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Gree's Modern War sees 600 percent revenue hike
Gree's Modern War sees 600 percent revenue hike
Live events can be one way to extract increased traffic and revenue from free-to-play players. Gree reports that one of its titles, Modern War, has done exceptionally well with large-scale events.
Aug. 8, 2013
In bid to fight piracy, Nintendo clamps down on Wii modding site
In bid to fight piracy, Nintendo clamps down on Wii modding site
In a further bid to curb on piracy and other unauthorized use of its hardware and software, Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Florida-based HackYourConsole.com.
Aug. 7, 2013
Amazon opens app store to HTML5 developers
Amazon opens app store to HTML5 developers
Amazon announced today that it is expanding its existing app distribution platform to accommodate HTML5 apps on Kindle Fire and Amazon's app store. "We're giving web developers the tools they need."
Aug. 7, 2013
How to turn Super Mario into one evil free-to-play game
How to turn Super Mario into one evil free-to-play game
For this year's Evil Game Design Challenge at Casual Connect, Greg Costikyan set his sights on retooling Super Mario Bros. 3 as a free-to-play casual title. The results are appropriately horrifying.
Aug. 7, 2013
Get a job: Double Fine is looking for programmers
Get a job: Double Fine is looking for programmers
"Double Fine has an opening for an ambitious and enthusiastic programmer for its San Francisco development studio."
Aug. 7, 2013
Nintendo UK leans on indie support for Wii U
Nintendo UK leans on indie support for Wii U
Amidst the morning's video announcements from Nintendo, the publisher's UK division placed heavy emphasis on Wii U's upcoming offerings from independent developers, including Giana Sisters and Tengami.
Aug. 7, 2013
Unity Award finalists announced
Unity Award finalists announced
Unity has announced the finalists for its 2013 Unity Awards, showcasing "some of the best and brightest professional and amateur talent within the video game industry."
Aug. 7, 2013
Disney's games division still a thorn in the company's side
Disney's games division still a thorn in the company's side
Disney's Interactive division, which houses its video game exploits, was the only sector of the company to record losses during the last fiscal quarter.
Aug. 7, 2013
Zumba Fitness' Majesco joins the social casino gaming space
Zumba Fitness' Majesco joins the social casino gaming space
Zumba Fitness company Majesco hasn't had much luck in the console game business as of late, with a swing to losses. Now the studio is looking to join the social casino gaming scene.
Aug. 7, 2013
Dead Island jumps on two game industry trends at once
Dead Island jumps on two game industry trends at once
Deep Silver is looking to get in on the latest video game trends, as the company today announced that the next in the Dead Island zombie survival series will be a free-to-play MOBA.
Aug. 7, 2013
Nintendo launches Animal Crossing social features for Wii U
Nintendo launches Animal Crossing social features for Wii U
Nintendo is looking to capitalize on the popularity of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS, by launching a crossover app for its Wii U console.
Aug. 7, 2013
John Carmack joins Oculus VR team as CTO
John Carmack joins Oculus VR team as CTO
John Carmack, the video game industry veteran who is best known for co-founding id Software, has officially joined the Oculus Rift team as its new chief technology officer.
Aug. 7, 2013