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Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios has entered the mobile publishing ring, announcing the release of South Korean-based studio Enfeel’s Birzzle Fever. Halfbrick is also publishing mobile puzzle game Yes Chef, which has already soft launched in Australia and New Zealand. "As one of the most successful mobile …
Read More »Double Fine brings Broken Age to iPad
Episodic adventure game Broken Age is available now on iPad, developer Double Fine has announced. The new tablet version of the boasts cross-save support for the PC, Mac and Linux versions released earlier this year. Not only that, but Double Fine is touting the iPad release as the best looking …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 8-14
Early Access title The Forest continues to outpace the rest on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The game has been on top of the list for a few weeks now, perhaps suggesting there’s a new sheriff in town – though DayZ is still selling strong enough to finish …
Read More »Former God of War lead Stig Asmussen joins Respawn
Ex-God of War creative director Stig Asmussen has joined Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment, studio co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed. Speaking with Polygon, Zampella stated the company is super excited” to have Asmussen onboard. The industry veteran left Sony Santa Monica in March after 11 years with the studio. Asmussen himself …
Read More »E3 2015 back in LA June 16-18
E3 will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2015, with the ESA announcing the expo will run June 16th-18th. The dates fall in line with the usual Tuesday-Thursday run for the show floor, meaning Monday June 15th will almost certainly be the big press briefing day for the …
Read More »EA: Titanfall is the best selling Xbox One game to date
Titanfall is the top selling title for Xbox One lifetime to date, according to Electronic Arts’ Peter Moore. Speaking with Game Informer, EA’s chief operating officer explained that the game is attaching well to the new console’s growing install base – though declined to state any specific figures. "Sales are …
Read More »GameTrailers acquired by Defy Media
Gaming focused property GameTrailers has been acquired from parent company Viacom by digital content distributor Defy Media. Polygon reports Defy also acquired associated properties Addicting Games and Shockwave in the deal. GameTrailers has provided gaming coverage in multiple formats since 2002, while Addicting Games and Shockwave host browser games. The …
Read More »Happy Wars heading to Xbox One
Toylogic’s free-to-play online multiplayer title Happy Wars is on its way to Xbox One, Microsoft announced this week during its E3 press briefing. The game combines RPG and strategy mechanics, offering a short single player campaign along with up to 15 on 15 battles in multiplayer. A release window for …
Read More »Magicka 2 PC release confirmed
Magicka 2 will launch on both PS4 and PC platforms, Paradox Interactive has confirmed. Though touted only as a PlayStation 4 title during Sony’s E3 press briefing, Paradox has confirmed in a new press release that the game will also launch on Windows PC – Magicka’s original platform. The title …
Read More »Former THQ president Jason Rubin joins Oculus
Former THQ president and Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has joined Oculus VR as head of worldwide studios. The industry veteran announced his new gig on Twitter, adding that he will also oversee Oculus’ first-party content initiatives "There have only been a handful of times in my life where I …
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