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Newzoo and Octoly’s monthly YouTube Game Franchises table sees Minecraft once again bossing the world of video games content on the video channel. Its 3.93bn views, however, represent a decline in the share of the overall video games audience. Having stood at 40 per cent in February it is this …
Read More »Tencent was 2014’s top-grossing public global games company
More money was ploughed into games made by Tencent in 2014 than those made by any other publisher. VentureBeat reports that Newzoo data showed that in FY 2014 Tencent’s games attracted revenues of $7.2bn. That’s up on 2013’s $5.3bn, which was also enough to see it top the rankings. It …
Read More »Gamescom 2015 ups exhibition space by 10%
This year’s Gamescom will offer more room than ever for exhibitors. The event, which kicks off on August 5th in Cologne, has expanded to include Hall 5, adding an extra ten per cent (16,000 square metres) to its exhibition space. As a result the business area will be seven per …
Read More »FIFA 15 introduces Apple Watch support
EA has released an update to the iOS version of FIFA 15 to support the upcoming Apple Watch. Pocket Gamer reports that the Watch app allows players to receive game notifications direct to their wrist. There will also be some limited game functionality, such as conducting player transfers. The Watch …
Read More »New trademark sparks PlayStation Vita 3000 chatter
Sony could be on the cusp of announcing a third iteration of its Vita handheld. As spotted by NeoGaf, a trademark apparently filed by Sony Computer Entertainment on April 1st (yes, we know) for a controller for portable LCD screen game machine” shows what very much appears to be a …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm has a release date
Blizzard has finally announced a release date for MOBA title Heroes of the Storm. The free-to-play game will receive a full release on June 2nd. It has been in closed beta for some time, and will make the jump to open beta on May 20th. It will launch with over …
Read More »Year-old Dark Souls 2 bug is finally being fixed
Developer From Software has finally decided to address a bug that has affected players of Dark Souls 2 on PC since release. The game across all formats features a weapons degradation system that sees the durability of an equipped weapon decrease every time it stikes. How quickly it decreases depends …
Read More »Frozen’s Olaf and Mickey Mouse in line for Disney Infinity 3.0, leak claims
Some of the Disney IP in line for an appearance in the still unannounced Disney Infinity 3.0 have seemingly been revealed online. Videogamer reports that the rumours stem from Chinese retailer Taobao. 11 characters are named in total including Olaf (Frozen), Sam Flynn and Quorra (Tron Legacy) as well as …
Read More »Godus co-designer Jack Attridge leaves 22Cans
The man described as 22Cans’ voice of reason” has left the studio to go it alone. The Guardian reports that Jack Attridge left the studio on Friday, telling the paper: Me and Peter [Molyneux] went on a big 10 mile walk and finally said our goodbyes.” Some had expected the …
Read More »Sony had plans for Super Smash Bros, Uncharted, Metal Gear and BioShock films
A fresh bout of documents obtained from the 2014 Sony Pictures hack have been released by WikiLeaks, bringing with it fresh details about Sony Pictures’ gaming movie aspirations. It had previously been reported that Sony believed it was in with a shot of securing the rights to an animated Mario …
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