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Nintendo dispels myths and mysteries about its digital games platform on May 14th

The resurrection of ‘90s virtual pet simulator Tamagotchi in the form of an app for Apple Watch has seen it shoot to number one in the paid App Store charts. Bandai Namco originally reintroduced the Japanese toy craze to iOS back in 2013. Last week, however, saw the mobile reincarnation …

The mobile game that started it all is getting a touchscreen makeover from its original creator. For many 1997’s Snake, which came pre-installed on many Nokia’s in the late ‘90s, was their first taste of gaming on the move. The Guardian reports that Taneli Armanto, who worked at Nokia for …

Virtual reality headset finally set to ship to the public

Oculus has finally announced a release date for virtual reality powerhouse Oculus Rift. The company says that the headset will ship to consumers in Q1 2016, meaning it could arrive at the same time as Sony’s Project Morpheus, which is currently due out in the first half of 2016. Steam’s …

Indigo Pearl PR Robbie Paterson has worked with a number of indie developers and publishers including infamous Hotline Miami firm Devolver Digital. Here he shares some of the lessons he has learnt about doing PR for these smaller titles. Welcome to my bid to educate the nation on the finer …

DeltaDNA's Isaac Roseboom on understanding player behaviour

Rumours that DirectX 12 will allow PC owners to tap into multiple GPUs simultaneously have been confirmed. Rumours of such a possibility emerged in February, and now Microsoft has confirmed that the API’s Multiadapter feature will use the power found across several graphics cards and even integrated GPUs simultaneously. Most …

Europe’s 28 different national digital markets could be merged into one if new proposed reforms from the European Commission are made law. This would bring an end to price differences for digital purchases from the likes of Steam, PSN and Xbox Live in different European countries, forcing parity across regions. …

Mobile data firm rolls out Usage Intelligence solution that tracks user behaviour in-depth