Daily News: 11/14/13

Thursday, November 14, 2013

RAPTR’S MOST PLAYED GAMES: SEPTEMBER 2013 — GRAND THEFT AUTO V TAKES OVER

RAPTR’S MOST PLAYED GAMES: SEPTEMBER 2013 — GRAND THEFT AUTO V TAKES OVER:
Call of Duty’s brutal reign of terror at the top of our most played charts is over, thanks to Grand Theft Auto V — at least until CoD: Ghosts shows up in November.

In other big news, League of Legends is back above DOTA 2, Final Fantasy XIV Online tops World of Warcraft for the first time, and web game Cookie Clicker is in at the 10 spot, dethroning Candy Crush Saga as your most shameful non-incognito browser tab.

Note: This list, based on playtime data from Raptr’s 18+ million users, includes PC and Xbox 360 games only — Sony and Nintendo don’t let players share gameplay data publicly. PC gamers must run the Raptr Desktop App or associate their Steam ID with Raptr to track playtime.

WolfKnights English Teaser Website

WolfKnights English Teaser Website:
IMCGAMES just updated the official WolfKnights website with English translations. Now foreigners can easily navigate and learn more about the game

Rohan Conqueror – Playwith reveals new war-themed Rohan title

Rohan Conqueror – Playwith reveals new war-themed Rohan title:
If you did not know, the developer formally known as YNK Interactive is now known as Playwith. While Rohan 2 was teased

'GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience' Review - A Pretty Smooth Ride

'GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience' Review - A Pretty Smooth Ride:
Hot off the heels of the release of its arcade racer back in August, Gameloft is back behind the wheel with GT Racing 2 ,

Fenced In Review

Fenced In Review:
Fenced In Review By Lucy Ingram on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: BAA RAM EWEUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Fancy some fast-paced extreme shepherding? Fenced In is a

Allods Online debuts class change coupons

Allods Online debuts class change coupons:
Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Allods Online, MMORPG If you're feeling stuck in a rut in Allods Online and think changing up your

War Thunder: Join the Stress Test for a Chance at a Beta Slot

War Thunder: Join the Stress Test for a Chance at a Beta Slot:
Gaijin Entertainment is offering fans of War Thunder an opportunity to score a beta slot in the upcoming war-themed game. During upcoming stress test

Massively Exclusive: Jade Dynasty Regenesis preview

Massively Exclusive: Jade Dynasty Regenesis preview:
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Lore, Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play, Jade Dynasty, Dev Diaries Jade Dynasty, that colorful free-to-play MMO from Perfect

Galaxy Factions Review

Galaxy Factions Review:
Galaxy Factions Review By Arron Hirst on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: TROOPS, DEPLOY!Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Galaxy Factions relies on a player’s strategy in

World of Warcraft: What Garrisons Really Mean for WoW

World of Warcraft: What Garrisons Really Mean for WoW:
During Blizzcon, folks were not surprised at the announcement of a World of Warcraft expansion. They were, however, taken by surprise by the announcement

Puffington Review

Puffington Review:
Puffington Review By Stacy Barnes on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: THE RIGHT PUFFiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Meet the endless runner-like game that

Review: Paint it Back

Review: Paint it Back:
A mischievous ghost has scared all the paintings out of their frames at a gallery, and you're helping the artists to restore them. Games don't have to make sense. Paint it Back is a take on the nonogram

Grilly the Cheese Review

Grilly the Cheese Review:
Grilly the Cheese Review By Angela LaFollette on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: CHEESEY FUN Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad An adorable endless runner where gamers

Dwice Review

Dwice Review:
Dwice Review By Jennifer Allen on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: FAST-PACED ACTIONUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Drag matching shapes together and watch the

Friendly Fire! Review

Friendly Fire! Review:
Friendly Fire! Review By Jennifer Allen on November 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: GEOGRAPHICAL ATTACKSUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Build a base and compete with players around

