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Read More »Setting up in-app purchases for maximum flexibility
SOOMLA's Yaniv Nizan looks at how to streamline the implementation of microtransactions
Read More »Saints Row V will likely take series in new direction
Upcoming action outing Saints Row IV looks to be the most insane release in the series to date – something that SR5 might not even try to match. The game’s developer Volition has admitted that it has crammed the title with so many bizarre ideas that it might be left …
Read More »Indie devs behind Cube World suffering repeated DoS attacks
A two-person family development team has seen the launch of its highly anticipated PC title ruined by repeated cyber attacks. Cube World was finally released in alpha last week but very few gamers have been lucky enough to get their hands on it due to repeated store downtime. It transpires, …
Read More »Activision re-joins Entertainment Software Association
The Entertainment Software Association has confirmed that Activision has re-joined the trade body. The pair originally parted ways back in May 2008, with an Activision rep telling GameSpot at the time: "After careful consideration, Activision has decided not to renew its ESA membership for business reasons and will not be …
Read More »Former Valve hardware boss criticises company’s ‘hidden management’ clique
Valve’s idealised ‘flat management’ structure is not all it’s cracked up to be, according to one of the developers fired from the studio earlier this year. Hardware hacker and former head of Valve’s hardware division Jeri Ellsworth has characterised secretive Valve’s purportedly utopian structure as masking ‘hidden management’ cliques that …
Read More »Tales of Xillia 2 getting PS3 release in 2014
Namco Bandai has announced a Western release date for RPG sequel Tales of Xillia 2. The PS3-exclusive RPG will be released in Europe and Australia in 2014. Which – obviously – means it arrives after the launch of PS4 at the end of the year. Tales of Xillia 2 is …
Read More »Microsoft wanted to acquire Zynga in 2010; Mattrick fronted negotiations
Don Mattrick lead an attempted acquisition of Zynga for then employer Microsoft in 2010, it has been claimed. Bloomberg reports that negotiations took place between Mattrick and Zynga founder Mark Pincus. Microsoft had hoped to add Zynga’s then hit titles to its Xbox Live service. Although no concrete reason was …
Read More »Just as we suspected, the Wii Vitality Sensor has been scrapped
One of the most maligned pieces of gaming hardware ever revealed will not now be released. In truth, any potential release for the Wii Vitality Sensor would have come as a shock. But the reason for the peripheral’s demise has certainly come as a surprise. After a large-scale test of …
Read More »Iwata: Layoffs are not the answer to weakening Nintendo financials
Reducing the staff count may lower overheads but it also comes at a cost, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed. If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results employee morale will decrease and I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will …
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