Peter Vesterbacka says Angry Birds is anything but disposable as it is constantly updated with new content.
Angry Birds publisher Rovio has hit back at Nintendo’s recent comments about “candidly disposable” mobile games, saying its bird-flinging smash hit is anything but a throwaway distraction.
At Rovio’s GDC session, Angry Birds: An Entertainment Franchise in the Making, executive Peter Vesterbacka said the firm did not see its game as disposable at all because of how frequently it was updated.
Publisher bringing erotic-horror title to the west this summer despite recent statements to the contrary.
Atlus has confirmed that it is to publish Team Persona’s Catherine in the west, just days after saying it had no plans to do so.
The publisher announced today that the game, Team Persona’s debut on the current generation of consoles, will be released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in the west this Summer.
The technology company reveals that work on its handheld device has been discontinued due to "changes in the market".
Panasonic has announced that development of its Jungle portable gaming console will cease, citing "changes in the market" and in its own "strategic direction" as reasons for the decision. Two of those changes are most likely the recently unveiled Nintendo 3DS and Sony's NGP, both of which offer online connectivity.
The author of Game Design: Theory And Practice on morality in games and how its considered inclusion can elevate them.
No surprises as shooter returns to the top of the Nordic all-formats chart.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops is once again at the summit of the Nordic all-formats chart.
Activision’s unstoppable sales colossus was briefly dethroned last week by the release of open-world racing sequel Test Drive Unlimited 2, but with sales tailing off it drops all the way down to seventh, allowing Black Ops to regain its crown.
Countdown timer expiring in under five days, suggesting GDC reveal for this year’s Call Of Duty.
It appears Activision is to officially unveil Modern Warfare 3 at next week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
Activision’s cancellation of True Crime: Hong Kong leads to at least 25 staff being let go.
Vancouver studio United Front Games has confirmed that an unspecified number of staff have been made redundant.
The news is a logical consequence of the cancellation by publisher Activision two weeks ago of True Crime: Hong Kong, which the studio was developing.
Notch mulls over introducing "a kind of narrative" to his sandbox hit through achievement trees.
Markus “Notch” Persson has said he wants to introduce achievements to his indie hit Minecraft.
Splinter Cell: Conviction game director on how to create engaging cooperative experiences.
Disagreement over importance of tax breaks appears to have ended prospect of suggested merger.
UK videogame industry trade association TIGA has walked away from talks on a proposed merger with fellow trade body UKIE.
Publisher pours cold water on calls for erotic horror puzzler’s western release; says no plans "at this time”.
Atlus, publisher of Team Persona’s baffling erotic horror game Catherine, has said it has no plans to release the game in the West.
The publisher issued a brief statement to Beefjack saying: “Catherine is a Japan-only game and there are no plans for a North American release at this time. Sorry about that!”
Zoe Mode’s Chime drives strong first year for nonprofit publisher, with proceeds donated to charity.
Nonprofit game publisher OneBigGame has announced that it made a $100,000 profit in its first year of trading.
The firm says 96 per cent of that figure was donated equally to its two charity partners, Save The Children and Starlights Children Foundation.
The animation tools company hopes to help GDC attendees play as hard as they work.
While catching the unmissable keynotes and sessions at each Game Developers Conference requires meticulous planning, activities outside of the main conference might reasonably be left to chance. However, NaturalMotion - the company behind game animation engines Euphoria and Morpheme - thinks otherwise.
Angry Birds, Plants Vs Zombies, Doodle Jump, Sonic and more coming this Spring.
Microsoft has announced Must-Have Games, a six-week promotion that will see a raft of new titles released for Windows Phone 7.
The firm declined to reveal when the promotion would launch – saying only that it would be kicking off “this Spring”.
Lucid Games set up by former development director, hoping to create 50 new jobs.
Members of staff made redundant when Bizarre Creations closed its doors last Friday have announced the formation of a new studio, Lucid Games.
The studio was set up by Pete Wallace, formerly Bizarre’s development director, who told the Liverpool Daily Post he hoped to create 50 jobs at the firm, which has support from regeneration agency Liverpool Vision.
Microsoft confirms four maps, two of which chosen by fans, and three multiplayer game modes.
Microsoft has announced that the public multiplayer beta of upcoming shooter Gears Of War 3 will be launched in mid-April.
The beta will include three new gametypes playable on four maps. Two – Checkout and Thrashball – have already been selected, and fans are invited to vote for another two on the game’s Facebook page.
Format: 360
Release: September 20 (April, beta)
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
No surprises as shooter tops monthly sales in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling all-formats game in the Nordic territories of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway during January.
The news is far from a surprise, with Activision’s shooter dominating the chart since its release last November. LittleBigPlanet 2 is just behind in second spot, an impressive feat for a single-format game.
Puzzle Pirates developer working on free-to-play MMOG, due later this year.
Three Rings, developer of the innovative minigame MMOG Puzzle Pirates, is to develop a new MMOG for the BBC based on Doctor Who.
In a statement the BBC confirmed that the game, titled Doctor Who: Worlds In Time, will be a free-to-play MMOG.
BBC Worldwide’s Robert Nashak said: “Doctor Who: Worlds in Time will invite players to save the universe by using their wits to solve time-bending puzzles and pulse-pounding challenges.
Study finds regular gamers twice as likely to speed, overtake, run red lights and suffer road rage.
A study by Continental Tyres has found that people who regularly play driving games make for worse drivers than non-gamers.
Format: Wii
Release: Out now (US, Japan), February 25 (UK)
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: HAL Laboratory, Good-Feel
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Federal Trade Commission to investigate potential for children to rack up huge bills on virtual items.
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said that it is to “look closely” at the increasing popularity of “freemium” games.
The Washington Post reports that the FTC was spurred into action by Massachussets congressman Ed Markey, in which he raised concerns over the potential impact of consumers playing games that are free to play but feature in-app purchasing of virtual items.
Firm forced to briefly suspend updates to Samsung phones after one in ten updates fail.
Microsoft has revealed that its first Windows Phone 7 update, released yesterday, has a failure rate of 10 per cent.
In a post on the Windows Phone Blog, Microsoft’s Michael Stroh claims that half of those experiencing problems did so because of “a bad internet connection or insufficient computer storage space.”
Firm wants two senior legal staff to continue PS3 security battle as hacker's home raided by police.
Sony is actively hiring to bolster its options in the ongoing fight against PlayStation 3 hackers and pirates.
Invites, showing part of an iPad screen, sent out for March 2 press event in San Francisco.
Apple has as good as confirmed the announcement of the iPad 2. Following yesterday’s reports, the firm has sent out invites to a press event on March 2.
The event, held at Apple’s usual venue, the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts in San Francisco, will be streamed live to UK press at BBC Television Centre in London.