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Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat X is likely to join the list of triple-A console games featuring microtransactions. "We are not releasing any details on that yet," NetherRealm Studios marketing manager Brian Goodman told IGN when asked about the possibility. "Nothing to say about microtransactions yet." The site speculates that the …
Read More »Apple thanks game devs for App Store success
Exec says leading mobile marketplace wouldn't be where it is today if not for games
Read More »Now Glu is making a Katy Perry game
Hot on the heels of its successful venture with Kim Kardashian, Glu Mobile is eying a second celebrity endorsed title. Reuters reports that the company has teamed up with Katy Perry for a game featuring her likeness and voice. Such is the success of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood that Glu posted …
Read More »BT seals £12.5bn EE acquisition
EE has been acquired by fellow telecom giant BT in a deal worth 12.5bn. Talks were revealed to have taken place back in November, and last month the pair stated that a deal looked likely. As part of the agreement both Orange and Deutsche Telekom will sell their stake in …
Read More »A technical guide to cross-platform development
Deploying your game to as many platforms is a great way to find success, but what barriers will you face? Flowplay CTO Doug Pearson offers an in-depth guide to programming languages, toolsets and target platforms
Read More »1m daily active users for smartphone hit Best Fiends
More than one million daily active users are playing new Finnish studio Seriously’s debut mobile game Best Fiends. The free-to-play match-three title was released in October and has since been downloaded over seven million times. Each day players are said to rack up more than 400,000 hours of gameplay. The …
Read More »Made With Marmalade: When I’m 64-bit
Marmalade offers insight on why Apple is pushing 64-bit support – and how the tools firm will help devs achieve this
Read More »Mobile hit Best Fiends attracts 1m daily active users
Match-three game garners seven million downloads to date
Read More »Rovio’s games head Laes leaves company – report
Angry Birds studio Rovio has reportedly parted ways with its chief of games, Jami Laes. Reuters reports on the departure from the Finland-based firm, adding that Laes has plans to form his own start-up. Rovio has yet to provide any official release on the news, and representatives have thus far …
Read More »The evolution of mobile game marketing
M2H founder Mike Hergaarden on promoting mobile games in a world that is full to bursting, and why web gaming could hold the answer to discoverability
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