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After less then a week of availability, Pokemon Go has made it right to the very top of the all-time US mobile market. SurveyMonkey reckons that the game had attracted just under 21m daily active users. That overtakes the previous record holder, Candy Crush Saga, with an estimated 20m. Within …

RuneScape dev will become a new Chinese-owned games firm, new Board of Directors drawn up

Chinese investors have completed the acquisition of UK studio Jagex. The deal, first revealed in March, sees a new board of directors put in place and is described as the first move in creating a dedicated, highly focused Chinese-owned games company within a newly created structure of a highly respected …

Mid-tier broadcasters with between 33 and 3,333 simultaneous viewers most valuable to devs

A baby version of the console that changed it all has been confirmed for America. NoA has announced what it calls the NES Classic Edition. It’s out in the UK and US on November 11th and will include 30 games, which presumably will be installed on the machine. The hardware …

Controversy ignited by YouTubers failing to disclose their ownership of websites that they promoted

DFJ Growth leads round of series C funding for engine and services firm

YouTube sensation PewDiePie has defended his association with Warner Bros’ Shadow of Mordor promotion, and attacked the press for embroiling him in the controversy. Earlier this week Warner was slammed by the FTC for not insisting that YouTubers disclosed their paid sponsorship for Shadow of Mordor coverage. Among those involved …

Metal Gear creator says Development Legend award will kick off trophy collection at his new studio

Job van der Voort, VP of product at GitLab, explores the benefits and challenges of allowing your company's staff to work remotely, and offers his advice on the best tools to make the transition as smooth as possible