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UK-based marketing and ad start-up SuperAwesome has raised $7m in a new round of funding. That’s according to Venture Beat, who says that this new cash will be funding its AwesomeAds digital ad platform. The firm claims that this new platform is a safe way of targeting children with ads …
Read More »Going free doubled Threes! dev’s daily income
Indie developer Asher Vollmer shares stats following release of free version of his game
Read More »Female football stars get FIFA 16 cover role in US, Canada and Australia
US, Canadian and Australian copies of FIFA 16 will feature prominent female footballers on the cover. The women’s game features in EA’s title for the first time this year. Reflecting this, Portland Thorns pair Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair will feature on the US and Canadian covers respectively while the …
Read More »Mod DB and Indie DB join Eurogamer parent Gamer Network
Gamer Network, the firm behind Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and EGX, has added two sizable new brands to its portfolio. Mod DB and Indie DB will be familiar names to anyone involved in the PC gaming scene, with the former serving as one of the largest mod-focused outlets still in …
Read More »Odin Sphere remaster set for PS4, PS3 and Vita
2008 PlayStation 2 RPG title Odin Sphere is getting the HD remaster treatment. Entitled Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir, the HD remaster is set for a January 14th 2016 release in Japan. It is being published by Atlus. Odin Sphere was a PlayStation 2 RPG title made by Atlus of Persona fame. …
Read More »Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 is exclusive to GAME, costs £365
GAME is hoping that that the special edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 won’t cost you a (bionic) arm and a leg to pick up this September. Inspired by the next instalment in Hideo Kojima’s iconic stealth franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the console is outfitted with …
Read More »Devil’s Third is getting a free-to-play PC release
We’re already getting accustomed to Nintendo publishing on smartphones – now a Nintendo title is coming to PC. Developer Valhalla has confirmed that Devil’s Third is to receive a free-to-play PC release by prior agreement with Nintendo”, with a September release date scheduled. Nintendo will not be the publisher, however. …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes hints at future difficulties between Kojima and Konami
Hideo Kojima may have predicted his clash with Konami more than a year before the publisher erased the Metal Gear Solid creator’s name from his next game. That’s the theory put forward by YouTube user timesplitter88, who revisited last year’s bite-sized prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5, Ground Zeroes, and …
Read More »Free version of Threes doubles dev’s income
Free-to-play may still be a turn off to some sections of the fandom, but for developers it can often remain a very sensible choice. A perfect illustration of this is Asher Vollmer. He’s the creator of hit mobile (and now console) puzzle game Threes. It was originally released as a …
Read More »Rust will start randomly assigning you gender
Having already toyed with race and penis size, Rust is about to brave yet another frontier – automatically assigning a player’s gender. Until now the game has only offered male player models, but creator Garry Newman has said an upcoming patch the game will add a female design. The female …
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