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Only 2.2 per cent of free-to-play users spend any money on in-app purchases, a new study has found. Re/code reports on new research from app testing firm Swrve, with CEO Hugh Reynolds stating that the findings are a word of caution around user acquisition.” While 2.2 per cent is surprisingly …

Minecraft Pocket Edition has surpassed 21m copies sold, developer Mojang has announced. The milestone for the game’s mobile edition was confirmed by Mojang’s Jens Bergensten on Twitter. Combined with the most recent sales info on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms, that puts the indie phenomenon damn near 50m copies …

Sony Online Entertainment is readying post-apocalyptic MMO H1Z1 for release, president John Smedley has revealed. Smedley demonstrated what looks to be SOE’s answer to DayZ on Game Talk Live, adding later on Twitter that the game would be fully playable soon.” "H1Z1 is an MMO that allows players to take …

Support added for programming in C++11 and Microsoft's Visual Studio 2013

Storm8 explains why it’s using Marmalade Juice to bring Kingdom Clash to Android

Koch Media will now be distributing Sega’s games in the Nordic region. The firm will be distributing the likes of Football Manager Vita, Company of Heroes 2 and Alien: Isolation in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The two companies already work together in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and France. Koch …

Ubisoft’s upcoming racer The Crew will allow gamers to pay for car upgrades using real-world cash. The required currency used for such purchases can also be won in-game. "We can confirm that performance parts can be unlocked through progression as well as microtransactions," a Ubisoft representative told Videogamer. "All content …

CCP Newcastle's executive producer talks about the origins of the studio's first VR title and what the tech can bring to games

Shinji Mikami’s much anticipated The Evil Within is the subject of a brand new trailer, which you can see below. The game is the latest creator from Resident Evil mastermind Shinji Mikami, whose name was made with hits such as Resident Evil, RE2, RE3, RE4 and Code Veronica, as well …

Pan Studio bringing mobile title to Android