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Social and mobile games publisher Gree has revealed partnerships with a handful of North American-based independent developers. The four studios include Gamenauts, InfiniDy, Oceanside Interactive, and SkyVu Entertainment. SkyVu, best known for its Battle Bears mobile franchise which boasts over 18m users, will release its latest Battle Bears effort exclusively …
Read More »Minecraft XBLA hits 3.6m copies sold
Mojang has announced the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has sold 3.6m copies since its May launch. "Was really surprised to see that 3.6 million people have now purchased Minecraft for Xbox," Mojang’s Daniel Kaplan wrote on Twitter. Add to that over 7m sold on PC (as of earlier this …
Read More »Uncharted rewrite in the works as film loses second director
The Uncharted film adaptation is going back to the drawing board in more ways than one. Variety reports Marianne and Cormac Wibberley will be rewriting the script of ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.’ The two co-wrote Disney’s ‘National Treasure.’ The report adds Neil Burger is no longer onboard as director. The producers …
Read More »The World Ends With You – Solo Remix hits App Store at high price
The World Ends With You – Solo Remix has landed on App Store, with Square Enix once again slapping a large asking price for one of its iOS ports. An errant listing on the company’s site last week all but unveiled the DS title was heading to the platform, though …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 19-25
Valve has announced Steam’s top selling titles for the week prior. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stays on the offensive, holding off Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for the top spot this time around. Pre-orders hit for War of the Roses this week, with Paradox’s upcoming title nabbing the sixth spot. …
Read More »XBLA’s first free-to-play game is Happy Wars
XBLA will be taking the full leap into free-to-play with Toylogic’s multiplayer action title Happy Wars. PlayXBLA reveals the game will launch this fall and will be available as a free download for Xbox Live Gold accounts. ‘Lavishly rendered’ character customization items will be offered for purchase. Rumours that the …
Read More »Nintendo confirms Nintendo Power closure
Nintendo has confirmed its long running publication Nintendo Power will be shut down by the end of the year. The company’s statement comes a day after news hitof the possible shuttering. Along with the information we had to chew on then, Nintendo has added that the December 2012 issue will …
Read More »THQ cutting marketing jobs to bolster development effort
In its ongoing restructuring effort, THQ has let go of 20 employees from its marketing and production staff; stating that the moves will subsequently be used to boost the company’s development side. An internal memo, apparently penned by THQ president Jason Rubin and published by 3D Realms founder Geroge Broussard, …
Read More »Kinect receives price cut in US
Microsoft has announced a permanent price drop for Kinect, for some of the world at least. Major Nelson revealed on his blog earlier today that the new reduced price is set at $109.99, and is available immediately in the US. The Major explained similar cuts are coming soon to the …
Read More »UPDATED: PopCap redundancies confirmed at Seattle and Dublin studios
PopCap has confirmed recent rumours, reporting over 50 employees at its HQ in Seattle and an unspecified number of staff in the company’s Dublin studio have been laid off. The developer’s co-founder John Vechey posted on PopCap’s blog earlier today explaining that while having to deal with this kind of …
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