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Smartphone and PC strategy title Plague Inc has nabbed a big-time licensing tie-up with 20th Century Fox’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. An upcoming Simian Flu expansion offers a number of gameplay alterations, with players controlling communities of intelligent apes at the same time as guiding the human …
Read More »Warframe dev Digital Extremes lined up for acquisition by a chicken meat supplier
Digital Extremes could soon find itself in the hands of a surprising new owner. Gamasutra reports that free-to-play specialist Perfect World has teamed up with chicken meat supplier Sumpo Food Holdings to acquire the Warframe studio, with a bid having been filed this week. Due diligence pending, everything should be …
Read More »UK mobile device sales will fall by 5m units in 2014 – report
27 million mobile phones and 12 million tablets will be sold in the UK this year – some five million devices fewer than 2013, predicts CCS Insight. The analyst also estimates mobile phone sales will drop 11 per cent this year, while tablet sales will fall 14 per cent. Sales …
Read More »Oculus Rift dev kits removed from sale in China
Chinese developers are being blocked from buying Oculus Rift dev kits due to the number of units being sold on by buyers. Games In Asia reports that the company has even go so far as to cancel exiting pre-orders. It is a bummer that we’ve had to suspend sales in …
Read More »Rob Pardo leaves Blizzard
Blizzard’s chief creative officer Rob Pardo has left after 17 years with the studio. Pardo’s credits include StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo 3, plus a number of other titles. After 17 years at Blizzard, with long and careful contemplation, I have made a difficult and bittersweet but ultimately exciting …
Read More »Japanese market flat for H1 2014; PS3 sales beating Wii U
An increase in hardware sales and a decrease in software has left the Japanese games market flat for the first half of 2014, according to Famitsu data. Hardware sales grew 6.4 per cent compared to the same period last year while software sales declined 3.8 per cent, leaving the overall …
Read More »Crytek UK staff down tools in pay dispute, report claims
A large number of employees at the Crytek UK office have staged a walkout and are no longer going to work, according to a report. People familiar with the situation” have toldKotakuthat employees have handed in formal grievance letters and stopped working.One source claimed that as many as 100 people …
Read More »Release date set for Civilization: Beyond Earth
2K Games’ Civilization: Beyond Earth now has a release date, developer Firaxis has announced. The PC title will be released on October 24th, with pre-order perks for those who lay down some cash ahead of time – specifically the Exoplanets Map Pack. Beyond Earth differs from past games in the …
Read More »Dovetail Games to expand beyond Train Simulator with fishing sim
Dovetail Games, the creator of Train Simulator, is to expand into new segments with a fishing simulation title. Former EA execs Rob O’Farrell and Chris Roberts are leading the development of Dovetail Games Fishing, which will allow budding fishermen to utilise a ‘Total Cast Control’ mechanism to find, attract, catch …
Read More »UPDATED: UFC and FIFA 14 demos now cost £3.99 on Xbox One
Well this is going to go down a treat. The demos for EA’s FIFA 14 and new UFC title on Xbox One have suddenly been given a price tag. Both shorts will cost 3.99 to download ($4.99 in the US), with FIFA 14 at the very least having previously been …
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