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Blizzard’s popular digital card game Hearthsone: Heroes of Warcraft has exited beta. The free-to-play title is now available across PC and Mac, whilst an iPad edition will launch soon. Blizzard has also revealed iPhone, Android and Windows tablet versions of Hearthstone are currently in development and will receive a future …

Having been unplayable for a period overnight on Xbox Live, now the PC version of Titanfall is experiencing issues. Many users are reportedly experiencing a code 503” disconnection error message when trying to play. Titanfall is currently experiencing connection problems, which means you may not be able to connect to …

Mario will be adorning McDonalds’ Happy Meal boxes in the UK later this month. As discovered in February, the partnership kicks off on March 19th and will be called The Run, Jump and Power-Up with Super Mario promotion. A McDonald’s produced in-store ad run will stretch until April 29th. One …

Dong Nguyen working on three new titles

Android firm behind games controller tech now part of Google empire

Developers can now use middleware from within engine UI

Microsoft has said it wants to introduce digital midnight launch events for games on Xbox Live. Consumers are accustomed to glitzy High Street retail midnight launches, but it’s a different story online – although perhaps not for long. A Twitter user said the following to Microsoft Studios VP Phil Spencer: …

London tech firm adds another industry veteran to its ranks

Audio middleware available at no cost on PC, Linux and mobile under certain connditions