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At least four more Angry Birds games planned for 2013
Read More »Game4u begins digital ‘Deal of the Week’
Specialist games retailer Game4u, which recently launched its downloads4u digital download service in beta, today announced its Deal of the Week promotion. Every week, one game will be available at a discounted price via downloads4u. This week’s deal is the Battlefield 3 Premium Edition, which is available for Rs 2,599 …
Read More »DeNA’s influence grows as revenues and profits jump
Japanese social games giant DeNA has reported a 45 per cent jump in quarterly revenue to $627m. Profits were up 38 per cent year-on-year at $254m. The company’s Moba-coin virtual currency also set a new high, grossing $700m from mobile games in Japan. Coin consumption was for the first time …
Read More »Still and King launch new digital distribution management agency
Industry stalwarts Darryl Still and Peter King have launched a new digital distribution management agency called Kiss. In its own words, Kiss will specialize in helping games developers get their titles listed on all of the available digital distribution platforms, and once listed, manage them for maximum exposure and revenue”. …
Read More »FIFA 13 sells 7.4m units, helps EA meet financial expectations
EA has reported revenue of $1.08bn for its most recent quarter, falling roughly in line with analyst expectations. The numbers are slightly above the $1.03bn reported in the same period in 2011. FIFA 13 was the star performer with total sales in the four weeks since launch of 7.4m units …
Read More »Nintendo successfully overturns digital software sales slump
Having peaked in the third quarter of 2010, Nintendo’s digital sales are once again on the rise. Total digital sales for Q3 2010 reached 12bn, with sales in the first half of the period reaching just under 6bn. First half digital sales in 2011 and 2012 fell to 3.5bn and …
Read More »Nihilistic rebrands and shifts focus to digital
Resistance: Burning Skies developer claims no jobs will be lost in transition
Read More »Terry Cavanagh’s Don’t Look Back arrives on iOS
Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released his indie classic Don’t Look Back on iOS and Android. That’s despite a temporary setback earlier this week when Apple rejected the submission due to the inclusion of the following text in its app description: Your app marketing text contains the …
Read More »Indie favourite Hotline Miami gets October release date
Hotline Miami will be released in the UK on October 23rd. It’s already up for pre-order at 6.99 on Steam, although it can be found for a few pennies less from other digital retailers. Created by indie developer Jonathan Soderstrom, the top-down action outing is retro through and through – …
Read More »Glu Mobile ventures into gambling market
US mobile games publisher Glu Mobile has partnered with UK outfit Probability PLC to break into the gambling market. The deal will see Probability developed real-money betting apps featuring Glu branding and IP, with both companies sharing marketing and publishing duties. The first titles will arrive on iOS in early …
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