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Future Publishing has opened voting for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards – and it’s indie smash hit Hotline Miami that could clean up. The retro-style top down shooter has won nominations in six categories, including Game of the Year, Best Indie Game and Best Newcomer. It outperforms all other games, …
Read More »Humble Origin Bundle raises over $10m
Money raised donated to charities including GamesAid, Human Rights Campaign and American Red Cross
Read More »Xbox co-creator Ed Fries calls Ouya criticism unfair
Fries defends $99 Android console and its new business model
Read More »Free Steam Keys for select Gun Monkeys players
Gift key giveaway intended to solve problem of underactive servers
Read More »Valve greenlights 100 new games for Steam
Latest batch of titles to stress test dev tools and publishing system
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Lick Creative profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Lick Creative. Lick Creative Sector: Creative & Promotional ServicesYear Established:2008Number of employees:42Address:153 – 157 Blackhorse Lane, London, E17 5QZ Key contacts: Daniel.Bacon@lickcreative.comAndi.Ewington@lickcreative.comGavin.Miller@lickcreative.com Website:www.lickcreative.com Email:Daniel.Bacon@lickcreative.comTwitter:@LickCreativeFacebook:Click HereLinkedIn:Click HereYouTube:Click HereVimeo:Click Here As a truly integrated agency, Lick Creative are able …
Read More »Xbox One Day One Edition back in stock at GAME
GAME says it has secured more stock of the Xbox One Day One Edition. The ‘Day One’ version of the console, which features the words ‘day one edition’ and a few little treats to make those that pre-ordered the console feel a bit special, was sold out at GAME from …
Read More »PlayStation: We don’t need to give anything away for free
Sony has shrugged off Xbox One’s FIFA 14 giveaway. The platform holder told MCV that it would only need to offer free games at launch if pre-orders were low, and that PS4 demand is currently much higher than expected. Xbox announced at Gamescom that FIFA 14 would be included with …
Read More »Saints Row IV moves 1m copies during first week
Deep Silver has announced that Saints Row IV has sold over 1m units in its first week at retail, calling it a smashing commercial success.” Games Industry reports on the launch week milestone for Volition’s latest entry to the series, which was bolstered specifically by a major spike in PC …
Read More »Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail to speak at NGDC 2013
Rami Ismail, one half of influential indie developer Vlambeer, will speak at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. Vlambeer is the team behind the critical and commercial hit Ridiculous Fishing. The studio was also in the news a few months ago when its next game, Luftrausers, was cloned by a …
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