Related News ItemsNew Assassin's Creed game, Gameloft's 'Gang Domination' coming to GREE platformWed, 22 Feb 2012 12:27:05 -0800
A new Assassin's Creed mobile game will launch in December of this year for English and Japanese audiences. The title is being developed by Ubisoft and GREE. In the same breath, GREE is teaming up with Gameloft on Gang Domination, which will be available on various smartphone devices this coming June. So, what's GREE? Beyond being a company with way too much money , it's a mobile publisher ...
Read More... Sony: Vita specs offer 'long term' piracy protectionTue, 21 Feb 2012 15:47:00 -0800
It's no secret that Sony's PSP has always been plagued by piracy, limiting the platform's appeal to both developers and publishers alike. To prevent history from repeating itself with the PlayStation Vita, Sony says it took some key steps to preserve the platform's long term security. As part of Gamasutra's latest feature, Sony's SVP of worldwide studios, Scott Rohde explains that anti-piracy ...
Read More... Four Ways Publishers Will Use Wii U's NFCFri, 27 Jan 2012 07:32:31 -0800
Nintendo's newly-announced Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows the Wii U controller to exchange wireless data with outside objects -- similar to last year's Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure game and figurines. Company president, Satoru Iwata, announced the device at an investors meeting, but gave little information as to how the company intends to utilize it. Developers may find ...
Read More... Scurge: Hive - WalkthroughWed, 22 Feb 2012 05:44:36 -0800
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Read More... GameStop sees majority of digital sales from cash; won't pursue used PC game salesFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:33 -0800
GameStop is building its digital distribution business , having seen a 158 percent growth year-over-year in the third quarter, with strong returns thanks to customers who don't use credit cards. "70 percent of our sales for DLC is non credit card. So that's a customer either paying with cash, GameStop gift card or trade credit," Steve Nix, manager of PC digital distribution for GameStop told us ...
Read More... Is Double Fine's KICKSTARTER Success an Indie Game-Changer?Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:46:02 -0800
This week the fundraising project for a video game currently known as Double Fine Adventure went from rags to riches with the kind of speed previously only seen in a movie montage sequence. Via crowd-sourced funding website Kickstarter, the project raised over 1.3 million dollars in less than 72 hours - well over its goal of $400,000 - and in the process stunned both the petitioners and the ...
Read More... Xbox 720 – all the latest rumours collectedWed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:57 -0800
The latest rumour and speculation surrounding the forthcoming Xbox 360 successor – whatever it may be called... Since it now seems unlikely we'll see a PlayStation 4 announcement this year, the eyes of the incurably attention-deficit games industry have now flicked back toward the next Xbox. So what are Microsoft's plans for the console that people are (erroneously, yet conveniently) calling ...
Read More... PRESS-RELEASES: Attention, Globe subscribers! Nokia has something for you...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:44:32 -0800
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Read More... FEATURE: Trump CardsThu, 16 Feb 2012 03:16:00 -0800
Club Penguin. Runescape. Moshi Monsters. These digital franchises generate a significant chunk of their revenue on the High Street – not only through merchandise but also through pre-paid content cards. These can contain anything from points and currency to subscriptions and codes for full download titles. You’ll find them in almost every form of retail, too – specialists, supermarkets ...
Read More... Smart diversionsMon, 30 Jan 2012 05:54:46 -0800
Few places in Canada can lay claim to being the incubator for as many toy and game companies as Montreal
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