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Troubled microconsole Ouya is making a push for the Asian market through a new partnership with Xiaomi Inc, a Chinese smartphone manufactuer. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman toldReutersthat while details are still being finalised, it’s likely that the device will get a dedicated channel on Xiami’s streaming boxes and smart TVs, …
Read More »Play Titanfall for free for 48 hours on PC
EA is offering two days of free access to Titanfall on PC. It comes as part of the publisher’s Origin Game Time initiative. PC owners with Origin installed are able to download the game for free and, once loaded up for the first time, play it for nothing for 48 …
Read More »Actually, Call of Duty pre-orders spiked 385% last week
As it turns out, Call of Duty had a pretty good Gamescom after all. You may recall that yesterday we published a story about pre-order spikes during Gamescom. Amazon UK revealed to us the impact Gamescom had on its big games and the numbers surprised us a bit. It revealed …
Read More »Sony: Move was ahead of its time but will be revived by Project Morpheus
It doesn’t look like Sony intends to release any motion controlled games in the near future, but PlayStation Move may yet have its day. The motion controller had by the end of 2012 sold in the region of 15m units – which isn’t bad considering PS3 sales stand at around …
Read More »No Pro Clubs for FIFA 15 on PS3 and Xbox 360
EA has confirmed that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of FIFA 15 will not include the Pro Clubs game mode. There are some things we couldn’t do for FIFA 15 on PS3 and Xbox 360, either based on the limitations of these consoles, or our time and resources,” EA …
Read More »PICTURES: GamesAid’s Cologne to Brighton bike ride
Members of the games industry cycling from Gamescom in Cologne back to Brighton have raised over 4,500 for GamesAid. It took the team four days to reach Brighton, passing through the Netherlands, Belgium and France along the way. In total they rode 337 miles over 29 hours and thirty minutes …
Read More »GameStop sales up 21.9% in Q2
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a like-for-like sales increase of 21.9 per cent for the quarter ending August 2nd. Total global sales for the period were up 25.1 per cent at $1.73bn while net earnings grew 134.3 per cent to$24.6m. New hardware sales were up 124.8 per cent thanks …
Read More »GungHo sells stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell
Japanese games firm GungHo Entertainment has decided to sell its stake in Clash of Clans creator Supercell. The stake has been soft to GungHo’s parent company SoftBank so that the former can focus on emerging markets. China, Southeast Asia and South America were specifically identified according to GamesIndustry. To that …
Read More »Gumi opens four new Western studios
Japanese mobile gaming developer and publisher Gumi has opened four new studios in Europe and the US. The new offices are based in Austin, Stockholm, Kiev and Vancouver, the latter of which is staffed by ex-Capcom staff. A further office will also be opened in San Francisco focusing on business …
Read More »Star Wars: Commander invades iOS
LucasArts has released a new Clash of Clans-inspired Star Wars game in iPhone and iPad. Star Wars: Commander is unsurprisingly free-to-play but comes with some pretty hefty IAP options, including a 69.99 14,000 crystal pack. IAPs start at 2.99 for 500 crystals. The listing specifies: "Before you download this experience, …
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