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It may be a little behind the times, but the Office of Fair Trading has issued a reports warning smartphone developers about their in-app-payment strategies. A new sector-wide principles paper published for consultation today by the OFT has highlighted a number of areas of concern regarding the sector, chief of …

While Britons patiently wait until tonight’s midnight launches for EA Sports’ hotly anticipated blockbuster, some Europeans have already got their hands on it. Sources have told MCV that FIFA 14 has been available in Slovenia since Monday – despite having a street date of September 27th. We have even been …

Report outlines tough new guidelines to prevent aggressive use of IAPs against children

It appears that the PES series takes the battle to FIFA on more fronts than simply on the pitch. Konami’s title has, over the last two years at least, attempted to topple its rival with lower prices – with last year’s PES 2013 offering larger discounts than the previous year. …

Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff talks exclusively to MCV about Batman, profitibility and becoming a games industry super-power in the latest edition of MCV. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, Rockstar and retail reveals its 100m haul, Wii U begins its marketing fight-back and we ask: Who …

Legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been accused of dropping the ball by EA’s chief creative officer Richard Hilleman. Speaking of Nintendo’s once innovative decision to bring touchscreen gaming to the industry, Games Industry reports that Hilleman told an audience at DICE Europe that he thanked Miyamoto for that” but added …

Company already has three titles in the works, with the first to hit iOS next month

Victor Kislyi of strategy developer Wargaming.net has spoken out on the game industry’s need for expansion, stating that the $75bn brought in annually isn’t nearly where it could be. VG247 reports on Kislyi’s talk at DICE Europe this week, where the CEO discussed the goal of $200bn in annual revenue …

PC games and software developer Stardock has announced the launch of Stardock Mobile, a new division focusing on creating strategy titles for smartphones and tablets. "The goal at Stardock is to create great strategy games — whether that’s on a PC, phone or tablet," Stardock vice president Derek Paxton stated. …

Pay-what-you-want sale gets permanent marketplace