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Buried in a press release from Mattel is mention of a series of products coming out based on Halfbrick Studios’ successful Fruit Ninja franchise. The press release states that Mattel will be capturing ‘the essence of Fruit Ninja’s fast-paced play with an innovative line of table-top and card games inspired …
Read More »GMA 2011: Nordic Games rocks with Bandaoke
Nordic Games’ We Sing Rock will present the popular Bandaoke after-show entertainment at next month’s Games Media Awards. "Games press and the media at large have been very kind towards the We Sing range, repeatedly heaping praise in our direction," said Nordic Games’ sales and marketing director Nik Blower. "What …
Read More »Fourth acquisition in 18 months for Bigpoint
Online games provider Bigpoint has today acquired console sports entertainment studio 49Games. Over 40 full-time employees will now become part of the publishing giant’s international team and will be developing online games instead of console titles. Current projects at 49Games will be completed before the switch, Bigpoint has said.Rights to …
Read More »FIFA Superstars for iPhone pulled from App Store
Electronic Arts has pulled the iPhone version of its social game FIFA Superstars from the App Store, after players experienced problems playing the connected game. The game started life on Facebook, where it currently has just under 2.8 million monthly active users. In late August, a standalone iPhone version was …
Read More »Out this week…
A slightly slower time at retail than the Deus Ex-fuelled week last week, but El Shaddai, Star Fox 64 3D and Rise of Nightmares are keeping the core games coming. Star Fox 64 3D is the 3DS reimagining of the classic franchise for Nintendo’s handheld, and is available on Thursday …
Read More »New GAME reward card advertising receives public complaints
GAME Australia has introduced a revamped reward card scheme which has ruffled a few feathers down under with (pictured) risque advertising. The new scheme, dubbed GAME ON, rewards consumers with 10 points per $1 spent, with 1000 points being claimable as $2 back on in-store purchases. Ben Grant, marketing director …
Read More »Dinoroar Interactive releases Tapmatic
Australian indie developer Dinoroar Interactive has announced today the launch of its new iOS game Tapmatic. The game is a memory-based game of duplication, where players are tasked with recreating an increasingly difficult coloured sequence of button presses. Aileen Bautista, founder and CEO of Dinoroar, said: "This game isn’t for …
Read More »OPINION: Call of Duty remains top dog
Look at screenshots, videos or even packshots for Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart. Shadowy men stood in urban landscapes besieged by war. On the cutting edge of video games, it seems the year’s hot ticket titles are fighting a battle to …
Read More »PEGI widens remit with mobile ratings
Ratings body PEGI has introduced a new system for mobile games – and it wants the likes of Apple and Android to start using them. Last week PEGI unveiled PEGI Express with Microsoft. The classifications and ratings seen on all PC and console games will now be included in all …
Read More »GAME TV begins to air Battle of the Clans
The GAME and Turtle Beach Battle of the Clans competition is underway, and coverage of the events is now rolling out on GAME TV. The heats have been held at the Beresford in Sydney, and are the grand final is set to take place in Homebush later in September. Weekly …
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