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Twitch has revealed its software development kit for mobile game broadcasting. The SDK allows the capture of footage and audio from both the game and the devices camera and microphone. Furthermore, videos can be uploaded straight away at a variety of qualities. It seems that this kit is more for …
Read More »Namco Bandai signs three indie publishing deals
Three indie games have signed digital publishing deals with Namco Bandai Europe. The first is team-based space combat simulator GoD Factory: Wingmen from Nine Dots Studio, which will be released on PC, Mac and Linux. Then there’s Magiko Soft’s retro outing Platformines. That will be released for PC on Steam …
Read More »Team17 expands publishing initiative to mobile
Rocket Rainbow’s puzzle game Hay Ewe is the first third-party mobile title to be published
Read More »Free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo hitting Xbox One and 360
Activision is taking the unprecedented step of allowing free multiplayer Call of Duty access to those who don’t own the game. Starting this Friday (March 7th) and running until Monday (March 10th) a free demo of Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer will be available on Xbox Live to all Xbox …
Read More »Japanese hardware market up 179.1% as PS4 arrives
The games console hardware market enjoyed a sharp year-on-year increase in Japan thanks to the launch of PS4, Famitsu has revealed. Data supplied to MCV shows that for February hardware sales were up 179.1 per cent year-on-year at 189.5m (1.11m). The software market climbed 113.8 per cent to 192.5m (1.12m). …
Read More »German and Austrian delay for South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth will miss its March 7th release date in Germany and Austria. Videogamer reports that numerous users on Steam and NeoGaf have received messages from Ubisoft apologising for the delay. "The German and Austrian version of South Park: The Stick of Truth contains an unconstitutional …
Read More »Microsoft rolls out major Xbox One update
A new major update has been released for the Xbox One to address a variety of the console’s issues. Many of these changes improve the console’s multiplayer with changes to tweaks made to matchmaking, party chat and friend features. The update also addresses the fame rate issues faced by European …
Read More »Jobs lost at Thief dev Eidos Montreal
Eidos Montreal has let go of a significant number of development staff just one week after shipping its stealth action reboot Thief. Thief was met with mixed reviews when it arrived last week. The studio’s parent company Square Enix today confirmed toKotakuthat more than 20 staff have been made redundant. …
Read More »Funcom’s Q4 revenues drop $3.5m year-on-year
Weak sales, increased competition and deferred billings for The Secret World result in tough Christmas for MMO firm
Read More »Titanfall Season Pass confirmed; 360 port ‘lagging behind’
Upcoming Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall will employ the Season Pass DLC model. Speaking to GameSpot, Respawn’s Vince Zampella confirmed the plans, stating: We’re not going to do microtransactions. You just buy it up front, and you get a better price. We’re going to do a Season Pass just because …
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