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Wii/Wii U indie developer Broken Rules has expressed its approval of the openness of Nintendo’s new hardware compared to its predecessor. Speaking with Official Nintendo Magazine, Broken Rules’ Martin Pichlmair revealed his feelings on the growth between the two devices in regards to openness and accessibility toward indies. "I cannot …
Read More »World of Tanks surges past 40m registered players
Wargaming’s free-to-play MMO World of Tanks has climbed to over 40m registered users. The company announced the figure as being twice as high as the game’s previous milestone set earlier this year. The studio also claims a record-breaking 500,000 concurrent players online on one server based in Russia. World of …
Read More »Valve launches software line
Valve has announced the launch of its creative and development focused software, now available on Steam. The first offerings include a desktop photo application, graphics tests for DirectX 10 and 11, a 3D production program, and a painting/drawing package. All our for windows, with a few being Mac compatible too. …
Read More »Humble Bundle 6 closes at $2m
Sixth iteration of indie bundle gets smallest return since second offering
Read More »Mediatonic opens Brighton studio
Digital developer hiring up to 50 employees to staff up new branch
Read More »IN PICTURES: Loading Bar makes Solid Snake out of 2,100 shots
There’s having a drink to celebrate Solid Snake’s 25th anniversary and then there’s really having a drink. UK games hangout Loading Bar chose to celebrate to birthday of Konami’s iconic games hero by creating an artistic interpretation of Snake out of 2,100 shots. It commissioned freelance designer and Metal Gear …
Read More »Sony aims to win over families with new PS3
Sony wants to capture the lucrative family market with its new 12GB PlayStation 3. The firm has bundled two of the biggest family products coming this Christmas with the console. Parents can get a pack that includes the firm’s new Wonderbook offering, as well as a set that features the …
Read More »Ashes video game can create new cricket fans
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) believes next year’s Ashes Cricket game will draw more fans into the sport. The game is being brought to market by 505 Games. The last Ashes Cricket title, from Codemasters, was a surprise hit in the summer of 2009. The Ashes is a …
Read More »Creative firm FreeForm.London buys marketing agency Firebelly
The creative firm behind Ubisoft’s ZombiU campaign has acquired award-winning marketing agency Firebelly. The acquisition will result in a new larger agency based in Old Street, and means FreeForm.London now boasts a bigger creative team, 2D and 3D animation teams, four edit suites and more. Firebelly boss Guy Meyer will …
Read More »Minecraft strikes book and magazine publishing deal
Indie PC hit Minecraft is hitting the High Street – but you’ll have to head to the book aisle to find it. UK outfit Egmont Publishing has acquired the book and magazine publishing rights from Mojang, TechCrunch reports. The deal covers all territories except the US. It has not yet …
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