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Super Mario Maker has made quite the impression during its first week on sale in Japan. The Wii U exclusive, which sees players construct their own 2D platforming levels from iconic elements of Nintendo’s flagship franchise, shot to the top of the software rankings, selling over 143,000 units. Mario’s ascent …

New start-up promises transparent development of debut game with weekly progress updates

Developers urged to take part in order to chart the size and diversity of the games industry

The new Star Wars mobile game Uprising was the best-selling free-to-play title on iPad last week. Uprising was released on September 9th and went straight to No.1. It was the seventh best-selling release on iPhone for the week, too. Meanwhile, Jonathan Topf’s Trick Shot was No.1 in the iPhone Paid …

HONG KONG—Tencent HoldingsLtd.is in talks to invest in a Chinese game video streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, as the Internet giant tries to beef up its online games business by adding new marketing channels. The Chinese company, whose main services include games and social networks, is close …

Studio manager Ionut Georgescu tells Develop how a new parent gave the developer a new lease of life

Wargaming has confirmed that free-to-play title World of Tanks will shortly be arriving on PS4. The biggest news, however, is that those wanting to play the game aren’t required to be paying subscribers to PlayStation Plus, which is normally needed to access online multiplayer titles. This is in sharp contrast …

Craig "Torbull" Levine has been a part of some of the biggest moments inesports. He began asCounter-Strikeplayer in the earliest days of the competitive scene. Since then, he’s gone on to manage one of the first and most prominent professional teams in North America, cofound the successfulESEAservice, and help esports …

New tool lets devs deploy fully-rigged 3D models to Unity, Unreal and Stingray

A further restriction has emerged that further dents the gaming credentials of the new Apple TV. TouchArcade reports that all games for the device must be compatible with Apple’s new touch and motion sensitive remote. Games can of course also support more standard Bluetooth controllers – Apple is even actively …