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Half of the German population plays games according to data firm Newzoo. These 41.5m consumers allowed the German market to increase by two per cent in 2015, generating $4bn (2.7bn) in revenues. Germany is the biggest games market in Europe and Newzoo predicts that its revenues will continue to grow …
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Dark Souls board game crowdfunds £3.7m, is second-highest tabletop Kickstarter to date
Adaptation of From Software’s brutal RPG series is second only to the Exploding Kittens card game
Read More »Overwatch releasing a day early at US stores
US gamers who intend to buy the physical version of Blizzard’s Overwatch will be able to get their hands on the game a day early. The game officially launches on May 24th, but GameSpot reports that Best Buy has been informing its customers that they will be able to grab …
Read More »Dark Souls Board Game passes £3.5m as it enters final stretch on Kickstarter
It was after just 50k. Now the creators of Dark Souls: The Board Game have seen their funding pass the 3.5m mark as the venture reaches the final few hours of its Kickstarter. Funding currently stands at 3,564,906 with four hours to go. And that total is raising every minute, …
Read More »It’s all over for Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …
Read More »Microsoft’s Project Spark to be discontinued in August
Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation
Read More »Disney Infinity 4.0 would have offered $45 12-inch figures
Inside sources at Disney have expressed dismay at the cancellation of the Disney Infinity series. Kotaku reports that assorted plans were in the pipeline for the next game in the series, chief of which was a new range of 12-inch figures retailing at $45 a pop. These would have included …
Read More »What did we learn at Interface 2016?
Following MCV and Develop’s third Interface event, we round up the biggest learnings from our schedule of speakers and panels. 1. ‘A great Kickstarter is 50 per cent having a great idea and50 per cent being able to convince people you can finish it’ This year’s Interface kicked off with …
Read More »Indie community Game Jolt launches dedicated marketplace
Revenue split set at below 10%, with devs able to take home 100% if they choose to
Read More »What the death of Disney Infinity means for toys-to-life
Alex Fleetwood, founder of Fabulous Beasts developer Sensible Object, reflects on the future of connected play in the aftermath of Avalanche Software's closure – and explains why it doesn't spell doom for the genre
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