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Read More »ELEAGUE finals to be broadcast on Twitter tonight
The semi finals and grand final of ELEAGUE will be broadcast live on Twitter over the weekend. The social network will host the full stream of all three matches from across the final weekend. The stream will host the observer feed of the event, meaning panel segments with on air …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016: In tweets
We take a look at the social media buzz around the excitement and celebration of the UK and European development community
Read More »Twitter’s Fabric for Unity adds full native MoPub support
Integration of monetisation platform for mobile apps includes manual initialisation and deferred SDK activation during onboarding
Read More »Twitter ‘doubles down’ on game development with Unity support for Fabric
Fabric for Games web portal also launched
Read More »Twitter appoints Rodrigo Velloso to new director of game partnerships role
Google’s former director of gaming content for YouTube Rodrigo Velloso has joined Twitter in a similar capacity. In the newly created director of game partnerships role, Velloso will build relationships with developers, video content creators, eSports athletes, and public shoes such as E3. He toldVarietythe work is a continuation of …
Read More »Twitter to reveal secrets of video marketing at #LGC
Twitter’s Sam Bateman will provide a keynote presentation at next month’s London Games Conference. The social media giant’s brand planner will present ‘Twitter and the future of video’, discussing social trends on Twitter and advising on best practice for making your content fly. Meanwhile, industry veteran Nick Parker, head of …
Read More »#ShareAGameDesignTip: 10 developer secrets revealed
Insomniac, Ubisoft and Astronauts devs offer advice via viral hashtag
Read More »YouTube streaming, Twitter video uploads and UI tweaks among PS4 firmware 3.00 changes
The next operating system update for PS4 is bring a wealth of new features to the console. It’s likely to be welcome news for players, after a number of minor updates over the last few months offering ‘stability fixes’ and little else. PS4 firmware 3.00 is currently in the midst …
Read More »‘Twitter-powered game’ Tweechi turns retweets and selfies into virtual currency
A new iOS title is replacing microtransactions with social interations. Developed by Fuzzy Face Games, Tweechi is a so-called ‘next-generation virtual pet’, a la Tamagotchi, exclusive to iPhone. Like so many mobile titles, the upcoming app features in-game virtual currency, which players can use to buy treats, toy and minigames …
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