Daily News: 11/28/13

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Gloria Victus – A journey through medieval Europe interview

Gloria Victus – A journey through medieval Europe interview:
[Facebook page] There aren’t really many full 3D and Free-to-Play online games I can think of which fully relates to actual history and the particular time’s culture. Enter Gloria Victis, an upcoming MMORPG focused on a time

Criminal Case on Facebook celebrates first birthday by reaching 100 million lifetime players

Criminal Case on Facebook celebrates first birthday by reaching 100 million lifetime players:
Image via Pretty Simple Games To celebrate the game’s first birthday, Pretty Simple Games has released some monumental stats for its hidden object game Criminal Case (our review) on Facebook. In the past 12 months, the

Molten Games – First screenshot for Unreal Engine 3 title revealed

Molten Games – First screenshot for Unreal Engine 3 title revealed:
Molten Games, which received a “multi-million” investment from NCsoft earlier this year, earlier revealed the very first screenshot of its debut title, currently known as “Blunderbuss”. Crafted using Unreal Engine 3, it was

OpenKit wants to resurrect everything you loved about OpenFeint

OpenKit wants to resurrect everything you loved about OpenFeint:
It's said that nature abhors a vacuum, and that's true in the world of video games as well. When something popular disappears, it's just a matter of time before a replacement pops up to take its place.For mobile developers, the

Free for All: MMORPGs for your new console

Free for All: MMORPGs for your new console:
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Ich bin ein Berliner: King to open new office in German capital

Ich bin ein Berliner: King to open new office in German capital:
King - née King.com - has announced that it will open an office in Berlin at the beginning of 2014. Dubbing Germany as a "home to an exceptional amount of games development talent", King CEO Riccardo Zacconi said that Berlin is

Killzone dev hires Fallout writer

Killzone dev hires Fallout writer:
Killzone developer Guerrilla Games has hired John Gonzalez, best known for his work on 2010 role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas, for which he served as the lead writer.Gonzalez will work out of Guerrilla Games' offices in

Million Arthur's Chinese success boosts Shanda's FY13 Q3 mobile game sales to $25 million

Million Arthur's Chinese success boosts Shanda's FY13 Q3 mobile game sales to $25 million:
Chinese online and mobile games publisher Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) has announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for FY13 Q3, the three months ending 30 September 2013. Net revenues were $183

Skulls Of The Shogun Finally Makes It To iOS, And It's Brilliant

Skulls Of The Shogun Finally Makes It To iOS, And It's Brilliant:
After spending most of the year as a Windows Phone 8 exclusive, the mobile version of 17-Bit's wonderful little turn-based strategy game finally makes the jump to iOS, and damn if it doesn't look gorgeous there.

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

Antic Game World web RPG “Jungwoneul Beda” starts Toc Toc channeling service.
Galaxy Gate action RPG “Legend of Fighters” starts 2nd CBT on November 29.
Panggame web game “Gumong Online” holds 1st CBY from December 5 to 7.
CJ E&M Netmarble casual UCC shooting game “Brick Force” holds 1st CBT from November 28 to December 1.
Funigloo mobile TCG “Guilty Dragon” released in T-store and Google Play.
Gamepia mobile TCG “Daehangukji: Fantasy Korea” released in iOS and Android versions.

Darklings Review

Darklings Review:
Darklings Review By Lucy Ingram on November 27th, 2013 Our Rating: :: THE DARKNESS IS COMINGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad MildMania’s Darklings is a wonderfully unique and magical game that relies

Review: Friendly Fire!

Review: Friendly Fire!:
Rare are the games made in the West that make an opening gambit of attacking the United States - though in the wake of the NSA revelations it's sure to go down well in certain quarters. It's a striking opening to what is

Zuki’s Quest Review

Zuki’s Quest Review:
Zuki’s Quest Review By Angela LaFollette on November 27th, 2013 Our Rating: :: TRICKY AND CLEVERiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad This turn-based puzzle platformer will keep gamers

Google Glass could have iPhone-like impact on gaming

Google Glass could have iPhone-like impact on gaming:
Glu Mobile CEO sees potential for a wearable computing revolution as mobile's big players only get bigger

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Taking Galactic Starfighter for a Spin

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Taking Galactic Starfighter for a Spin:
We took Galactic Starfighter, the upcoming digital expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic, for a spin on the game's public test server and today we're offering our thoughts.

World of Warcraft: Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street to Leave Blizzard

World of Warcraft: Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street to Leave Blizzard:
In a shocking announcement, Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has announced that he will be leaving Blizzard Entertainment after six years with the company. According to the post written on the Battle.net forum, Street is leaving to

General: Former Bioware Dev Rich Vogel, a New Studio & Bethesda

General: Former Bioware Dev Rich Vogel, a New Studio & Bethesda:
Former Bioware developer Rich Vogel has formed a new game studio that is hard at work on a new, as-yet-unnamed game. Called Battlecry Studios, it joins the Bethesda corps of development houses.

WildStar: Winter Beta Progress Report

WildStar: Winter Beta Progress Report:
WildStar's Winter Closed Beta has been rolling along now for a few weeks, and we pulled Executive Producer Jeremy Gaffney out of the game his busy work schedule to chat about the progress Carbine is making, what the good

Review: Strike Force Heroes: Extraction

Review: Strike Force Heroes: Extraction:
The side-on endless-runner hasn't really changed its shape since it first popped into existence. Simple controls, spinning gold coins, and randomly positioned obstacles are all still the dish of the day. But there are always little

Coaster Crazy Deluxe Review

Coaster Crazy Deluxe Review:
Coaster Crazy Deluxe Review By Jennifer Allen on November 27th, 2013 Our Rating: :: CRAZY FUNUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Building rollercoasters proves to be great fun in this colorful simulation. Developer:

'AdvenChewers' Review - It's Time to Chew Bubble Gum

'AdvenChewers' Review - It's Time to Chew Bubble Gum:
Endless runners can satisfy a certain kind of itch every so often, but sometimes, I want structure. With a level-based system and endless runner-like qualities, AdvenChewers is a modest compromise of both formulas, and

Defunct Blitz Games Studios returns as Radiant Worlds

Defunct Blitz Games Studios returns as Radiant Worlds:
Although UK-based Blitz Games Studios was closed down just a couple of months ago, the company's co-founders have already set a new studio in motion, and hired back a portion of its staff. ...

Renren continues to struggle in mobile transition; FY13 Q3 sales down 6% to $47.6 million

Renren continues to struggle in mobile transition; FY13 Q3 sales down 6% to $47.6 million:
Chinese real-name social network Renren (NYSE: RENN) has announced its unaudited financial results for its Q3 period, the three months ending 30 September 2013. Revenues were $47.6 million, down 6 percent year-on-year.

Video: Making an observer-friendly game, according to Day

Video: Making an observer-friendly game, according to Day:
50 percent of YouTube video game content is community-generated, so developers should consider how to make the gameplay itself entertaining and easy to understand, says Sean 'Day[9]' Plott. ...

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