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Digital shopping research firm Slice Intelligence estimates the Apple Watch moved 957,000 pre-orders on its first day offered in the US. Games Industry reports on Slice’s results, which are based on the company’s panel of more than 2m online shoppers who anonymously provide e-receiptsof digital purchases on a daily basis. …
Read More »Destiny’s House of Wolves launches in May
Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion will arrive next month, Activision has announced. The game’s second expansion will release May 19th for $20, or alternatively is included in the Destiny Expansion Pass. House of Wolves is said to carry an exclusive Raid, a new Awoken storyline, a new Fallen Strike, new …
Read More »Unity now supports New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL
Unity has rolled out support for Nintendo 3DS XL and New Nintendo 3DS. Unity confirmed the news in a blog post, which states the announcement was made during the keynote speech at Unity’s Unite 2015 Tokyo event. Unity announced engine support for Nintendo’s Wii U console back in 2012, but …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest profitable after one week, developer says
Recent Xbox One and PC release Ori and the Blind Forest was able to turn a profit in just a week’s time, developer Moon Studios has revealed. Games Industry reports on the studio’s CEO Thomas Mahler statement to fans, in which he claims Microsoft is quite pleased with the title’s …
Read More »NCSoft invests $5m in Canadian mobile game studio
Following up on its recently announced plans for expansion into new business segments such as mobile and tablet games, NCSoft has invested $5m into Vancouver-based mobile startup This Game Studio. Speaking with Games Beat, NCSoft West executive Michael Chang explained the acquisition strengthens the company’s continued expansion into the western …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: April 5-11
Pre-orders kept Grand Theft Auto V on top of Steam’s best selling products chart ahead of its PC release this week. Recent Steam arrival Elite: Dangerous was the closet to dethroning the chart’s recent champ, climbing up the charts from its fourth place debut last week to the runner-up spot …
Read More »VIDEO: I am Bread launches out of Early Access
UK indie team Bossa Studios has launched its title I am Bread out of Early Access, with the title getting a fresh content update and Steam sale to mark the occasion. The Windows PC and Mac versions are available now on the digital distributor for 25 per cent of the …
Read More »Influence of whales over F2P mobile game revenue on the rise – report
A new study on free-to-play mobile game revenue shows that big spenders, known as whales,” still account for the majority of in-app sales. In fact, they’re taking up more of the pie than ever before. Gamasutra points to new research by mobile app analytics platform Swrve which shows the top …
Read More »UPDATE: Call of Duty: Black Ops III launching later this year
Call of Duty developer Treyarch has released a new video teasing an upcoming official reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops III. At least, all signs point to Black Ops III. The video’s is titled Back in Black” and ends with the Roman numeral for three. Black Ops protagonist Alex …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline general manager leaves Visceral Games
Visceral Games general manager and vice president Steve Papoutsis has left the studio after nearly 15 years with EA. Kotaku reports on the departure, with EA confirming Papoutsis’s exit earlier today. "We are thankful for Steve’s many contributions to EA and wish him the best,” the publisher said. Papoutsis worked …
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