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Read More »Nutaku launches crowdfunding site for X-rated games, Kimochi Red Light
100 per cent of the money raised from crowdfunding will go to the campaigning developers
Read More »Facebook to close 200 Oculus Rift demo stations in the US
200 Oculus Rift demo stations are to be closed at Best Buy stores in the US, according to the Business Insider. The website reports that Facebook ordered the closure of its VR corners due to store performance,” according to an internal memo. An anonymous Best Buy worker told BI that …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 claims second No.1 in Japan
Capcom’s new Resident Evil title is once again No.1 in Japan according to market data from Famitsu. The game saw a 82 per cent decline in sale in its second week on shelves, with 42,165 units shifted. The horror title still charted ahead of Pokmon Sun and Moon, which sold …
Read More »Entries now open for Women in Games Awards 2017
Entries are now open for Women in Games Awards 2017, with a deadline of March 10th 2017 for nominations. This year we will once again kick off our campaign to recognise the achievements of Women in the UK Games Industry. 2017 will see us recognising the plethora of female talent …
Read More »Castlevania Netflix series is coming later this year
Producer Adi Shankar, who previously worked on movies Dredd and Lone Survivor, has revealed he’s working on a Castlevania series for Netflix, which, according to him, will be the western world’s first good video game adaptation” (see original Facebook post below). The first season will launch this year, with season …
Read More »Fire Emblem Heroes made $5m in its first five days
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has given some insight into the company’s new mobile business. In an extensive interview with TIME, the exec says that its latest mobile release, Fire Emblem Heroes, has generated $5m in its first week on digital storefronts. If reports from Sensor Tower are to be believed,$2.9m …
Read More »TT Games acquires Golf Clash studio Playdemic
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment subsidiary TT Games has acquired UK mobile games company Playdemic to help bring new kinds of LEGO titles to smartphones. The Manchester-based studio has previously been responsible for mobile titles such as Golf Clash and Village Life, with the former becoming a top grossing title in …
Read More »Former Sony London Studio head David Ranyard forms new VR studio
Former Sony London Studio head David Ranyard has formed a new, independent VR studio, Dream Reality Interactive.Based in Farringdon, London, the studio will focus on the development of virtual reality games and experiences. Ranyard, who has previously worked on titles including Singstar, Wonderbook: Book of Spells and VR Worlds for …
Read More »Time Warner video game revenue ‘flat’ for 2016
Time Warner has released its Q4 financial earnings for the full year ended December 31st 2016. While the company’s overall revenue increased 4 per cent to $29.3bn, its video game revenue was "essentially flat", hitting $13bn. Theatrical and television revenues were higher this year, says Time Warner, but this figure …
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