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'When I feel the world is ready, then we will allow normal people to buy it,' says creator Alex Kipman
Read More »Windows Phone market share falls, overall smartphone growth slows
The market share enjoyed by Windows Phone handsets has more than halved in the last year. The latest Worldwide Smartphone Shipments report from Gartner shows that Q4 2015 shipments of Windows Phone devices fell to 4.4m units, giving it around 1.1 per cent market share of the period. That’s down …
Read More »Bethesda changes dev setup, has three projects in the works
Having been famed as somewhat of a ‘one at a time’ developer, Bethesda has altered the way it works to allow for multiple projects. Kotaku reports that Fallout 4 director Todd Howard told a DICE audience that multiple projects are now currently ongoing. We actually have three kinda longer-term projects …
Read More »Monument Valley, 80 Days and Lumino City creators set for BAFTA games guru event
Ustwo Games’ Dan Gray, writer Meg Jayanth and State of Play’s Luke Whittaker and Katherine Bidwell will all offer their expert advice during three-day show
Read More »Goodgame chief Böni replaced by Warner Bros’ William Corey Barnard
Former development director for publisher oversaw the creation of Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons and DC Comics MMOs
Read More »‘We will do Early Access right,’ vows GOG
'We don’t want to be in the business of selling poor experiences wrapped in grand promises,' insists brand director Tomasz Nalewajk
Read More »Discounted multiplayer-only COD Black Ops III launches on PC
Activision has taken the interesting decision to release a cut-down multiplayer-focused version of Call of Duty: Black Ops III on Steam. Called the Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Multiplayer Starter Pack, the release ditches the entirety of the single player campaign. Also gone are a handful of other …
Read More »Jagex signs first third-party RuneScape dev deal with Hyper Hippo
AdVenture Capitalist creator will produce spin-off clicker title Idle Adventures
Read More »Bethesda upping Fallout 4 Season Pass price
The price of Fallout 4’s Season Pass will jump by 60 per cent at the start of next month. Bethesda has announced that the current price of 24.99 will stay in place until March 1st, when it will then be changed to 39.99. This is due to the fact that …
Read More »Ono apologies for Street Fighter V launch server problems
Street Fighter V is finally here, but early buyers have faced a few issues playing the game online. Despite a number of beta tests in the long run up to release, the launch of the game yesterday (February 16th) brought with it some significant server woes, leaving players unable to …
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