Daily News: 04/16/13

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Call of Duty Online (CN) Enters Closed Beta on April 30

Call of Duty Online (CN) Enters Closed Beta on April 30:
Developed by Blizzard Activision, the online shooter Call of Duty Online will officially enter closed beta on April.30th exclusive to the China region, and the test is named

Zynga Slots takes the top spot for second week in a row in fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU

Zynga Slots takes the top spot for second week in a row in fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU:
Zynga Slots is this week’s fastest-growing Facebook game by monthly active user, bringing in 10.6 million monthly active users for a 177 percent gain. Last week Zynga

GolfStar Review

GolfStar Review:
Gamezebo Rating: I knew from a pretty early age that I wasn’t meant to be a golfer. Nothing against the sport or anything: I just seemed to be much better at finding all the

The War Z devs to players: 'What should we do with cheaters?'

The War Z devs to players: 'What should we do with cheaters?':
Filed under: Horror, Culture, MMO Industry, News Items, Miscellaneous The War Z devs are considering an interesting take on punishing exploiters. They've been tossing

Rise and Shiny: Dino Storm

Rise and Shiny: Dino Storm:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Screenshots, Video, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Casual, Kids, Family, Rise and Shiny, Livestream I have a real love for finding tiny, unknown, indie titles --

Betawatch: April 6 - 12, 2013

Betawatch: April 6 - 12, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, Betawatch, Miscellaneous Have you eagerly anticipated the start of WildStar's beta testing? Good news for you, then -- it has

Booty Quest on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook

Booty Quest on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook:
Outplay Entertainment’s match-3 game Booty Quest took the top spot on this week’s top emerging games on Facebook, growing by an estimated 28,586 monthly active

League of Legends categorizes RP cost of skins by quality

League of Legends categorizes RP cost of skins by quality:
When you think about it, League of Legends skins are really all over the place as far as quality and price. Blackthorne...

Ninja Slash Review

Ninja Slash Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Endless runners have a tendency to be rather same-y, even despite aesthetics. Sure, a few twists may be integrated, but they tend to run into the

Fruit Blast Mania Review

Fruit Blast Mania Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Fruit Blast Mania from TeamLava combines two of gamer’s biggest interests to make for quite the juicy equation: block-matching games, and tons

Farm Heroes Saga Review

Farm Heroes Saga Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Feeling a bit logy after crunching up all those sweets in Candy Crush Saga? Maybe it’s time for you to get a little bit of fresh air and healthy food down

Dungeon Hunter 4 Review

Dungeon Hunter 4 Review:
Gamezebo Rating: If there’s one thing that should be added to life’s list of certainties alongside death and taxes, it’s the fact that dungeons are going to have monsters that

6 Numbers (iOS) review

6 Numbers (iOS) review:
6 Numbers is an iOS game from Brainbow. It’s available now as a free download from the App Store, and carries additional in-app purchases. 6 Numbers purports to be a

Kritika Online Update Schedule

Kritika Online Update Schedule:
Earlier this week, the developers of Kritika, All-M had a media conference concerning the updates to the game. Continue reading Kritika Online Update Schedule.

Might Magic: Duel of Champions Review

Might Magic: Duel of Champions Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Playing multiplayer card games can often be a mixed bag. For example; great artwork and fun mechanics are sometimes easily forgotten when

How random loot drops really feel to players

How random loot drops really feel to players:
Building from his post about the emotional effect of random loot drops, Chris Grey looks at games like World of Warcraft and Ni no Kuni to see how their patterns affect

Video: The ethics and psychology of the 'freemium' model

Video: The ethics and psychology of the 'freemium' model:
GDC 2013 played host to a live recording of the popular mobile developer podcast Walled Garden Weekly, with Touch Arcade's Eli Hodapp and Temple Run's Keith

Mr. Runner Was Wonderful. Mr. Runner 2 Looks Wonderfully Insane.

Mr. Runner Was Wonderful. Mr. Runner 2 Looks Wonderfully Insane.:
The original Mr. Runner is a lovely little bite-sized mobile platformer that's been downloaded some five million times. Due out in on April 24, Mr. Runner 2: The Masks

Square Enix: 'Huge slump' in NA sales hurt Tomb Raider, Hitman, Sleeping Dogs

Square Enix: 'Huge slump' in NA sales hurt Tomb Raider, Hitman, Sleeping Dogs:
Publisher explains why, despite an increased effort on polish and quality, big-budget games fell short of expectation. A "huge slump" in North American sales is to

Asian Themed MMORPG Yitien Open Beta Date Announced

Asian Themed MMORPG Yitien Open Beta Date Announced:
Today, Reality Squared Games (R2Games) announced that Yitien, a next-generation, Chinese-themed browser game developed by Teamtop Games (China) and published

Halo 4 the next AAA game to have microtransactions?

Halo 4 the next AAA game to have microtransactions?:
Halo 4 could be the next AAA game to introduce microtransactions. Executive producer Dan Ayoub told Digital Spy that the...

EA's Battlefield 4 poll shows more excitement for multiplayer

EA's Battlefield 4 poll shows more excitement for multiplayer:
82 per cent of people are anticipating Battlefield 4's multi-player more than its singleplayer. 82 per cent of Battlefield 4 fans are looking forward to the upcoming

America's Army: Proving Grounds deploying this year

America's Army: Proving Grounds deploying this year:
New version of first-person shooter to be released in 2013; US Army seeking beta testers. The next entry in the America's Army series--Proving Grounds--will launch

Microsoft sells IPTV platform, dedicating all TV resources to Xbox

Microsoft sells IPTV platform, dedicating all TV resources to Xbox:
Tech giant sells Mediaroom to Ericsson for undisclosed sum, as company plans to "commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

VP of development Rod Fergusson, who has previously left Epic to help with the finishing touches on

VP of development Rod Fergusson, who has previously left Epic to help with the finishing touches on:
VP of development Rod Fergusson, who has previously left Epic to help with the finishing touches on BioShock Infinite, is departing Irrational Games. "Now with the

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