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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, …
Read More »Ouya heading to China through smartphone firm
Xiaomi Inc to bring microconsole's games offering to Chinese audience via streaming boxes and smart TVs
Read More »GungHo sells stake in Supercell
Puzzle and Dragons firm gains $344m as it focuses on emerging markets
Read More »White PS4 Destiny bundle cut to £350 at GAME
GAME is now selling the White PS4 Destiny bundle for the same RRP of a normal PS4. The console was on sale 379.99 but can now be bought for a penny below 350. The price cut follows a mini-price war over the normal black PS4 destiny bundle, which is available …
Read More »Clones descend on Flappy Bird creator’s new game Swing Copters
Swing Copters is the new game from Dong Nguyen, but good luck finding it. Not that the game isn’t available – it is, both on iOS and Google Play. But as The Guardian points out, clones of the game were so quick to arrive that some were even released before …
Read More »Horror games terrify in Cologne
A few years ago, horror games were a rarity. Even the big horror IP such as Dead Space and Resident Evil were abandoning scares in favour of action. That’s been changing this year, and Gamescom was filled with creepy games designed to scare the pants of gamers. The Evil Within …
Read More »Sierra is back as indies conquer Gamescom
Once again Gamescom became the home of indie development. There were a number of blockbuster game reveals, certainly. And despite the slew of indie titles, not one of them made it on to the shortlist for Gamescom’s official Game of the Show. Nevertheless, it was the range of inventive indie …
Read More »Microsoft withdraws support for F2P Xbox 360 RPG Ascend: Hand of Kul
Ascend: Hand of Kul will have its Xbox 360 servers switched off in November, Microsoft has said. The free-to-play Xbox 360 RPG was released in September and then subsequently on PC in May but has already been removed from the Xbox Marketplace. Signal Studios must regretfully announce that despite our …
Read More »Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: The battle of the exclusives
Microsoft came out fighting at Gamescom this year. If the European team was lacking any confidence after nine months in which PlayStation had dominated, and Microsoft had made wide-sweeping job cuts, there was no sign of it in Cologne. The big blockbusters such as Fable Legends, Halo, Quantum Break, Evolve …
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