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The first of ESL’s season of Dota tournaments begins next month with ESL One Frankfurt taking over the Commerzbank-Arena. A total of $1m is on the line across at least three events this year, with two more to be announced shortly, and the first $250,000 up for grabs on the …
Read More »Super Mario Bros Puzzle and Dragons spin-off tops Japanese charts
The cross-over between casual phenomenon Puzzle and Dragons and Nintendo’s Mario IP is, unsurprisingly, a chart-topping combination in Japan. According to the latest data from Famitsu, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros Edition for 3DS was the best-selling title in the Japanese retail rankings last week. The game’s popularity helped …
Read More »Monster Strike on track to become billion dollar mobile hit
Japan could soon be home to its second billion dollar mobile franchise. GungHo’s Puzzle & Dragons currently stands alone as the nation’s single seven-figure mobile hero, but VentureBeat reports that Mixi’s Monster Strike currently makes $3.8m per day and has, since its launch in October 2013, been downloaded over 30m …
Read More »New 3DS Pullbox game is free to download in Japan
It probably doesn’t qualify as free-to-play, but Nintendo is again tinkering with payment models, this time with the release of a new Pullblox game. Siliconera reports that Pushmo: Hippaland can be downloaded on 3DS for free. For 500 (around 2.67) players can then grab another 100 levels. Three further 50 …
Read More »Publisher 3.0: When you dance with the devil
Mastertronic CEO Andy Payne offers advice on what to expect – and demand – from potential partnerships
Read More »Ubisoft pledges key brand to virtual reality
Ubisoft has shown more enthusiasm for virtual reality, teasing that it is currently developing titles for the new technology that will be based on its hit franchises. During this week’s quarterly earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot discussed the potential for virtual reality and said it will have a few titles …
Read More »Interface: Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s event
Plan your day with full delegate list, floorplan, speaker line-up and more
Read More »Interface is tomorrow – here’s everything you need to know
There is just one day to go until Interface, a brand new pitching and content event for the games business in the UK. Taking place on May 14that the Candid Arts Trust near Angel tube in central London, Interface is brought to you by the teams behind Develop and MCV. …
Read More »‘Small’ number of layoffs hit Hardline’s Visceral Games
Visceral Games has suffered a small number of layoffs as the studio’s focus shifts to new projects. We made a small staffing change in our Visceral studio today to support the needs of the studio’s two currently development priorities: content for Battlefield Hardline Premium and an unannounced Star Wars project,” …
Read More »The Division delayed to 2016; Ubisoft moves away from PS3 and Xbox 360
Ubisoft has confirmed that The Division will not be released this year as previously planned. Instead, the game is now scheduled to be released some time between January and March of 2016. "It is never an easy decision to move launch dates, but we are committed to make decisions that …
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