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Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks into the debate surrounding IAPs
Read More »Adam Hills to host MCV Awards 2014
Channel 4 host and acclaimed stand-up comic Adam Hills will compere April’s MCV Awards. The comedian will unveil the winners and hand out prizes at the April 10th event in Central London. The MCV Awards recognise outstanding achievement in the UK games business by retailers, publishers, developers, agencies and distributors. …
Read More »Steam Early Access game Rust makes $8.8m
Sandbox title knocks fellow in-development title DayZ off sales top spot
Read More »Tencent F2P FPS Crossfire made $950m in 2013
Tencent’s free-to-play shooter CrossFire brought in revenues of nearly $1 billion in 2013. That’s according to research fromSuperDatawhich found that the SmileGate-developed title brought in over 50 per cent more revenue than Riot Games’ hugely successful MoBA League of Legends – also published by Tencent – which took $624 million …
Read More »A dozen new currencies planned for Steam in 2014
Valve aims to bring currency options for 12 additional territories over the next year, including countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company announced the news this week during its Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Washington. The digital distributor plans to offer support in Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, …
Read More »Steam Controller ditches its touchpad, supports up to 16 players
The innovative controller that will ship with the upcoming range of Steam Machines has undergone an overhaul. The two touch-sensitive circle pads remain, but the central LED touch panel has been removed. Aside from the fact that touch controls on a physical controller are often criticised, Valve also wanted to …
Read More »SteamDevDays: Steam boasts 75m active users
Valve to support 12 new local currencies in 2014
Read More »AppThwack: A Free Way to Test Your Apps on Intel-based Android Devices
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at a tool for helping developers test their games on mobile
Read More »Now Bugbear’s Next Car Game hits Steam Early Access
Ready to lay down another few quid on an in-development title? Bugbear’s Next Car Game is the latest title to join the likes of DayZ, Rust, Starbound, 7 Days To Die, Project Zomboid, Wasteland 2, Nether and Prison Architect in releasing on Steam’s Early Access service. For 18.99 buyers get …
Read More »DayZ marks up 1m sales as creator says traditional publishing is under threat
Dean Hall says early success of his self-published PC game signals a wind-change
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