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Apple applies to expand Apple TV trademark to video games in over 60 countries

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 21, 2018
2 min

Although Apple’s gaming track record has largely rewarded enthusiasm with disappointment, a new Apple TV trademark application discovered by Patently Apple indicates that the company...

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What would Mulder do? Writing an X-Files game in the age of fake news

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 21, 2018
6 min

The X-Files: Deep State is a mobile game that blends casual mechanics with a thorough and engaging narrative in the style of the show....

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Mobile developer Outplay’s revenues grow 1,904% as it plans a brand refresh

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 20, 2018
2 min

Mobile developer Outplay Entertainment has rebranded for the first time since it was founded in 2010. The Scottish studio partnered with design agency JDO...

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Burnout Paradise Remastered crashes onto PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 16

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 20, 2018
1 min

Criterion Games announced today that Burnout Paradise Remastered will release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 16. Burnout Paradise first came out in...

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Doom on Switch gets much-demanded gyro motion controls

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 20, 2018
1 min

A new patch for the Nintendo Switch version of Doom has added motion controls to the first-person shooter. It also includes a new partying...

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Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games raises $41 million for mobile titles

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 20, 2018
3 min

Finnish gaming companies have a strong record of on mobile, and the latest example is Small Giant Games, which is announcing today that it...

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Newzoo: Nintendo could reap billions from subscriptions, digital sales, and mobile

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 19, 2018
4 min

Nintendo had spectacular growth in 2017, with revenues growing 172 percent to $9.2 billion from a year earlier. That’s good enough to push the...

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Tangelo Games is targeting social casino games at Spanish-speaking players

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 19, 2018
9 min

We wrote about Vicenç Martí back in 2012 when he won the Who’s Got Game competition at our GamesBeat 2012 conference. He was running Akamon,...

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5 ways mobile games can avoid a sophomore slump

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 18, 2018
6 min

It is hard enough for a game to become a hit in the App Store or Google Play these days; it’s harder still to...

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How do developers hook U.S. mobile gamers? Achievements and progress tracking

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 18, 2018
2 min

When designing or localizing your mobile game for international release, it is critical to examine whether or not it’s a good fit for what...

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