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It’s only two days away now, but you can watch the launch trailer for Bethesda’s Dishonored right now. Reviews for the game went live earlier this week and suggest that the stealth romp could well be one of the most critically acclaimed games of the year. It’s currently averaging an …
Read More »By the power of Grayskull! He-Man has the power on iOS
Chillingo has teamed up with Mattel and developer Glitchsoft to give He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, the long-overdue iOS treatment. What, you’re under 30? Well, He-Man is the star of 1980s TV classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as well as the equally popular action …
Read More »Square Enix defends high priced mobile titles
With a growing list of $15+ iOS games, Square Enix has finally emerged to explain why it has adopted a pricing structure adverse to what mobile gamers are currently used to. The publisher offers a handful of titles on the App Store, including games from Final Fantasy and The World …
Read More »Supercell grossing $500,000 a day on iOS
Social game developer Supercell has revealed its averaging over the startling figure of $500,000 a day between two iOS games. The studio told The New York Times its raking a cool $350,000 daily from the App Store after Apple takes it 30 per cent. That means Supercell is bringing in …
Read More »Valve seeking playtesters for games and hardware
Valve has revealed its searching for people to playtest its games and hardware prototypes. The announcement comes after the company’s newly unveiled hardware division indicated that public beta tests are planned for next year. Those interested need to submit a general survey to Valve and must be local to the …
Read More »GDC Austin: ‘Greater diversity coming to online games’
Free-to-play won't just be strategy games and RPGs, says Kongregate co-founder
Read More »Aspiring indies should think of ‘the long run’
Best advice for indies is 'start saving lots of money' says A Virus Named Tom's Holly Keenan
Read More »IGN launches Xbox Live App
Video games media site IGN Entertainment has launched its IGN application today on Xbox Live. The application will give Xbox Live gold subscribers access to the site’s video content direct from their console. The app will stream gaming-related content including previews, guides, live streams, presentations, industry events and more. IGN’s …
Read More »Tomb Raider collector’s editions announced
Square Enix has announced pre-order details of the survival and deluxe collector’s editions of upcoming saction adventure game Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider, which is due for release next year, will come in three editions: standard, survival and deluxe. The Survival Edition will include the game, a mini art book, double …
Read More »Games education: The good stuff
Lecturer and senior designer Justin Parsler on why teaching is integral to the future of games development
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