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The analytics firm believe gaming video content to be the most important media platform since social media
Read More »Over 660m people watch gaming video content – SuperData
Harmonix layoffs continue with 14 staff let go – Reports
Further redundancies for the Rock Band developer in an attempy to reduce overheads
Read More »Gearing up for Q4 seasonal events: What mobile games marketers need to do
AppLovin's MD for EMEA, Johannes Heinze, looks at thow the holiday season can be a great boost to mobile games, as long as you approach it correctly
Read More »PlayStation Revolution documentary to premiere at Power Up event at London’s Science Museum
An all star panel of Phil Harrison, Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley OBE and Jon Hare will join filmakers Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield to discuss the documentary
Read More »Sumo Digital expands board and studios with Paul Porter becoming managing director
The devleoper looks to shore up key positions amid rumours of a possible IPO
Read More »Sumo Digital expands studio management team
UK developer Sumo Digital has announced the arrival of five new members to its studio management team as it prepares to expand into new offices in Sheffield and Nottingham. David Wilton joins the board as group CFO and will report directly to Sumo Group CEO Carl Cavers, while Gary Dunn …
Read More »Visceral Games: GaaS is the key but don’t ignore IP and player cannibalisation
This week’s news that EA has chosen to shutdown Visceral Games and its unnamed, narrative-driven Star Wars title is the talk of the games industry. Pretty much everyone, myself included, is in agreement that the game didn’t fit with EA’s strategy of capitalising on games-as-a-service titles (GaaS) which retain player interest for …
Read More »British developer d3t acquired by Keywords Studios
The studio and Develop Award winner joins the ever increasing portfolio of Keywords development services
Read More »Dream Reality Interactive unveils new AR game Orbu
Dream Reality Interactive has unveiled its first AR game for iOS. Developed using Apple’s newly-announced ARKit, Orbu will arrive on iPhones and iPad in early November. In the game, players must control its titular creature to navigate a 3D, Japanese-themed garden. Here, they’ll be tasked with interacting with the real …
Read More »Magic Leap raise more money with recent $502m investment round
The new Series D investment brings the total financing of the company up to $2bn with a product yet to launch
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