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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 …
Read More »New Nintendo UK boss named – meet Simon Kemp
Nintendo has this afternoon named the new general manager of its UK operation: Simon Kemp. Kemp hails from outside the games industry. He began his career as a graduate trainee atUnilever in 1988 and during his time thereworked across a number of different categories in a variety of commercial roles …
Read More »735 fresh job losses confirmed at Comet
In the latest chapter of the on-going Comet administration process, the firm has confirmed that 735 additional employees have been made redundant. Administrator for Comet, Deloitte, broke the news this afternoon, announcing the job losses, which were based in the firm’s head office, central functions and home delivery network. There …
Read More »Uncharted card game revealed for PlayStation Vita
Sony has lifted the lid on a brand new Uncharted game for Vita – Uncharted Fight for Fortune. Rather than trying to replicate the IP’s PS3 experience a la Uncharted: Golden Abyss, this title takes a different approach. It’s an action-adventure turn-based card game featuring the heroes and villains from …
Read More »Milestone Interactive announces first mobile game – Worbble
The Milestone Interactive Group’s publishing and digital services division today announced its first mobile game – Worbble. Set for release in early December for iOS and Android devices, Worbble is a word-based puzzle game developed by Mile Nine Studios. The game is designed to test the player’s vocabulary and general …
Read More »Retail vacancy rate reaches record UK high
Over one-in-ten stores are now standing empty on UK High Streets, the British Retail Consortium has claimed. The organisation’s latest survey pegs national vacancy rates at 11.3 per cent. That’s up 0.4 per cent month-on-month and is the highest rate since the BRC started compiling the data in July 2011. …
Read More »Moshi Monsters strike Happy Meal deal
Mind Candy has put pen to paper on a deal which will see Moshi Monsters toys placed in Happy Meals in McDonalds’ North American restaurants over Christmas. Lasting for four weeks between December 14th to January 10th, the promotion will offer kids one of eight Moshi characters, including a new …
Read More »Gree to close OpenFeint; Devs forced to take quick action
OpenFeint, the first real equivalent of Xbox Live on smartphone, is to be closed on December 14th. The service was the first to allow iOS gamers to hook up with friends, compare scores and earn trophies. It may have since been arguably surpassed by Apple’s own Game Center, but OpenFeint …
Read More »DisneyUTV Digital takes over EA Mobile carrier and OEM distribution in India
DisneyUTV Digital has tied up with EA Mobile to exclusively distribute its games across phone carrier networks and OEMs in India. Disney takes over EA Mobile’s distribution, which primarily focuses on feature phone games, from Nazara Technologies. The distribution deal also extends to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.Nazara will continue to …
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