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Although it has a thriving development community, Indonesia continues to struggle with the high cost of games. The Asian country is home to more than 80 developers, with the vast majority concentrating on mobile and browser titles. These include Agate Studio, which earlier this year was voted the most desirable …

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Pre-alpha version of tower defence game to be released on September 29th

The TV screen isn’t the only place to find innovative gameplay and gripping multiplayer. MCV gets physical with the finest board and card games out there It’s not long now until battered copies of Monopoly and Scrabble are extracted from dusty cupboards in anticipation of Christmas family gatherings. You might …

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Events editor George Osborn has departed Pocket Gamer. Osborn joined Pocket Gamer in 2014 and was responsible for all editorial for the site’s events. Prior to this he was head of editorial content for MagicSolver.com. He also runs his own site, Mobile Mavericks. Osborn plans to devote more time to …

Technical services provider picks up new clients Oculus, Amazon and Gearbox

A new UK studio wants to bring Konami’s abandoned horror concept back from the dead in creepy new horror, Allison Road. London-based Lilith has been working on the game for several months and has now taken to Kickstarter in an effort to make the game ‘the best it can be’. …

Attention Seeker’s Kate Gray has joined the UK brand of media giant GameSpot Gray was a presenter, writer and producer on Attention Seeker’s Xbox On brand. She started her career in the games media when she joined Official Nintendo Magazine as a staff writer in 2014, before moving over to …

New studio hires veteran dev to lead expansion into core games