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Despite $6 App Store price, 868-HACK is selling well
Despite $6 App Store price, 868-HACK is selling well
"You're trying to tune one number to maximise another number, and you lose sight of the fact that you're experimenting on actual human beings." - 868-HACK developer Michael Brough discusses mobile game prices.
Sept. 12, 2013
Video: Riot explains why toxic player behavior isn't good for anyone
Video: Riot explains why toxic player behavior isn't good for anyone
Riot Games is well known for reinforcing positive behavior in its League of Legends players. The company shared a video this week that highlights reasons why players might want to cut the toxic online behavior out.
Sept. 12, 2013
Child of Light's small team has big opportunity at Ubisoft
Child of Light's small team has big opportunity at Ubisoft
After finishing testosterone-driven open-world game Far Cry 3, Patrick Plourde is now leading a small creative team to create JRPG-inspired Child of Light. His colleagues simply call it "the fairy game."
Sept. 12, 2013
GDC Next adds Super TIME Force, Project Spark to 'Next 10' lecture/showcase
GDC Next adds Super TIME Force, Project Spark to 'Next 10' lecture/showcase
GDC Next has announced Capy's Super TIME Force and Team Dakota's sandbox Xbox One game Project Spark as the next inductees for the 'GDC Next 10’, with exclusive lectures at the LA event this November.
Sept. 12, 2013
Ouya's Free the Games debacle comes to a head
Ouya's Free the Games debacle comes to a head
Although the team behind the Ouya microconsole attempted to address recent issues with its $1 million Free the Games initiative this week, the response has left many developers feeling cold.
Sept. 11, 2013
Video: Making games that make people healthier
Video: Making games that make people healthier
The creators behind SuperBetter, ShapeUp, and GreenGoose share their approaches to promoting health through online, social, and mobile gaming.
Sept. 11, 2013
DICE veteran picked up to lead CCP's VR game EVE: Valkyrie
DICE veteran picked up to lead CCP's VR game EVE: Valkyrie
EVE Online behemoth CCP Games has snapped up an Electronic Arts and DICE veteran to lead production on the upcoming virtual-reality title EVE: Valkyrie.
Sept. 11, 2013
Now Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur is going free-to-play too
Now Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur is going free-to-play too
With numerous Japanese fighting games taking the free-to-play route as-of-late, it's not a huge surprise to discover that Namco Bandai is taking its popular Soulcalibur series free-to-play as well.
Sept. 11, 2013
What's Next? David Cage: 'Indie developers are the future'
What's Next? David Cage: 'Indie developers are the future'
Ahead of GDC Next, GDC interviewed David Cage about his influence from cinema, working with high-profile actors on Beyond: Two Souls, and why indies are the future of the industry.
Sept. 11, 2013
Alan Wake developer Remedy pushes toward mobile
Alan Wake developer Remedy pushes toward mobile
Finland-based Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment is looking to the coming console transition and market fragmentation as a chance to diversify.
Sept. 11, 2013
38 Studios' state loan comes under federal scrutiny
38 Studios' state loan comes under federal scrutiny
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an investigation of the $75 million deal struck between the Rhode Island EDC and defunct Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios.
Sept. 11, 2013
Analyst: Microtransactions could be a boon for WoW
Analyst: Microtransactions could be a boon for WoW
With Blizzard exploring the possibility of a switch to free-to-play for World of Warcraft, digital goods analytics firm Superdata says the move could be good for Blizzard -- and its playerbase.
Sept. 11, 2013