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2 For Nintendo, slow and steady makes sense

Opinion 4 hours ago Software delays on Wii U may frustrate - but Nintendo knows that its long-term success is built on game quality, not "winning" sales wars

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1 Game Marketing: "If the rules of the game aren't working, change the rules"

11 hours ago Sessions on the growth of eSports, The Walking Dead's marketing, and the “wild wild west” of Google Play reveal how some are reaching new audiences

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2 Microsoft keeps quiet, but the numbers say change is needed

12 hours ago There was barely a hint of a new console in Microsoft's earnings call, but Xbox unit sales continue to decline

8 Mobile, tablet players spend just 92 cents a month on average

20 hours ago Research firm Interpret says that compares to $10.40 spent each month by home console gamers

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46 The Future of Games: F2P Is Not Evil Nor The Only Solution

Opinion Yesterday A them-and-us mentality over free-to-play is making fools of us all, argues Will Luton

Supercell's Q1 profits hit $104m as IPO mooted

2 days ago Clash of Clans and Hay Day have over 8.5m daily players

Indie Fund backs Little Flag Software's Kachina

3 days ago The "whimsical physics toy" receives full backing

Southend Interactive splits from parent company

3 days ago Deathrow and ilomilo dev declares independence as it separates from Tactel Holding AB

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24 Gordon Walton: Publishers see devs as "replaceable meat puppets"

4 days ago Veteran exec laments the treatment of dev teams, talks about Riccitiello's struggle, and predicts Activision's business ending in "catastrophe"

30 EA shutting down Playfish games

4 days ago Publisher pulling plug on division's last remaining Facebook titles; SimCity Social, The Sims Social, Pet Society, more closing by mid-June

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6 Layoffs at Electronic Arts

8 days ago Publisher confirms some cuts, denies report of Montreal operations shutting down entirely

2 Ubisoft completes Related Designs acquisition

8 days ago Publisher purchases remaining 70% of German strategy studio behind Anno for unspecified amount of cash

1 Stardock creating fund for startups

8 days ago Galactic Civillizations developer using proceeds from sale of Impulse for new investment fund

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Namco Bandai opens social-focused studio in Vancouver

8 days ago Canada gets a brand-new Namco Bandai studio

2012 a record year for game consolidation

9 days ago Report finds value of industry mergers and acquisitions up 22% for the year, topped $4 billion for first time

27 Electronic Arts named Worst Company in America again

10 days ago Consumerist online poll sees publisher repeat, topping Bank of America in rematch of last year's finals

Blizzard buys IGN Pro League tech, assets

11 days ago Staffers of troubled e-Sports group picked up to create web, mobile content for developer's franchises

11 Windows 8 tops 10% share on Steam survey

18 days ago Microsoft's latest becomes most common OS on Steam outside of Windows 7; NetMarketShare puts Windows 8 usage at 3%

3 EA paying Probst $1.03 million

18 days ago Interim executive chairman getting seven-figure salary while publisher searches for CEO successor to Riccitiello

3 Digital game sales growing 33%

21 days ago GDC 2013: Analysts from NPD, iResearch and Digi-Capital present data on the growing digital game market across the world

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5 GameStop: Wii U sales “disappointing” but PS4 purchase intent "strong"

22 days ago GameStop saw revenue drop 7% last year, projects flat revenue for 2013 in best case

1 Diversity means dollars

23 days ago GDC 2013: Microsoft narrative designer Tom Abernathy says going beyond the straight white male yields dividends

Top mobile games have new competition

24 days ago The App Annie Index for February shows a diverse collection of old and new games and some surprising shifts

Zynga.com makes Facebook optional

28 days ago Zynga reduces its reliance on Facebook as it adds more games to its own platform

6 UK retailer HMV slashes Wii U Premium to £199

28 days ago Zombi U bundle sees £139 lopped off price

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