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A proposed $99 console built on Google’s Android operating system has hit its $950,000 fund-raising target in just eight hours on crowd-funding site Kickstarter. The campaign went live earlier today and has so far attracted around 8,000 financial pledges. The Ouya console – which carries a proposed release date of …
Read More »iOS giants go head-to-head this Thursday
It might not generate the same headlines as Call of Duty vs Battlefield, but tomorrow will see a very high profile sales war fought between two of the App Store’s big hitters. In one corner we have Rovio, masterminds of the Angry Birds franchise that has in two and a …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic gets free-to-play trial
The millions of voices that suddenly cried out in terror when they discovered that Star Wars: The Old Republic would have a monthly subscription have been suddenly silenced. No, your eyes have not deceived you – EA has announced that a free trial of the MMO is now available that …
Read More »Portalarium raises $7m in funding
Austin studio co-founded by Richard Garriott secures backing from London firm
Read More »God of War film shows signs of life
The God of War film, announced originally way back in 2005, appears to be back on track. Universal Studios today announced via the Hollywood Reporter that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan will be rewriting the movie’s script. The script was originally written by executive producer David Self. Melton and Dunstan …
Read More »Halo 4 will work with Surface tablet
News both eyecatching and vague out of Microsoft today as the company has revealed Halo 4 will be compatible in some way with its Surface tablet. Speaking during a panel at GameBeat 2012, Microsoft president of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick stated that 343’s upcoming sequel in the sci-fi shooter franchise …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 ‘Earth’ DLC hits next week, ‘Leviathan’ DLC confirmed
Several new pieces of information have come about regarding Mass Effect 3’s upcoming content, some of it official and some not as much. Let’s start with what has actually confirmed. The game’s Earth DLC will land next Tuesday, July 17th for free according to Major Nelson. It will be multiplayer …
Read More »Penny Arcade to go ad-free with Kickstarter
Popular games comic and blog Penny Arcade is offering fans the chance to remove all advertising the site – if they pay $1m. The website’s creators have started a Kickstarter campaign promising that all ads will be removed if it raises enough money – specifically $999,999. If they reach $525,000, …
Read More »Kickstarter ‘offers a great feedback mechanism’
Develop Conference: 'Advice developers receive from contributors is trustable as they have invested money', says Jason Holtman
Read More »Angry Birds Trilogy finally coming to consoles
Rovio’s mobile phenomenon will swoop into living rooms this Christmas as Angry Birds Trilogy arrives on Xbox 360, PS3 and 3DS. The compilation includes Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and movie tie-in Angry Birds Rio, according to IGN. The trio have a combined sales count in the billions. Angry Birds …
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