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A former video games industry exec – who has had stints at Apple, Activision and Xbox – is raising money after being hit by a car and left immobile. Nick Grange was in a coma for five months and hospilised for nine months after the incident in 2014. He is …
Read More »Monster Strike bringing in $4.2m a day
Japanese studio Mixi’s mobile co-op action RPG Monster Strike made $4.2m a day during its most recent quarter, according to the developer’s latest financial results. Industry analystDr. Serkan Totorevealed Mixi saw a total of $378m in sales for the title’s iOS and Android versions between April 1stand June 30th. The …
Read More »Rocket League, Life Is Strange top Youtube’s ‘trending’ games in July
A trio of indie titles lead Youtube’s top trending games for the past month, with Rocket League out in front. Kotakureports on the latest monthly list from the video network, showing Rocket League, Life is Strange and Terraria Rocket League alsofinished fifth on Twitch’s most watched chartfor July. Behind those …
Read More »Crowdfunding site Fig launched by Double Fine, Obsidian and inXile heads
Former Double Fine COO Justin Bailey has teamed up with industry veterans Brian Fargo, Feargus Urquhart and Tim Schafer to launch Fig – a crowdfunding platform with investment options for backers. Funded by venture capital firm Spark Capital, Fig will focus solely on video game projects. The platform aims to …
Read More »Rainbow Six: Siege delayed until December
The release date of upcoming tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege has been pushed back until December. The title was initially set for an October 13th release, but has been delayed until December 1st. This was announced via the Ubisoft Blog. The reasons behind this include improving the co-op mode, as …
Read More »Early DirectX 12 benchmarks make good reading for AMD
An early look at the performance of DirectX 12 games on PC suggests that while AMD users will see some dramatic gains, the story isn’t quite as rosy for Nvidia. AMD has been languishing behind Nvidia in terms of both performance and popularity for quite some time, but PC Perspective …
Read More »Kamiya wants Scalebound to show off Xbox One’s potential
The co-founder of Platinum Games has said that one of his key aspirations for Scalebound is for it to increase the overall appeal of Xbox One. To achieve this, Hideki Kamiya has told Metro that he believes the title will really show off the potential of Microsoft’s machine. One thing …
Read More »Rocket League catapults up the Twitch rankings
The surprise hit of the summer has also proved a big hit with game streamers. Twitch’s July report shows Rocket League was the fifth most streamed game of the month, following its release on PS4 and PC on July 7th. Aware of the trends, the game’s developer Psyonix added a …
Read More »Skylanders Battlecast brings physical decks to the card-battling genre
Activision has announced a new iOS and Android card battling game that will integrate real-world playing cards. Skylanders Battlecast offers traditional online PvP as well as a single player campaign. Players will be able to add to their card collections either by scanning real-life cards or by purchasing in-game digital …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Sweden
According to the Association for the Nordic Game Industry (ANGI), Sweden is the biggest country for games in the Nordic region, comprising 36 per cent of games retail sales, in terms of both volume and value. Compared to 2013, Sweden’s games market declined slightly last year, seeing retail sales revenue …
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