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Publisher Nordic Games has purchased a number of game franchises for its portfolio from Hungarian firm Digital Reality. Nordic now has a number of IP from the company under its belt, including Imperium Galactica. In addition, the firm is buying Bang Bang Racing, Black Knight Sword, Skydrift, Sine Mora, Liberty …

Adverts for Halo 5: Guardians and Game of War also celebrated at Visual Effects Society Awards

Dr Andreas-Michael Giesa joins as director of human resources

Miitomo – the unusual smartphone app from Nintendo – will launch next month in 17 countries, and fans can pre-register for the game by February 17th. To pre-register, users just need to set up a Nintendo Account. Nintendo will launch its new Rewards Programme – which replaces Club Nintendo – …

Jonathan Blowhas revealedthat The Witness has sold over 100k copies in its first week, generating over $5m in the process. While $5m is a fair chunk of change, Blow said that the seven-year development cycle of The Witness meant that the game’s budget was yet to be recouped in full. …

Puzzle game sells 100,000 units in seven days, despite price and piracy controversy

Social-focused studios will kick off partnership with launch of Disney Magic Kingdoms

Having spent years steering the Colin McRae brand away from the world of dedicated simulation, Dirt Rally has proved to Codemasters that an appetite remains for less arcade racers. Dirt Rally was both announced and released on Steam Early access in April 2015. It’s now heading to PS4 and Xbox …

New CEO Janet Dryer takes over as equity investor purchases leading tools provider

It looks like last year’s blockbuster Star Wars film is getting the LEGO treatment. That’s according to a listing the Xbox Store, which claims that LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for a June 28th release. Given that this is not the last date of the month, this …