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New mobile apps streaming console-quality games to tablet devices start going live from today courtesy of OnLive. The cloud gaming firm has introduced new software that lets gamers play high-end games on touch-screen mobiles. At the time of writing, exact timings of the apps’ releases are TBC, but Android is …
Read More »UK boss appointed for OnLive
Streaming games firm OnLive has promoted one of its key staff to run its new UK office. Bruce Grove, previously the company’s senior director of engineering, has become UK general manager. He has more than ten years of engineering management for enterprise systems, software, gaming hardware and even jet engines …
Read More »Kalypso snaps up boxed Jurassic Park game
Publisher Kalypso Media has signed the rights to publish Telltale’s downloadable Jurassic Park game in boxed form early next year. Jurassic Park: The Game will arrive in retailers in the UK, Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia in Q1 2012 on Xbox 360 and PC. There is currently no word …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man tie-in swings into view
Activision will be publishing the video game companion to Sony Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man. The title will launch alongside its big screen namesake in 2012. The movie is a reboot of the popular superhero series and is due to hit cinemas over the summer. Activision’s The Amazing Spider-Man is being …
Read More »Microsoft in major app store push for Windows 8
Devs to get 70-80 per cent royalty on apps
Read More »New indie PC platform ‘ends discoverability woes’
Amazon-like recommendation engine 'gives all devs a fair chance'; Royalty rate at 15-25%
Read More »Last Guardian producer quits for London studio
A clearer picture is emerging on the stormy development of The Last Guardian, as the project’s executive producer resigns to join a London Tech City studio. Yoshifusa Hayama, who had been Vice President at Sony Computer Entertainment for four years, has been appointed creative director at Newscorp owned Bossa. Prior …
Read More »FEATURE: Local apps for local people
[Intel sponsored feature] By focusing on English, you're cutting out half your potential market, says Softtalkmobile
Read More »Sledgehammer developing new Call of Duty game
It never takes long for the industry to start whispering about the next Call of Duty – even though the latest blockbuster is still dominating the charts. Sure enough, reports have emerged that Sledgehammer Games is recruiting for its "Call of Duty development team". According to a job listing on …
Read More »Nintendo: 3DS has regained its vigour
Handheld raises its game with strong sales rush ahead of holiday season
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