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Mobile hit Pokmon Go has had a very positive impact on Nintendo’s share price. Since the game launched in select regions last Thursday (July 6th), the platform holder’s share price has risen 60 per cent from 14,390 to a high of 23,045 on the Tokyo Exchange yesterday (Tuesday, July 13th). …
Read More »Movie makers suddenly want back on the Pokemon train
Pokemon has within the space of a week become one of the hottest properties on the planet. So it shouldn’t come as a massive surprise to hear that film studios are among the many businesses looking at the colossal success of Pokemon Go and wondering how that could work for …
Read More »Saints Row, Payday, Yooka-Laylee, Rocket League, Goat Simulator and Perfect Dark star in new Worms game
Team17 has included some major video games into its next Worms title. Worms W.M.D is due on August 23rd for Xbox One and PS4, and those that pre-order the game will receive levels, costumes and weapons based on Rocket League, Goat Simulator, Saints Row IV, Payday 2, Unturned, Broforce, Orcs …
Read More »‘Failing on Kickstarter is better than succeeding with the wrong amount of money’
Auroch Digital’s Tomas Rawlings warns that ‘not doing your sums right’ can be disastrous for devs – even if their crowdfunding campaign exceeds its target
Read More »Madden’s return to PC is not looking likely
EA’s FIFA series remains ever present on PC, but the Madden series has been absent since 2006 – and that’s not looking likely to change. PC is literally based on demand,” EA Canada’s senior VP and GM for FIFA Matt Bilbey told Game Informer. There’s still the high demand for …
Read More »Streamline Studios co-developing Final Fantasy XV
Kuala Lumpur studio assisting Square Enix with upcoming fantasy blockbuster
Read More »Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: UKIE
The trade body's CEO Dr Jo Twist discusses her team's greatest accomplishments and why the UK can lead the way in eSports
Read More »Monument Valley lead designer forms new studio Mountains
Melbourne-based developer focusing on ‘small, beautiful games’
Read More »You can hire people to play Pokemon Go for you
Pokemon Go is so good that you’d be willing to pay someone to play it for you, right? Oh no wait that’s mental. But mental or not, this prospect is now a very firm reality. Bidvine is a site that allows folk to advertise for jobs they need doing and …
Read More »How Dying Light took Techland to the big leagues
Before its launch, you’d be forgiven for having muted expectations for Dying Light. The title, made by Polish studio Techland, was delayed, its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs scrapped, while the boxed release was delayed until a month after its digital version. Yet the title was a surprise hit …
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