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Read More »EA Mythic downplays Dungeon Keeper criticism
I think any time you re-make anything that is much beloved and has a great sense of nostalgia for people are going to be very protective of it.” That’s according to EA Mythic’s Jeff Skalski who has in an interview with TabTimes stuck up for recent iOS re-release Dungeon keeper. …
Read More »Ex-Zynga Dallas devs form new free-to-play mobile studio
Boss Fight Entertainment already houses 25 staff
Read More »The problems with Dungeon Keeper and why in-app purchases aren’t inherently evil
Oscar Clark offers the case for the defence for IAPs and why the issues lie with game design decisions, not the business model itself
Read More »League of Legends attracts 67m players a month
Riot Games MMO being played by twice as many players compared to 2012
Read More »League of Legends boasts 27m daily active players
Popular multiplayer online battle arena title League of Legends supports 27m active players on a daily basis, developer Riot Games has announced. The independent studio states the figure more than doubles the 12m active players the game boasted in October 2012 – adding that peak concurrent players have also increased …
Read More »Square Enix: Free-to-play games mustn’t alienate core
Developers, publishers and retailers must make sure free-to-play games are appropriate for their audience, says Square Enix. Free games has endured a backlash from core fans who accuse them of ripping off gamers and being of poor quality. Different business models give us an option to make different games for …
Read More »Tencent F2P FPS Crossfire made $950m in 2013
Tencent’s free-to-play shooter CrossFire brought in revenues of nearly $1 billion in 2013. That’s according to research fromSuperDatawhich found that the SmileGate-developed title brought in over 50 per cent more revenue than Riot Games’ hugely successful MoBA League of Legends – also published by Tencent – which took $624 million …
Read More »US digital sales hit $11.8 billion in 2013
Mobile and free-to-play online games take majority of earnings as digital grows 11%
Read More »New RoboCop film gets free-to-play smartphone tie-in
Glu Mobile has released a RoboCop game on iOS that ties in to next month’s movie return for the Detroit law enforcer. An android version is due for release on January 15th. The game is free-to-play and takes the form of a cover shooter in which the resurrected Alex Murphy …
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