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The question, of course, is whether or not gamers still seek the kind of ‘rich’ handheld experience that portable games consoles offer. One man who has always thought and still thinks the answer is yes is Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. He’s heard all the arguments, read all the dooms of …
Read More »Gree opening new London studio
Japanese mobile company to join Microsoft, Amazon and Konami in UK capital
Read More »GREE London games studio will boost firm’s Western content
The new Tech City games studio from GREE will be geared towards Western content and local social trends. In the official announcement about the new studio, which will be housed at the East End’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’ hub of digital games firms, UK GREE chief Ryotaro Shima said the plan was …
Read More »GREE goes to London: new studio in UK capital
UK chancellor George Osborne will later today announce that mobile games giant GREE will open a UK studio in London The news means the Japanese mobile giant will joint a long list of established studios in the UK capital, plus newcomers Amazon, Facebook, Konami, Xbox and YouTube – who all …
Read More »Activision’s first UK mobile game is Pitfall, not Call of Duty
The first game from Activision’s new Leeds, UK mobile studio is a revamp of classic owned IP Pitfall, not Call of Duty, the firm has told MCV. Activision has swiftly moved to put the record straight after reports late last week claimed it was working on a UK-made Call of …
Read More »HOT TOPICS: Is the threat of mobile over-hyped?
In the eighth of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, Dominic Sacco investigates the dangers smartphones and tablets pose to the console market Is the threat of mobile over-hyped?NO Angry Birds has been downloaded 1bn times. Not even the longest-running and biggest boxed franchises …
Read More »Report: Facebook to release smartphone by 2013
Facebook is making big strides towards creation of its own smartphone, if a report by The New York Times holds water. According to the report, Facebook employees, engineers, and others familiar with the matter say that the company has made major additions to the group already working on ‘Buffy’ (the …
Read More »GDC: ‘Consoles will die out in face of new platforms’
Market share will be 'significantly' reduced as customers abandon systems for smartphones and tablets, claims Ben Cousins
Read More »Iwata: 3DS has proved handheld market is alive
The rejuvenation of 3DS has proved wrong those who though the smartphone boom had destroyed the handheld market, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said. The Japanese exec has also claimed that the company will once again register a profit on each 3DS sold in the first half of its next …
Read More »FEATURE: Getting the measure of your players
[Intel sponsored feature] So your game is almost ready, but where do you refine and should you use instrumentation?
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