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Plain Vanilla’s smartphone game QuizUp has found itself in the middle of a security storm. TouchArcade reports on findings from games developer Kyle Richter who took a close look at exactly how the game was handling the Facebook data it asks for access to when it first loads up. It …

Costume Quest and Stacking are once again the property of creators Double Fine. The studio has signed an agreement with Nordic Games, which acquired the distribution rights to the pair from THQ earlier this year, that will see both games – along with fellow Double Fine property Psychonauts – released …

Phil Spencer has admitted that microtransactions on Xbox One are still a work in progress. The platform holder has faced criticism over the use of in-app payments in Forza 5. The racing series is no stranger to IAPs (Forza 4 had them) but the general feeling is that more content …

Rights deal leads to partnership for retail release of three titles

Rockstar’s 2004 Grand Theft Auto release San Andreas is heading to mobile devices in December, the studio has announced. The updated version packs newly remastered graphics, an enriched color palette, enhanced character/car models, and more. It will launch on select iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, and Kindle devices – packing both …

Limited time deal offers Proffessional edition of popular cross-platform tool for $50

Xbox One has signed on multiple Japanese development studios to make full retail releases for Xbox One. The firm’s corporate vice president Phil Spencer confirmed the new deals to Kotaku, stating that the unannounced titles will be revealed at some point in 2014. Spencer added that they will be full …

Activision has launched a free companion app for its popular Skylanders franchise. The Skylanders Collection Vault can be downloaded now from Apple’s App Store, providing fans a way to browse and manage collections on their iPhone or iPad. The app lets users compare lists with other players as well, and …

First third-party device in Valve's living room Steam Scheme appears

The picture to your right shows what will soon become one of the first commercially available Steam Boxes. It’s made by iBuyPower, which has told The Verge that it hopes to have the device on the market in 2014. It currently runs an early version of Steam OS and, to …