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There are two Skylanders mobile games in the works, and one is even heading to the High Street. The Skylanders Battlegrounds Starter Pack includes a special wireless Bluetooth Portal of Power that ‘brings figures to life’ on iOS, and three physical characters: Jet Vac, Series 2 Cynder and Double Trouble …
Read More »App Store passes 1m submissions
The number of apps created for iOS has passed one million, says social app discoverability company Appsfire. The company revealed the news in a tweet but have not given any further information surrounding the numbers and have not yet updated the figures to account for November. The number represents that …
Read More »US: Golf legend Arnold Palmer joins Tiger Woods on PGA Tour 14 cover
The US edition of the next Tiger Woods game will see the title star share the cover of the game with golf legend Arnold Palmer. Palmer is one of the most successful golfers to ever grace the green with 92 professional recorded victories, 62 of which happened on the PGA …
Read More »Ubisoft launches ZombiU iPhone app ahead of Wii U
Ubisoft today launched the ZombiU iOS app to coincide with the arrival of the game at the end of the month. The app contains an ‘infection simulator’ which provides information on the virus and gives consumers the chance to see what they would look like if riddled with the virus. …
Read More »Gree closing OpenFeint
Developers given just one month to salvage game data and migrate to new platforms
Read More »Team interaction is key to success, says Field
Multidiscipline units 'make for better results'
Read More »System update brings PlayStation Plus to Vita
Vita owners can now have access to the PlayStation Plus service courtesy of the Vita firmware update 2.0. Sony previously announced that the service would be coming to the handheld and the addition forms one of several enhancements arriving with this system upgrade. The update adds the ability to use …
Read More »Karaoke streaming coming to Xbox Live
Microsoft is set to bring Xbox Live subscribers a pay-per-hour Karaoke application. This pay-as-you-play business model is a console first and the Karaoke service will allow Xbox Live subscribers to stream, and then butcher, songs through the 360. Rather than pay for individual tracks, the service gives users the opportunity …
Read More »Star Citizen claims crowdfunding record as Kickstarter run concludes
The two crowdfunding efforts for Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen have come to a close, bringing in a combined $6.2m in pledges. The game’s Kickstarter wrapped up yesterday at $2.1m in funding and over 34,000 backers. Added to the $4.1m raised from the already concluded Roberts Space Industry drive, the team …
Read More »Major League Gaming sees massive viewership growth in 2012 season
Major League Gaming has reported record-breaking numbers for viewership. Polygon reports the international esports league amassed 11.7m unique viewers online during its 2012 season–boosting viewership growth by 334 per cent. More than 15m hours were streamed online for the period, and the organization’s spring and fall tournaments were the most-watched …
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