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In an effort to market its new mobile title Lara Croft GO, Square Enix is setting an number of models dressed up as Lara Croft loose on the London Underground. Commuters who know a secret password can approach any of these models, whisper it and win an iPad mini. The …
Read More »Can Nintendo make Splatoon an eSport?
Gaming giantNintendois no stranger to eSports – it’s helping to foster a seriously competitive scene aroundSuper Smash Bros.– but it’s taken the intervention of another Japanese company to launch its latest multiplayer title, Splatoon, as a top-flight tournament with a prize pot to match. Last week, Japanese telco and online …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin II Kickstarted in under 12 hours
Developer Larian has admitted it was totally surprised by the speed at which its RPG sequel Divinity: Original Sin II was successfully funded on Kickstarter. The game hit its $500k target in under 12 hours and currently stands at $673 with 33 days to go. Who would’ve predicted that a …
Read More »Game of War director arrested for trying to board plane with secret data
Machine Zone has found itself embroiled in a second trade secrets row in a single week. The Wall Street Journal that the developer’s director of global infrastructure Jing Zeng, who is at the was arrested as he attempted to board a plane to Beijing, carrying with him data about Game …
Read More »The Emerging Sector Everyone in VC Is Talking About…And Doesn’t Understand
Most people I talk to are genuinely confused byeSports. I often hear, "who in their right mind watches this stuff?", or "those nerdy dudes make how much money!?" The incredulity goes on. The fact is, eSports is happening and it’s happening in a big way. Read more at Pulse >>>
Read More »UPDATED: Questions asked about GAME’s Metal Gear Solid V order cancellations
A number of customers who had pre-ordered the Collector’s Edition of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain have had their orders cancelled. GameSpot reports that’s GAME’s communication to customers had blamed either a failed payment or an issue with the delivery address. In several instances customers have disputed the …
Read More »Amazon Underground offers free versions of premium and freemium games
Retailer Amazon has developed a new business model that allows it to offer a number of Android apps to users for free. Amazon Underground is the name of the initiative, which is delivered via a dedicated Android app. It claims to offer over $10k worth of apps, all of which …
Read More »Twitch hits 2 million concurrent viewers milestone
Streaming service Twitch passed a big milestone over the weekend, hitting two million concurrent viewers on Sunday 23 August. The company’s senior vice president of marketing Matthew DiPietro revealed the figure when asked about the impending launch of rival service YouTube Gaming. Read more at IBT >>>
Read More »GAME’s opening a new London store
Tomorrow morning will bring with it the opening of a brand new GAME store in Walthamstow, East London. Then outlet, situated in The Mall Shopping Centre, will employ 15 people. Its opening is timed to tie-in with the bank holiday weekend. Anyone who makes an in-store purchase between September 4th …
Read More »As mobile gaming stagnates, people are spending less time (and more money) playing games
The top games on mobile in 2015 are the same games that were at the top of the charts in 2012 — and that incessant domination of just a handful of apps is starting to take its toll on the audience. Gamers spent less time playing on mobile in 2015 …
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