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World of Warcraft lead designer on why 7M players stuck around — and why 3M left

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 14, 2015
15 min

We chat with lead game designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas on WoW's success, subscriber ups and downs, and new content for players coming "Soon.™"

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Square Enix takes another top franchise to mobile with Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 14, 2015
1 min

Square Enix announced this week that it plans to release a new game in its Kingdom Hearts role-playing franchise on mobile devices later this year in Japan, with a vision for an overseas release. Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ (pronounced “qui”) will be a free-to-play title for iOS and Android devices, with paid items and elements.

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While Valve backtracks, Space Engineers developer sets up $100K fund for modders

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 14, 2015
2 min

Developer Keen Software is also opening up its source code to the public.

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Let’s all watch that YouTube video that Konami tried — and failed — to ban

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 14, 2015
1 min

Konami hates him! Watch the video the Metal Gear Solid publisher didn't want you to see.

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King is planning to bring its games to Windows 10, starting with Candy Crush Saga

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 14, 2015
1 min

Microsoft announced today that King will bring its blockbuster mobile game Candy Crush Saga to Windows 10. The game will be automatically installed for all customers that upgrade or download Windows 10 for a certain period of time following the game’s launch.