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Trion World’s Trove passes 1 million active players — but it’s not a Minecraft clone, CEO says

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 18, 2015
1 min

Developer Trion World announced today that it’s voxel-based online role-playing game, Trove, now has over 1 million active users. Trove launches for PC on July 9 as a free-to-play game available on Steam, although players could buy extra content like new classes and equipment.

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Kids’ gaming makes up nearly 8% of mobile game spending worldwide

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 18, 2015
2 min

Parents are dropping a serious amount of cash to keep their kids’ tablets and smartphones filled with games. Spending on games for children makes...

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Intel to integrate its RealSense camera into gaming systems

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2015
1 min

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich showed onstage how his company’s RealSense camera, which can sense and digitize the environment it sees,...

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Splatoon transforms into a battle of Autobots vs. Decepticons

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 18, 2015
1 min

Splatoon is about to become more than meets the eye. Nintendo announced today that its hit multiplayer shooter, Splatoon, is getting some Transformers content....

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Angry Birds is a success story revolving around business partnerships.

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Rovio reveals the key to Angry Birds’ success: brand partners

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 18, 2015
3 min

Rovio Chief Commercial Officer Alex Lambeek lays out the success of Angry Birds as a marathon of cross-pollination with multiple brands and business partners.

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Double Fine, InXile, and Obsidian bigwigs create Kickstarter competitor for games — with equity for backers

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 18, 2015
14 min

Kickstarter might not be the best place for developers to crowdfund their games anymore. Justin Bailey has launched Fig, a new crowdfunding site built specifically...

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Scooby-Doo and the gang break into Lego Dimensions

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 18, 2015
2 min

Warner Bros. combats the imminent release of Disney Infinity and Skylanders SuperChargers by highlighting its big brands for Lego Dimensions in a new Scooby-Doo trailer. The clip stars Scooby, Shaggy, and the Mystery Machine from the cartoon show.

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Helpshift grows revenues 500% in a year

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2015
2 min

Helpshift, a customer relationship management (CRM) company focused on mobile apps, announced today that it has grown revenues 500 percent since it raised funding...

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Activision unveils Skylanders Battlecast free-to-play mobile card game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2015
2 min

ctivision Publishing announced today that it is launching a new free-to-play mobile card-battle game: Skylanders Battlecast. The new title coming in 2016 takes the...

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Watch us play Galak-Z for the first time

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 17, 2015
1 min

It’s time for some hyper-violent Japanese cartoons from the 1980s — only, we’re all out of those. So let’s just settle for a new...

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