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With a growing list of $15+ iOS games, Square Enix has finally emerged to explain why it has adopted a pricing structure adverse to what mobile gamers are currently used to. The publisher offers a handful of titles on the App Store, including games from Final Fantasy and The World …
Read More »Supercell grossing $500,000 a day on iOS
Social game developer Supercell has revealed its averaging over the startling figure of $500,000 a day between two iOS games. The studio told The New York Times its raking a cool $350,000 daily from the App Store after Apple takes it 30 per cent. That means Supercell is bringing in …
Read More »Valve seeking playtesters for games and hardware
Valve has revealed its searching for people to playtest its games and hardware prototypes. The announcement comes after the company’s newly unveiled hardware division indicated that public beta tests are planned for next year. Those interested need to submit a general survey to Valve and must be local to the …
Read More »The Walking Dead episode 4 out today on PSN, tomorrow on XBLA and PC
The latest chapter in Telltale’s well receivedadventure game rendition of The Walking Dead arrives on digital channels this week. The Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner comes out today on Playstation Network in North America, and tomorrow (October 10th) in multiple regions for XBLA as well as PC and …
Read More »Analyst: Industry needs next gen consoles to reverse retail decline
The negative sales trends currently plaguing retail will likely be reversed by the next console cycle, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes. Unfortunately, until whenever that time comes about, things will remain relatively down – including during this holiday season. "We expect October – December to be relatively flat, and expect …
Read More »Happy Madison developing Battlefield: Bad Company TV series
A Battlefield: Bad Company television series is in the works from Adam Sandler’s production company Happy Madison. Deadline reports Sandler’s company is developing the show based on EA and DICE’s franchise with help from Alias executive producer John Eisendrath along with Sony Television. The action comedy series is to be …
Read More »Gree nabs four more North American indie devs
GREE has announced the signing of four additional North America-based indie devlopers for its mobile games platform. Independent studios Enders Fund, Fathom Interactive, Fifth Column, and FreezeTag will each publish games on GREE’s social gaming network. We’re very focused on working with indie talent here at GREE and we’re committed …
Read More »Free-to-play Happy Wars launches on Xbox 360 this week for Gold subs
Free-to-play gaming comes to Xbox 360 this week, as the microtransaction-supported brawler Happy Wars launches for Xbox Live Gold subscribers on Friday, October 12th. The game has players going at one another in large scale multiplayer battles in up to 15v15 online skirmishes, and will also include an offline single-player …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 30 – October 6
Valve has revealed Steam’s latest weekly top sellers chart, with XCOM: Enemy Unknown pre-orders charging ahead of the pack prior to the game’s launch week. Borderlands 2 and Torchlight II continue to occupy the top half, but Dishonored pre-orders stepped in between the two to shake things up a bit …
Read More »No Doubt and Activision settle Band Hero suit
Activision and No Doubt have settled out of court over the band’s lawsuit against the publisher. The dispute began back in 2009 when the band first filed the lawsuit claiming their likenesses were only to be used in Band Hero with their own in-game tracks – as opposed to the …
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