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Read More »Dragon Quest ‘does a Minecraft’ with Builders spin-off
It’s pretty easy to surmise what game may have proved the inspiration for the latest Dragon Quest title. More or less nothing is known about the freshly revealed Dragon Quest Builders aside from what can be found on the Japanese website. Kotaku reports that the block building RPG” will allow …
Read More »Who will be named Publishing Hero at the Develop Awards next week?
Just one week remains until the Develop Awards, which honours the best companies that the game development sector has to offer. We will also find out which firm our panel of judges has deemed the best publisher with eight companies vying for this prize. 505 Games, Chillingo, Curve, Deep Silver, …
Read More »HTML5 developer Wozlla raises $2m
Studio to expand teams and release its own HTML5 dev tools
Read More »Warner’s Samantha Ryan is the new head of EA Mobile
EA has appointed recent recruit Samantha Ryan as the new head of its EA Mobile division. Ryan joined the publisher in March 2015 as senior VP and group GM. But following the recentdeparture of long-time EA servant Frank Gibeauin May, she has named be named as his replacement. Prior to …
Read More »Mighty No.9 live-action film in the works
A live-action movie based on Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter game Mighty No.9 has been revealed to be in development. Legendary Digital Media and Contradiction Films – the firms who brought us fellow video game series Dead Rising to the silver screen – are handling the Mighty No.9 flick. Mighty No.9 is …
Read More »‘Big plans’ for PS4 and PC release Rocket League as it races up Steam charts
Psyonix’s new racer Rocket League arrived on PS and PS4 yesterday, and the developer has said the first DLC is almost ready to roll out. The game is already second in Steam’s Top Sellers charts. Couple this with its availability for free to PlayStation Plus members and perhaps the fact …
Read More »Samantha Ryan named head of EA Mobile
Former Warner Bros exec replaces Frank Gibeau
Read More »Nintendo executive set to compete in Super Smash Bros tournament at Evo 2015
It seems that Nintendo’s hesitance over promoting Super Smash Bros as a competitive fighting series is coming to an end. The firm has long struggled with its fans’ desire to play entries in the ensemble brawler franchise at pro-gaming tournaments, attempting to halt the streaming of Super Smash Bros Melee …
Read More »Just Cause dev Avalanche releases first mobile game
Avalanche Studios, best known for the chaotic Just Cause series and the upcoming post-apocalyptic title Mad Max, has entered the mobile market with Rumble City. The title is a bit different from the anarchic Just Cause series, and is a turn-based strategy game starring American bikers. Rumble City is already …
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