even won itself a starring role on Netflix drama House of Cards. And now a clone with …
Read More »The Top 30 Women in Games: Part Two
The MCV Women in Games Awards, in association with Women in Games (WIGJ) will take place on Thursday May 19th at the Hamyard Hotel, London. There the recently announced Top 30 Women in Games will be celebrated, while six special awards will be presented. Here we take a look another …
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