Consumers may soon have access to both current and last-gen Xbox games without the need for a console. That’s according to Neowin, which reports that Microsoft has recently made significant advances in reducing lag in streamed games and hopes to implement the tech in a streaming Xbox service designed for …
Read More »Modders demonstrate successful Wii U Mario Kart 8 hack
The security of Nintendo’s Wii U appears to have been compromised. A speedrunner called MrBean35000vr has a released a video that shows some very basic tweaking of Mario Kart 8 using a web-browser vulnerability, such as the speeding up of in-game music. Fortunately, the hack has already been blocked by …
Read More »InnoGames scaling up for mobile gaming push
CEO Hendrik Klindworth says aggressive growth in mobile is manageable despite rising costs of marketing
Read More »Offensive Combat developer U4ia closes
No reason given for closure; dev says studio shut down 'in the blink of an eye'
Read More »EndWar IP returns as free-to-play title
Ubisoft is to resurrect the Tom Clancy EndWar brand. Having done the same with the Ghost Recon IP, EndWar is to get the free-to-play browser treatment. It’s being developed at Ubisoft Shanghai and will be released on PC and Mac. It will be both single and multi player and allow …
Read More »The Pirate Bay launches censorship-bypassing web browser
UK residents are now able to access The Pirate Bay using a dedicated web browser designed by the controversial organisation. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Pirate Bay has released a new download called PirateBrowser. It’s effectively a functional web browser that will allow users to bypass ISP filters that typically …
Read More »Random House lifts veil on story-driven F2P title
Interactive story Black Crown harnesses Failbetter's Storynexus platform
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Top 20% of new users paying money on in-app purchases worth 90% of total spending
Read More »Lockwood Publishing expands into mobile and web
PlayStation Home developer set to release new avatar-based platform Avakin
Read More »GDC 13: Unreal Engine 3 comes to the web
No plugins required through Mozilla's latest version of JavaScript
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