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Per-user monetisation rates set to grow rapidly on Android, says Gree's Anil Dharni
Read More »Releasing a demo can damage your game sales, social games bloss claims
Getting a taster of your game into the hands of consumers is essential, right? Perhaps not. Speaking to the crowd at DICE 2013, the CEO of crowd designed gaming site Puzzle Clubhouse used data from Xbox 360 releases to suggest that games tended to perform better when gamer’s were still …
Read More »VIDEO: Slender The Arrival gameplay footage looks absolutely horrifying; Pre-order details announced
The first beta gameplay footage of Slender: The Arrival has been released online. And it’s not for those of a nervous disposition. The game is a high-tech remake of free cult hit Slender: The Eight Pages and uses a considerable improvement in graphical quality to up the tension levels. Developer …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm devs drop PS4 game hints
It looks like at least three Sony properties will have new game announcements alongside the PS4 next Wednesday. LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has added a mysterious ?” to its list of titles on its website, the contents of which is an embedded YouTube video of Toyah Wilcox performing It’s a …
Read More »Namco Bandai takes over Codemasters’ UK distribution duties
Having already handled much of Codemasters’ European distribution, Namco Bandai has now taken control of the publisher’s UK distribution as well. It’s an expansion of a deal that first arose in 2010, and not as some may fear a first move toward the closure of Codemasters’ publishing business. There has …
Read More »UK distributor sought for Nvidia games console
PC giant Nvidia is on the hunt for a supplier to release its new games console into the UK. The firm, best known for its graphics cards, revealed Project Shield at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. The portable plays Android titles and can even stream games …
Read More »GameStop: Why retail will play a key role in the digital revolution
Whenever a big entertainment retailer goes bust, it prompts the same analysis: They didn’t adapt to the rise of digital”. Such troubled chains are trying, of course. Since coming back from the brink last year, GAME has begun to transform its business, as did HMV and Blockbuster before bankruptcy. Websites …
Read More »Learning Without Frontiers event cancelled
Digital learning event Learning Without Frontiers, which was due to take place this June, has been cancelled. It would have been the eighth time the event had place. The decision has been taken due to the failure to attract sufficient commercial sponsorship support”, something the organisers blame on the current …
Read More »Crytek wants to be the king of new hardcore free-to-play market
Crysis developer Crytek foresees a future for the company where none of its titles make it to retail. That’s because the German developer wants to become the leader in what it believes is the emerging hardcore free-to-play space, with its own Gface platform at the centre of it – much …
Read More »Origin approaches 40m users as Mac client goes live
EA’s digital download service Origin is approaching 40m registered users across PC and iOS. A decent jump, that, from the 30m registered users it reported in October 2012. Around 500 titles are currently available on Origin including key EA exclusives such as Battlefield 3 and the upcoming Crysis 3. Interestingly, …
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