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Subway Surfers sails past 1 billion downloads

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September 24, 2015
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Kiloo announced today that its mobile game, Subway Surfers, has passed 1 billion downloads after three years on app stores. The Denmark-based publisher says that Subway Surfers, which it created in collaboration with SYBO Games, is now the fourth-most-downloaded mobile game of all time.

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Call of Duty gets a worldwide esports league from Activision

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September 24, 2015
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World at war, indeed. Call of Duty publisher Activision announced today the creation of a new worldwide esports league for the popular first-person shooter...

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Watch the Angry Birds Movie’s first trailer — at least it doesn’t have any Minions

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September 23, 2015
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Forgot about pigs — Angry Birds need to worry about over 20 years of video game-based movie bombs Sony released the first trailer for...

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Kids abandon PC gaming for mobile devices

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September 23, 2015
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This makes it the gaming platform of choice for children and teens, a spot previously reserved for home computers — and part of the reason why the mobile market is worth an estimated $30 billion this year, according to the researchers at Newzoo.

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Hitman delayed to March 2016

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September 22, 2015
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The holiday season just hot a little lighter. Developer IO Interactive revealed on Hitman’s official site that it has delayed the release of the...

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PC classic System Shock now on GOG in an Enhanced Edition

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September 22, 2015
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Online store GOG, which specializes in selling digital, DRM-free (digital rights management) versions of PC gaming classics, announced today that the original System Shock is available on its site via a new Enhanced Edition. It costs $10, although it’s currently on sale for $8.

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Cartoon Network launches Adventure Time virtual reality game for Samsung Gear VR

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2015
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Adventure time is becoming VR time. Cartoon Network announced today that it has launched its first virtual reality title, Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games. It’s out now for Samsung Gear VR. It’s a 3D platformer.

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Unity announces cross-platform API to help developers make money

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September 21, 2015
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Unity wants to make all aspects of game development easier, including setting up in-app purchases. The makers of the popular game engine announced today...

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Unity’s Cloud Build is coming to PC, Mac, and Linux — features now free for all

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2015
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Unity is using the cloud to help game development. Cloud Build is a continuous build distribution service for the game-making engine Unity. It detects...

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5 games outside Nintendo’s stable that need the Super Mario Maker treatment

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 18, 2015
2 min

Developers, why make your own games when you can just give the tools to fans? At least that’s the lesson Nintendo is teaching us...

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