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John Riccitiello isn’t listening to the noise surrounding social gaming’s impending demise –believing instead that companies are learning, and only need to make a few necessary adjustments for continued success. Reported by AllThingsD, EA’s CEO spoke on the topic of social gaming’s apparent plunge over the past year. The companies …
Read More »Turbine revs up with hiring spree
Industry vets of 38 Studios, Bethesda, NetherRealm and Zynga join leadership team
Read More »Anarchy Reigns finally gets UK release date
Sega has finally announced a European release date for Platinum Games’ Anargy Reigns. It will be released on January 11th in the UK. That game’s road to market has been a troubled one. As long ago as May 2011 the game was pushed back to 2012, with a July 2012 …
Read More »Epic Diaries: Dishonored
A look at how Arkane Studios is harnessing Unreal Engine 3 for its latest release
Read More »Facebook and Twitter apps pulled from Xbox Live
Microsoft has removed the dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 marketplace. The apps are no longer available to download for all users who have updated to the latest Xbox 360 dashboard update, which has already begun rolling out to users. The Verge reports that multiple sources familiar …
Read More »Successful Kickstarter outing Haunts: The Manse Macabre faces uncertain future
What happens when a successful Kickstarter project goes wrong? We may well be about to find out. Developer Rick Dakan’s promised multiplayer horror romp Hanuts: The Manse Macabre successfully passed its Kickstarter project, raising a total of $28k+ from 1,214 backers last July. However, having already missed its proposed release …
Read More »Last chance to nominate for this year’s 30 Under 30
Hurry! There are just a few hours left to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …
Read More »India now the fourth-largest market for Android downloads
Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400% over the past year, Google has announced. So rapid is the growth, said a post on the Android Develoeprs Blog, that Android users in India downloaded more apps in the last six months than they did in the previous three …
Read More »Google now allowing Indian devs to offer paid Android apps
It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: The night in pictures
Hundreds of media professionals and industry veterans headed to London last night for the 2012 Games Media Awards. The ceremony was held at Vinopolis, near Borough Market, and was bookended by pre- and post-drinks receptions, as well as the ever popular rockaoke – and we’ve photographed the lot. The event …
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