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As Mario celebrates his 30th birthday and with Super Mario Maker now on shelves, MCV thought this would be a prime opportunity to look back at the classic franchise Mario: it’s a name that has defined the entire video games industry for decades, with no need for an introduction. Nintendo’s …

One of the App Store’s earliest success stories is among a list of older smartphone games being killed by publisher EA. Included on the list is the multi-million selling Flight Control, which back in 2009 sold 700k copies in under two months on sale – an especially notable achievement considering …

Greg Street provides key game design advice for games made to be played competitively There are many considerations developers need to be aware of when designing a game that’s meant to be played competitively, particularly if you have ambitions of becoming an eSport. Read more at Develop >>>

Gary Carr reportedly setting up brand new studio

The multi title eSports competition will take place over the two public days of this year’s show. This year’s Cyber Games Asia (CGA) will showcase four competition titles and some of the world’s premier players and teams. Read more at MCV Pacific >>>

Long-term employee Gary Carr has departed Microsoft-owned UK studio Lionhead. GameSpot reports that Carr was until recently headed up an eight person team in charge of new IP development. He had been with the company for 12 years. We can confirm that Gary Carr, who played a lead role in …

Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software will open a new studio in Fukuoka, Japan next month. The new branch will focus on the creation of 3D CG assets for its games, and will work closely with the main office in Tokyo. The studio will officially open next month but …

Which sports events hand out the most prize money across the globe? It may not be surprising to see the UEFA Champions League at number one with a whopping $65 million in winnings, followed by the FIFA World Cup ($31 million) and baseball’s World Series ($19 million). Read more at …

The creators of a successfully Kickstarted card game have been fined $54,851 after backers were left without the product they had successfully funded. Asylum Playing Cards received over $35k back in October 2012, easily beating its $15k funding goal. However, backers have in the time since not received their product, …

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