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Clash of Clans and Boom Beach creator teams up with Apple to offer charitable (RED) in-game purchases
Read More »Creative Assembly holds second memorial game jam for Simon Franco
More than £800 already raised for SpecialEffect after weekend-long game jam
Read More »Can games really change the world?
Playmob’s Joost Schuur argues the transformative value of games may be longer-term
Read More »This year Movember has a smartphone game
Growing a fabulous moustache isn’t going to be the only way to contribute to Movember this year. GameSpot reports that The Movember Foundation has today launched a game on iOS called Run Mo Run! It’s also on the way to Android, although that version doesn’t seem to have appeared yet. …
Read More »‘Overly ambitious’ expansion leads Humble Bundle to cut a fifth of staff
Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly. Polygon, citing an anonymous source, reported that the job losses took place across the entire company last week, and accounted for around 20 …
Read More »Humble Bundle launches monthly subscription service
Charity retailer Humble Bundle is now offering monthly games bundles to those who sign up for a subscription. The $12-a-month service will, as you might expect, offer a mystery selection of titles each month. Those who sign up before November 6th will also receive a copy of Legend of Grimrock …
Read More »GamesAid raises £564,000 for charity in 2015
Eight partner charities receive £70,500 each
Read More »GamesAid raises an astonishing £564,000
GamesAid has once again smashed its funding record and is giving away more money to more charities. The UK industry charity, which raises money for disadvantaged young people, raised 564,000 over the last year – up 29 per cent compared with the year previously. Since GamesAid’s inception, the charity has …
Read More »Developers team up to make games bundle for War Child
Studios across the globe to take part in six-day game jam for charity
Read More »Studios team up for War Child charity game
A number of big-name developers have joined forces to create a game compilation in aid of charity War Child. Halo’s 343 Industries, Total War’s Creative Assembly and Football Manager’s Sports Interactive will be joined by Curve Digital, Bossa, Spilt Milk Studios, Team 17, Hardlight, Carbon Games, Torn Banner and Hinterland …
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