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Zynga is to hire another exec in the shape of Disney publishing chief Adam Sussman, a Disney spokesperson has confirmed. Sussman’s reign at Disney Interactive lasted less than a year, according to a report on AllThingsDigital. He is reported to have joined the company in January, following a spell at …
Read More »GMA 2011: Nordic Games rocks with Bandaoke
Nordic Games’ We Sing Rock will present the popular Bandaoke after-show entertainment at next month’s Games Media Awards. "Games press and the media at large have been very kind towards the We Sing range, repeatedly heaping praise in our direction," said Nordic Games’ sales and marketing director Nik Blower. "What …
Read More »FIFA Superstars for iPhone pulled from App Store
Electronic Arts has pulled the iPhone version of its social game FIFA Superstars from the App Store, after players experienced problems playing the connected game. The game started life on Facebook, where it currently has just under 2.8 million monthly active users. In late August, a standalone iPhone version was …
Read More »FEATURE: Digital thriving on the High Street
Ask an industry exec what retailers can do to survive in today’s increasingly digital marketplace, and they’ll tell you: ‘Retail needs to evolve.’ It’s a meaningless soundbite because when asked how, few seem to know. Those that do simply suggest copying Apple’s store format or spending millions on unproven online …
Read More »PopCap cuts iOS prices, fingers point at EA
A range of games by casual giant PopCap have been reduced to their lowest possible price point on the App Store. The tactic sees several iPhone games reduced from 1.99 to 69p, including the likes of Plants vs Zombies and Peggle. While the App Store price cuts are a rarity …
Read More »The EA effect: PopCap slashes app prices
Plants vs Zombies and Peggle join 69p sales rush
Read More »Unreal dev kit to power 48-hour game jam
Event open to students and amateur game developers
Read More »PEGI widens remit with mobile ratings
Ratings body PEGI has introduced a new system for mobile games – and it wants the likes of Apple and Android to start using them. Last week PEGI unveiled PEGI Express with Microsoft. The classifications and ratings seen on all PC and console games will now be included in all …
Read More »Reward schemes ‘very important’ to the future of Xbox Live
With the Xbox Live rewards scheme now up and running in Australia and New Zealand, MCV talks to Andrew Jenkins, Group Xbox Live Program Manager. Other service-based industries (which the games industry is rapidly becoming) have had reward programs for some time. Why do you think it has taken so …
Read More »Criterion: Fighting crunch saved us $700,000
Advanced build technology can help maximise project efficiency, studio says
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