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Facebook has revealed a new mobile game publishing pilot program aimed at helping small and medium-sized developers. The new initiative will see the social networking giant provide promotional support to high-potential” developers for their titles in placements across its mobile apps. Facebook plans to harness its 800 million monthly users …

Intent Media today launches the Licensing.biz Power List, a new print magazine which will celebrate the top licensed properties of the year. Published in association with miEvents, the glossy book will be launched at the Brand Licensing Europe event at Olympia on October 15th, where Licensing.biz and miEvents (which is …

'Prettier games cost more to make, better games satisfy consumers,' says Riccitiello

Nintendo reports £58 million in profit thanks to hardware and software sales for the 3DS

Take-Two has filed a new trademark protecting its popular Bully IP. At MCV we get asked about Bully 2 a lot. We wish we could tell you that Bully 2 is in the works but, alas, Take-Two are the only ones who know the real situation. Still, this new trademark …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Side & Sidelines. Side & Sidelines Sector:Creative & Promotional ServiceYear Established:1997Number of employees: 15Address:Great Titchfield House, 14 – 18 Gt Titchfield Street, London, W1W 8BDPhone:020 7631 4800 Key contacts:Andy Emery, Managing Director – andy.e@side.comSini Downing, Sidelines Agency …

Develop finds out what data analytics can do for your studio and its games

The next game in the surprisingly popular Train Simulator series will hit shelves on September 26th. The game, published by Railsimulator.com, is one of just a few games daring to come out during the same week as FIFA 14. Train Simulator 2014 is due on PC. The cult series makes …

Only 160,000 Wii U consoles were sold worldwide in the quarter ending June 2013. The staggering figure eclipses the fact that Nintendo actually posted some improved numbers for the period with net income and operating income both improving. Net sales for the period hit 81,548m, down from 84,813m the year …

Company still draining capital, but losses are half of earlier estimates