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Iwata has relented and given the green light for Nintendo games on smartphones – and the markets are delighted. At the time of writing the platform holder’s share price is up by over 25 per cent so far today, trading at $19.95. It’s the highest price the company has traded …

F2P Summit speakers share their experiences of the widely-used business model and explain why “it’s not a licence to print money”

Curve Digital is releasing its next PC game exclusively on the Humble Store for a limited time. Former Wii U exclusive Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones game will be released proper on April 7th but can be pre-ordered on the Humble Store right now. Order between now and …

Branch responsible for publishing games across Chinese app stores

Is the boom in the popularity of eSports a fad or a sign of the future of video games? It could actually be more than that, according to Sean ‘Day9’ Plott. The Starcraft and Hearthstone legend has told Business Insider that the potential of eSports goes well beyond simply redefining …

Sony has reported an increase in sales and income for the quarter ending December 31st. Revenues were up 6.5 per cent to 14.4bn, with operating income up by over 100 per cent at just over 1bn. Favourable exchange rates were credited as the main reason for the boom, although PS4 …

PEGI age ratings will now be displayed on games sold on the Google Play store. It is part of PEGI’s roll-out onto digital platforms via The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC). The Coalition allows developers to submit their game to one group, and obtain an age rating for multiple markets …

Free IARC system designed to streamline certification process for developers

Online game subscriptions like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live will now be used to calculate the impact of inflation. As spotted by Eurogamer, these schemes have been added into the UK Government’s consumer price index (CPI), the list of goods and services used to measure inflation. PlayStation Plus and Xbox …

‘It’s an exciting time to be an indie developer’