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The famous Angry Birds maker is getting into game publishing business and has launched a new initiative to support these efforts. Dubbed Rovio Stars, it is the company’s first foray into including third party titles in its game line-up. The first game to be published under this program will be Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage by…
Pity the poor Wii U. Such a nice, innovative machine with such little software support. Its doom is being spelled out across the dank corridors of the interwebs. Most recently, Electronic Arts pulled support for the struggling console. Since it’s fairly disastrous E3 unveiling in 2011, the system’s tale has been a sad one. But…
Analytics site App Annie released a report today that confirmed Nintendo and Sony’s greatest fears, mobile gaming app revenue had lapped their sales twice. Android and iOS gaming revenue was 3 times that of dedicated portable consoles in 2013’s first quarter. The in depth report can be found here but the jist of it’s pretty clear: …
Tech site, The Verge reported today that an updated Xbox 360 dashboard UI is in the works. While a Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment, the Verge story reports changes to the Dashboard UI and Live Tiles to coincide with the new Xbox being unveiled on the 21st, and changes in Windows 8.1: “Microsoft is preparing…
The NVIDIA Shield certainly has a fanbase that can’t wait to get their hands on the handheld console. In fact, the response for the Shield has produced enough buzz that the pre-order date has been pushed up to today, instead of the original pre-order date of the 20th. This certainly bodes well for the company.…
Alright Sega kids, get ready! One of the greatest games of all time is coming to Google Play, in all its blast processed glory. Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Android, and the iOS version is getting an update with all the new extras. Sega announced the release today on its blog: “We are happy…
Well folks, it’s finally happened. Angry Birds, one of the most popular mobile games of all time will be the basis for a movie to be released by Sony in 2016. The deal was announced in a press release earlier today: CULVER CITY, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution…
Hot on the heels of Google’s unveiling the new Google Play Games, Gameloft has come out with an exciting announcement of its own! Three of its most popular games will be updated with Google Play Games features. Modern Combat 4 has added the Google Play Games integration with its latest update and the company will also be updating two…
Big news for Playstation 3 racing fans, Gran Turismo 6 has been officially announced for the holiday season! About a month ago, a pre-order was caught on Newegg but Sony and Developer Polyphony Digital have remained mum up until today. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi dropped the news at the United Kingdom’s Silverstone circuit (one of the…
Google Vice President of Product Management, Hugo Barra, unveiled some exciting new services in his segment of the I/O keynote. In particular, he unveiled the much rumored Google Play Game Services. These New Google Play services and APIs will be rolling out today to all Android devices Froyo and up! Barra began his presentation talking about…