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Livestreaming site Panda TV is a new Chinese competitor to Twitch
It is starting to feel like a new site aiming to be the next big thing in livestreaming is launching every week, and while Twitch is still sitting at the top in the gaming world for now, it is seeing more and more contenders entering the arena. First there was the recent launch of Google’s ...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone expansion gets a release date and teaser trailer
Fans have been eagerly awaiting the first expansion to CD Projekt RED’s immensely popular RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and now the Polish studio has finally released details about the upcoming Hearts of Stone expansion, which is set to release on October 13. Here is CD Projekt’s description of the new content: Step again into the shoes ...
“Every dollar matters” when making indie games, says Monkey Island director Ron Gilbert
While there are still plenty of indie developers bootstrapping their way to release, there has been a growing trend over the last few years of crowdfunded games with budgets ranging from a few thousand dollars to tens of millions of dollars and everything in between. Former LucasArts veteran Ron Gilbert, who worked on classic point-and-click ...
Big spending “whale” gamers take longer to convert, says Game Analytics
With the explosion of free-to-play games, it might seem like game studios are aiming to get as many people as possible spending money on in-app purchases, but the reality is that a bulk of the money earned by such games comes from a tiny fraction of their users. So-called “whales” are gamers who spend somewhat ...
The Australian government is taking suggestions on how to save its game industry
Australia and video games are not exactly on friendly terms. The country has a long history of game censorship, such as when it effectively banned Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number by refusing to give it a rating. The creators of South Park: The Stick of Truth were also forced to censor a particular scene for a release in ...
Ubisoft plans to open a theme park in Malaysia for some reason
After the success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando and the recent announcement of new Nintendo and Star Wars theme parks in the U.S., it seems like every entertainment company thinks it can open its own theme park. Apparently the latest company to hop on this trend is Ubisoft Entertainment SA, ...
Paradox outlines features for upcoming ‘Cities: Skylines’ expansion
Swedish game studio Paradox Interactive surprised everyone with the outstanding success of its city builder sandbox game Cities: Skylines, which sold over 1 million copies in its first month of release. Now the Stockholm-based developer has revealed more details about the game’s highly anticipated first expansion, After Dark, which was announced at Gamescom last month. “To add ...
Facebook launches new “Personalized Lesson Plan” software for schools
Social media giant Facebook announced yesterday that it would be partnering with Silicon Valley-based charter school system Summit Public School to introduce what it calls “a classroom experience that’s centered around students’ ambitions that takes advantage of all the technology and information accessible to a kid growing up today.” “When we first heard about Summit ...
Star Citizen dev continues full transparency policy with its current release plan
When you have crowdfunded close to $100 million for a massive video game with an unheard of scale, it might be tempting to keep fans in the dark on all of the little setbacks and pitfalls that come with software development, but Los Angeles-based Cloud Imperium Games has so far stuck to its promise of ...
Batman: Arkham Knight patch is live, but you still can’t buy it on PC
After briefly appearing then disappearing then reappearing again, it looks like the interim patch Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment promised for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight is officially live, but that does not mean the game is for sale again. The Steam Store page for the game is still missing a buy button, and there ...