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Game of War company Machine Zone’s trade secret lawsuit against Star Wars: Rising developer Kabam has been settled. The two firms issued a joint statement, in which the free-to-play companies say that they have ‘amicably’ solved their differences. It was announced at the end of August that Machine Zone was …

So far in 2015, French mobile publisher Gameloft has closed seven of its development studios. That’s according to a statement from the company’s CEO Michel Guillemot, which said that the development studios had becoming ‘unprofitable’. These closures are part of what Guillemot describes as ‘an ambitious cost reduction program’. It’s …

NPD data has shown yet another monthly sales victory for the PS4 in America. VentureBeat reports that Sony says that its console outsold Xbox One in August, just as it has done in every month bar one – April – throughout 2015. It also shifted the most software. We would …

Hit iOS and Android title 80 Days is coming to PC and Mac in an expanded and revamped form. Inspired by the iconic Jules Verne novel Around The World In Eighty Days (rather than the god-awful 2004 Steve Coogan/Jackie Chan movie effort), from which it takes its moniker, 80 Days …

Nearly two years after Grand Theft Auto V’s online multiplayer was launched, the service appears to be reaching its end-of-life on the older generation of consoles. In an announcement of major changes coming to Grand Theft Auto Online on PS4, Xbox One and PC on September 15th, Rockstar said that …

State of Decay developer Undead Labs has announced its RPG Moonrise will shut down at the end of this year. A post on thestudio’s blogreveals the title is having trouble retaining users in its preview phase on iOS and Steam, and plans have been made for its closure on December …

New data revealing the top 25 most popular mobile apps in the US for June 2015 shows Facebook out in front, while games are no where to be found. Gamasutrareports on new data from analytics company ComScore, which reveals not one game made the list. The firm attributes the lack …

Elite: Dangerous is heading for full release on Xbox One next month, developer Frontier has announced. In an AMA post on Reddit, studio CEO David Braben revealed the space sim will depart the console’s Xbox Game Preview Program for official release on October 6th. Braben added that Ships and modules …

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Activision has pledged its early support to the new-look Apple TV with a trio of brands confirmed for the platform. Guitar Hero Live, much like the upcoming iOS versions of Skylanders Superchargers and Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, will be a universal app that is compatible with a range of …