Review: Vampire Season - Monster Defence

Review: Vampire Season - Monster Defence:
Vampire Season - Monster Defence is probably a little more original than you're imagining right now. It's not a simple tower defence clone, and while it owes a

Fiesta Online's sixth anniversary celebration includes disco

Fiesta Online's sixth anniversary celebration includes disco:
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Anniversaries What six-year-old doesn't want a big bash full of fun for his

Stateside: The iOS-Android duopoly is over – it's time for developers to acknowledge Windows Phone

Stateside: The iOS-Android duopoly is over – it's time for developers to acknowledge Windows Phone:
It's very easy to look at the mobile market as a whole and see it as a struggle

DragonSaga Prelude – Another online game lands on mobile platforms

DragonSaga Prelude – Another online game lands on mobile platforms:
Gamers shouldn’t really be surprised now about online games being ported to mobile platforms. DragonSaga (or

From Russia with love: Jolla taps up Yandex to power app store

From Russia with love: Jolla taps up Yandex to power app store:
Finnish platform holder Jolla has unveiled Yandex as an official app store partner, with the Russian search giant set to power Android app distribution on

City of Steam: Arkadia offers first screenshots and update

City of Steam: Arkadia offers first screenshots and update:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser, City of Steam, Steampunk Since it bought back the rights to publish City of

SMITE video shows off revised He Bo, God of the Yellow River

SMITE video shows off revised He Bo, God of the Yellow River:
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Trailers, Video, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA Although not implying that the old He Bo was washed

Canadian startup TinyMob Games raises $2M in funding

Canadian startup TinyMob Games raises $2M in funding:
A Canadian free-to-play startup has attracted more than $2 million in seed funding, with the plan to release its first game at the start of 2014. ...

Google launches next step for Native Code in Chrome

Google launches next step for Native Code in Chrome:
Google today announced the Portable Native client, a new version of its NaCl technology that it says can help developers bring high performance

Two decades on, Team17 're-enters the publishing arena'

Two decades on, Team17 're-enters the publishing arena':
After a hiatus of almost twenty years, Worms outfit Team17 has announced it is to return to third-party publishing, making most of what it claims is a

Opinion: Has the rise of games-as-a-service killed the successful indie?

Opinion: Has the rise of games-as-a-service killed the successful indie?:
You remember the halycon days of 2009, right? Unknown such as Rovio, Bolt Creative and Lima Sky made millions of

Nicholas Lovell: Free-to-play gamers are tired of Skinner Boxes, and that's a good thing

Nicholas Lovell: Free-to-play gamers are tired of Skinner Boxes, and that's a good thing:
Speak to free-to-play detractors, and many will argue that the model reduces games to mere Skinner Boxes, with titles

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

Actoz Soft MMORPG “Tir Online” starts Pmang channeling service.
Nexon FPS “Counter Strike Online” reveals new game mode “New Zombie Shelter.”
East Interactive MMORPG “El Forest” revealed, OBT planned for end of 2014.
Nuri Starducks “Wild Buster” CBT planned in early 2014.
Com2us 2013 3Q sales: 16,100,000,000 won, operating income: 100,000,000 won, net income: 1,300,000,000 won
Actoz Soft 2013 3Q sales: 42,600,000,000 won, operating income: 87,900,000,000 won.
CJ E&M Netmarnle “G-star 2013” lineup: strategy action game “Pirates,” UCC shooting game “Brick Force,” casual action “Mystic Fighter,” hero management “World Heroes Online,” casual soccer game “Chagu Chagu, “rhythm action game “Mstar,” role playing shooting game “Hounds,” mobile casual RPG “Taming the Monster,” mobile baseball game “Magu Magu 2013,” mobile mini game “Together Pongpongpong,” mobile casual board game “Everyone’s Marble,” mobile racing action game “Together Chachacha,” mobile FPS “Together Battle Shot,” mobile casual racing “Together Bungbungbung.”
Wise Logic fantasy TCG “El Gracia” released in Google Play.
Com2us card battle game “Soul Knights” released 3 illustrations, to be released in mid-November via Google Play store, and T-store.

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