Supercell: "2016 Was Our Best Year So Far"

Despite 2016 being a year of flat growth, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen told reporters that 2016 is the company's "best year so far." I think I would be happy too if my stagnation meant only reeling in $2.3 billion. But Supercell raked in $1 billion before taxes, up from $897 million from the previous year. I'm sure Tencent is pleased. Supercell faced stiff [...]

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Coming Soon: Personalize Your Commander In Elite Dangerous

Players will soon customize their commander's appearance in Elite Dangerous, making the perfect you: from handlebar mustaches to high top haircuts. There's an impressive variety of options (sliders). Although you wont be able to get out of your ship and walk around. The characters are holograms, representations of the tiny person sitting in the cockpit. The livestream—that you can watch [...]

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Following The End Of Hero's Song Development, John Smedley Joined Amazon Game Studios

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You guys remember John Smedley, right? President of Sony Online Entertainment, which later became Daybreak Game Company? Most recently worked on Hero's Song, which his company Pixelmage Games raised over $2.8 million to develop before canceling the game a month into Early Access? Yeah, that guy. He just got hired by Amazon Game Studios. But wait, that's not all. He [...]

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Dropzone Deconstructs The RTS Genre, Goes Live On Steam Early Access

Gameforge's latest release, Sparkypants Studios' RTS/MOBA hybrid Dropzone, went live on Steam Early Access earlier today. The game attempts to "deconstruct" the RTS genre, making it more accessible to players than the average game in the genre traditionally is, as well as making matches short, "15-minute skirmishes." Players can jump into 1v1 or 2v2 battles, take part in both PvP [...]

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Skyforge Is Headed To PS4 This Spring

With the way Skyforge is structured, it should probably come as no surprise that the game will be headed to PS4 to sit in the PlayStation Store alongside MMORPGs like DC Universe Online and Neverwinter, and yet, I am surprised. My.com announced earlier today that its unique sci-fi/fantasy MMORPG will be headed to PS4 this Spring with the added improvement [...]

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