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An estimated 34m individuals in the US average 22 hours of gaming each week, new research from NPD Group states. Game Informer reports on the figure, which doesn’t take into account mobile gaming hours – though 66 per cent of those polled claimed to play mobile devices. The survey also …
Read More »Superhot kicks off $100,000 Kickstarter
Time-bending FPS Superhot is already a quarter of the way toward its brand new $100,000 Kickstarter goal. The game last September became the fastest ever title to be approved on Steam’s Greenlight service, getting the nod in just five days. Now the Polish developer behind the game is looking to …
Read More »Star Citizen dev snaps up Diablo III lead game producer
Blizzard lead game producer Alex Mayberry has joined Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium as executive producer. Mayberry will oversee all product development for the crowdfunded space sim and will manage development across its studios around the world.He will report directly to Cloud Imperium Games CEO and co-founder Chris Roberts. After …
Read More »Microsoft offering Xbox Live Gold refunds for entertainment app users
There’s some money on offer for those who subscribed to Xbox Live to use services such as Netflix. Microsoft yesterday confirmed plans to lift the Xbox Live Gold requirement for a number of streaming and entertainment apps. An update to Microsoft’s T&Cs, as spotted by Videogamer, reads: "Once the Xbox …
Read More »McDonalds: Our Super Mario Happy Meal promotion was about getting kids active
Fast food giant McDonalds says its latest Happy Meal campaign is using Super Mario to help kids keep fit. Video games and fast food have long been in the crosshairs of health experts crediting both with the rapidly increasing level of obesity amongst UK children. But McDonalds told MCV it …
Read More »Second month at the top for EA’s Titanfall
Titanfall is the UK No.1 for the second month in a row. Data from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the EA shooter was bolstered by the launch of an Xbox 360 SKU, which accounted for the majority of Titanfall’s sales during April. The game was part of a bumper month for …
Read More »Microsoft’s decision has ‘killed original Kinect games’; PlayStation Camera could outsell it
Microsoft’s decision to remove Kinect from the Xbox One bundle has destroyed any possibility for developers to make games that realise the potential of the motion-sensing camera. That’s according to Zumba Fitness developer and UK studio Zo Mode, whose studio head Paul Mottram said: "We’ve been closely involved with Microsoft …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online and other MMOs still locked behind Xbox Live paywall
Recent changes to Xbox Live have not liberated Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online from its Xbox Live Gold requirement. As part of its Kinect announcement yesterday Microsoft also confirmed rumours that video streaming apps such as Netflix will now be made available to all, regardless of whether they subscribe to …
Read More »3DS games dominate Japanese Top Ten
Sales of Nintendo’s handheld continue to grow in Japan as the console takes hold of the Top Ten, according to Japanese sales data from Famitsu. Of the Top Ten games for the week ending May 11th, seven are for 3DS. The total number of 3DS consoles sold jumped by 4,000 …
Read More »Getting started with #IoT apps – online resources for devs
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog offers tutorials for those experimenting with the Internet of Things
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