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High-end engine will now be free to use for all users, as will all future updates

New tool helps developers focus on revenue and engagement with mobile games

Tom Bramwell, the editor-in-chief of games publication Eurogamer for seven years, has taken up a new role at League of Legends parent Riot Games. Bramwell worked on Eurogamer.net at parent company Gamer Network for 15 years, more than tripling the site’s audience during his tenure, before leaving last November. He …

Three-tiered model targets indies, professionals and community users

League of Legends developer Riot has been forced to wade into a messy rights dispute involving the gameplay streaming of popular player Sanghyuk ‘Faker’ Lee. A Twitch broadcaster operating under the name SpectateFaker was issued with a DMCA copyright claim by rival streaming firm Azubu demanding that it stop streaming …

Cross-platform tools firm invites devs to visit its booth at San Francisco expo

Free-to-play 3DS puzzle game Pokemon has been downloaded over 1m times, Nintendo has said. The game represents somewhat of a new direction for Nintendo. Although not the company’s first F2P game, it does more closely mirror some of the practices more common to smartphone titles such as pay-to-play time limiting …

Artificial intelligence used in military situations coming to Unity 5

Tool makes it easier for studios to manage and synchronise game data

Warner Bros has announced that there will also be a smartphone version of upcoming fighter Mortal Kombat X. Mortal Kombat X: Mobile is due out in April, although it’s not clear if it will arrive on April 14th alongside the console and PC release. It’s a very different beast to …