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Mobile giant King has acquired San Francisco-based data and analytics platform Omniata. The Candy Crush creator didn’t announce it publicly but confirmed the information to VentureBeat. We can confirm we have acquired Omniata.It’s a great team and a proven platform that will add to King’s analytical and technology capabilities,” a …
Read More »Arizona Sunshine may be "fastest-selling VR title" to date after making $1.4m in a month
Dutch studio Vertigo Games claims that its virtual reality title Arizona Sunshine is the fastest selling non-bundled PC VR title to date.” In a statement shared with Upload VR, Vertigo and co-developer Jaywalkers Interactive announced that their Oculus Rift and HTC Vive shooter made $1.4m (1.1m) in sales between its …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Wildlands closed beta starts on February 3rd
Players can now sign up to have access to the Ghost Recon: Wildlands closed beta, that will kick off next week. Ubisoft revealed yesterday that the closed beta will run from February 3rd to February 6th, with pre-load starting on February 1st. It will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox …
Read More »Pokémon Duel launches on Android and iOS
The Pokmon Company has quietly launched a new mobile game based on the franchise, entitled Pokmon Duel. This free-to-play strategy title launched on both Android and iOS yesterday, without prior announcement. Inspired by board games such as Go, Pokmon Duel can be played solo or against other players worldwide, thanks …
Read More »LEGO Worlds is coming to the Nintendo Switch
The list of confirmed Switch games is getting bigger, as Traveller’s Tale has announced that LEGO Worlds will be releasing on Nintendo’s new console. Head of design Arthur Parsons announced it on Twitter, after he was asked by another user what were the LEGO plans for the Switch. Parsons answered: …
Read More »Starbound reaches 2.5m units sold
Indie studio Chucklefish has announced that Starbound has reached a new milestone, having sold more than 2.5 million copies over the Christmas break, six months after it officially launch. The title previously spent two and a half years in Early Access, so there’s a good chance this figure also includes …
Read More »Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally in 2016
It appears that Activision’s Call of Duty series had a very good 2016. The publisher has confirmed the news that not only was Infinite Warfare last year’s best-selling game in the US, but that Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally for the year. It is the seventh time …
Read More »Nintendo Switch UI revealed, along with previously unannounced indie titles
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth publisher Nicalis has tweeted a picture giving us a sneak peek of the Switch’s user interface as well as some previously unannounced indie games coming to the platform. The studio has now deleted the tweet but it was online long enough for NeoGaf users to …
Read More »Super Mario Run coming to Android in March
After launching on iOS on December 15th, Super Mario Run will be trotting onto Android devices this March. Nintendo confirmed the news via Twitter (below) earlier today. An exact launch date has yet to be announced, but pre-registration is now open on the Google Play Store. Android users can sign …
Read More »Electronic Arts confirms EA Play for E3 2017
EA has announced it will renew its EA Play event at E3 this year. Like last year, it will replace the publisher’s traditional press conference and will take place just a few days before E3, between June 10th and June 12th. This year’s EA Play will be taking place at …
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