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That’s when you know you’ve made it, right? Last weekend’s episode of The Simpsons featured a Minecraft-style intro that has left even the game’s creator Markus Persson in awe. The Simpsons did a Minecraft couch gag,” he said. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I STILL feel a …
Read More »Tetris amasses 425m paid mobile downloads
Henk Rogers says value proposition of games has been "screwed up" by free titles
Read More »Epic: Oculus Rift is VR’s iPhone moment
Founder of Epic says virtual reality will be used by ‘billions of people’ in ten years time
Read More »Retro City Rampage has made more money of 3DS than Xbox 360
Another indie game has reported a strong performance on Nintendo systems. The official Titter account for Retro City Rampage has revealed that the game has made more money on 3DS than it has Xbox 360, even if it hasn’t matched the unit sales seen on Microsoft’s machine. Retro City Rampage …
Read More »Spencer: Dropping Kinect is not the No.1 Xbox One request
Microsoft has insisted that the dropping of Kinect is not the most requested Xbox One amendment. We’re always trying to match what consumers are asking for,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer told Edge. I always want to make sure that we’re in tune with what current or potential customers are asking …
Read More »Mike Hayes joins virtual reality firm nDreams
The former boss of Sega’s Western arm Mike Hayes has joined the board of virtual reality and virtual world firm nDreams. Hayes left Sega in the summer of 2012 after an eight-year stint. His move to nDreams comes following recent investment from Mercia Fund Management to aid its development of …
Read More »Unity Focus: Xbox One’s first Unity-powered game
Danish studio Press Play reflects on Max, the first Unity-powered game on Xbox One
Read More »Xbox One gameplay YouTube uploads coming today
The ability to upload gameplay clips to YouTube will be patched into the console today, Microsoft has confirmed. It comes as part of an update to the YouTube app. Users will need to adjust their system settings as detailed on the Xbox Wire to get everything up and running. The …
Read More »Halo co-creator scores $5m investment for tablet shooter Midnight Star
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian’s startup Industrial Toys has received a sizable investment from Accel Partners to develop his new mobile title, Midnight Star. Games Beat reports on the the funding deal, a $5m investment to help complete Seropian’s upcoming tablet shooter. The industry veteran served as president and CEO of …
Read More »Ubisoft to publish AirMech on Xbox 360
Carbon Games’ free-to-play RTS AirMech is heading to Xbox 360, courtesty of Ubisoft. The publisher announced a console version of the popular indie strategy title will arrive this summer – though it’s also worth noting the game is currently available on PC via Steam as a free-to-play Early Access title. …
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