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GAME has increased its gross margins for the second half of its financial year As a result, it expects its full year financials to fall in line with expectations. GAME says it has improved its margins and is enjoying a profitable period, despite a decline in hardware revenues. Sales of …
Read More »Portable Steam Machine Smach Zero launching late 2016
Smach Zero – the portable Steam machine formerly known as SteamBoy – will launch late next year, manufacturer Smach has announced. The company revealed at gamescom the renamed portable SteamOS device will arrive in Q4 2016, in time for the holidays. It’ll cost $299 (€299 in Europe) for pre-orders starting …
Read More »Blizzard job listing reveals unannounced Diablo project
Blizzard is hiring for an unannounced project related to the Diablo franchise, according to a new job listing posted by the developer. According toBlizzard’s listing, the studio is in search of an art director that brings a passion for games with a deep understanding of the Diablo franchise.” The listing …
Read More »Funcom actively seeking investment options
LEGO Minifigures Online developer will consider funding, a takeover, merger or 'any other available options'
Read More »YouTube is now better at live streaming than Twitch
TheDota 2 International Championshipstook place last week, determining the winner of the grand Aegis of the Immortal trophy and distributing $18.4 million in prize money among the 16 participating teams. Beyond the mythical battles and skirmishes inside the game, the tournament was also an important event in the ongoingcontest between …
Read More »Hearthstone surpasses DotA 2, collects $20m monthly revenue
According to the latest research conducted bySuperData, Hearthstone dominates the digital collectible card games global market, which is set to hit an all-time high of $1.3 billion this year, with a monthly revenue of $20 million. The research team noted that Hearthstone managed to transform the entire digital collectible card …
Read More »Pixels film copyright claims hit indie videos
An anti-piracy group acting on behalf of Columbia Pictures has hit video hosting site Vimeo with a slew of copyright takedowns to prevent piracy of its Adam Sandler summer film, Pixels. Entura International sent the video hosting site a number of DCMA take-down notices on videos using the below criteria: …
Read More »Curse Voice White Paper Shows Huge Gains in Smite, League of Legends
Curse Inc. has released a new white paper that highlights the advantages of having VoIP implemented into online games. The data within it shows Curse Voice’s progress since its creation and the positive growth that games implemented with the VoIP have seen. There is huge market potential for VoIP since …
Read More »Legends of Gaming event cut from three days to one
A new London games event that plays host to YouTube legends” has been cut from three days to one. Created be Endemol and Gadget Show Live organisers Upper Street Events, Legends of Gaming Live is to see YouTube personalities battle it out. There will also be upcoming games on show, …
Read More »eSports are huge on YouTube – even though most coverage isn’t live
After livestreaming events, eSports gain new audiences through video on demand on YouTube. Watching videos of other people playing video games has become the new Saturday morning cartoons for millennials—except they’re doing this every day, according to Ryan Wyatt, global head of content for gaming at YouTube. Read more at …
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