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Core gamers largely don’t care about platforms when it comes to seeking out the best titles out there, according to XSEED. In fact, The Last Story publisher is banking on it; hoping their RPG’s US release on the long past its prime Wii console will hold true with the notion. …
Read More »Playstation Mobile developers revealed including Sega and THQ
Sony has begun to peel the curtain back a bit more on its Playstation Mobile initiative, announcing a list of developers who have partnered up to bring content for the mobile content platform on Android and Vita devices. The list contains 46 Japanese studios, and 48 international studios including the …
Read More »NPD: Kids play on consoles the most, tablet interest growing
The NPD Group has released its annual study on Kids and Consumer Electronics, revealing that while consoles and portable game systems still see the highest usage level from the demographic, tablets are very much on the rise. The study data comes from an online survey conducted from March 6-21 of …
Read More »Valve registers Gamer Life: The Movie domains, reveal may be incoming
Valve appears to be prepping an announcement for an esports focused film documentary—an announcement that could very well arrive in the next 24 hours. LamdaGeneration reports that back in July the company registered two domain names for ‘gamerlifemovie.com’ and ‘gamerlifethemovie.com,’ with both domains receiving an update last week. It was …
Read More »Daglow: American gamers don’t handle failure well
Industry vet Don Daglow believes Americans have trouble dealing with failure, specifically in regards to gaming. "The idea of failure has been dramatically reduced," he said during a panel at GDC Europe, noting that American students don’t ‘fail,’ but are instead ‘challenged.’ Daglow explains this concept comes from an education …
Read More »Free-to-play games typically lose 70 per cent of initial user base
Former Empire: Total War designer Jan van der Crabben warns free-to-play developers to expect a 70 per cent drop in initial registered users. Crabben, speaking during a keynote at GDC Europe, emphasized that player retention is key for free-to-play titles to find any kind of success. Crabben went on to …
Read More »Indie dev PerBlue reveals huge sales figures, sees Android passing iOS
Mobile developer Perblue has revealed staggering financial figures for their free-to-play MMO Parallel Kingdom, also declaring that Android is currently outpacing iOS in nearly every way. Perblue’s CEO Justin Beck spoke at GDC Europe on how his Madison studio of nine staff members started with just $20,000 in savings. In …
Read More »Double Fine aiming to ditch work-for-hire projects, stay independent
Double Fine is looking to prove their crowdfunding success on Kickstarter was more than a flash in the pan for the studio. In an interview with VentureBeat, the developer describes its hope to maintain independence by continuing to look to crowdfunding and private investing as consistent methods for funding future …
Read More »Nate Wells joins Naughty Dog following Irrational Games departure
Former Bioshock Infinite art director Nate Wells has revealed he’ll be joining Naughty Dog to apparently focus on their upcoming PS3-exclusive The Last of Us. "In this fall, and this is hard, In this fall, I’m taking my talents to South Beach"..wait..I mean #naughtydog and #thelastofus…can’t wait,” Wells announced on …
Read More »Minecraft PC exceeds 7m copies sold, major 360 update in the works
Mojang’s smash hit Minecraft has eclipsed the 7m mark for units sold on its original platform alone. The PC sales figure is just the latest in a string of significant milestones for the title, which smashed XBLA records when it debuted on the 360 earlier this year. More than 7 …
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