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Women now account for a bigger share of the UK games market than males. That’s according to the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) whose recent survey discovered that females account for 52 per cent of those who’ve played some form of video games in the last six months. That number …
Read More »Terraria in the works for Mac, Linux
Re-Logic is looking to bring its popular indie acton adventure sandbox title Terraria to Mac and Linux platforms, the developer has revealed. A post on the game’s official site announces that the team is currently exploring the possibility of ports that will be compatible with existing data – such as …
Read More »WWE 2K15 current-gen release delayed to November
2K Sports has announced WWE 2K15 will arrive later than expected for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, with the current-gen console versions now due out in November. The title will now arrive on Sony and Microsoft’s latest hardware on November 18th, rather than its previous launch date of October …
Read More »Underwhelming Destiny scores could cost Bungie $2.5m in bonuses – report
Bungie is likely to miss out on a Quality Bonus” totaling $2.5m over inadequate review scores for Destiny, according to a new report. Kotaku points to a clause in the 10-year contract Bungie signed with Activision in 2010 that states the first Destiny title would need a score of 90 …
Read More »Twitter reckons it’s the video games sales platform you’ve been waiting for
Selling video games with a single click at the exact moment a user is interested is the is the future of games retail, Twitter believes. Speaking at Games Retail 2020 this afternoon, Twitter UK’s Samir Bhana explained that Twitter is a platform that exists in the moment and is shaped …
Read More »Wooga opens first overseas office in Japan
German social games firm hires LINE veteran to lead operations
Read More »Learn how to use psychology in your games at Develop Live
Cyberpsychologist Berni Good explains how it can be used to influence everything from monetisation to game design
Read More »Why is there no PC keynote at E3?
PC gaming may be the forgotten sector of the modern PC market, but it’s also the most financially important. That’s according to Green Man Gaming’s Darren Cairns who told an audience at Games Retail 2020 today that, according to Juniper Research, PC, handheld and console revenues will hit $43.2bn by …
Read More »Disney wants more developers to join Disney Infinity
And House of Mouse has been talking to Nintendo about Amiibo
Read More »Tim Cook tells Apple customers that it isn’t a ‘treasure trove’ for NSA
Apple is not in the business of storing – or supplying – data about its customers, boss Tim Cook has said. The assurance comes just two weeks after Apple’s iCloud found itself at the centre of a celebrity nude picture controversy – although Apple itself has confirmed that only passwords …
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