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Hit deck-builder Balatro is now available for mobile
Playstack’s hit card roguelike, Balatro, is now available to purchase on mobile devices. The game, which was released for consoles and PC earlier this year and currently has a Metacritic score of 90, is available through Apple Arcade, the App Store and Google Play. A ‘+’ version of the game is available via the Apple Arcade service, which lets subscribers gain access to Balatro ...read more
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Ubisoft Staff Go On Strike Following In-Person Work Order
As we’ve recently learned, massive changes are on their way for Ubisoft after a recent wave of failures hit their company, causing both their stock prices to fall and a call for internal investigations to improve the quality of their products. Following the recent delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the benign sales of Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft told gamesindustry.biz that they will ...read more
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Minecraft is dropping PlayStation VR support next year
Mojang has announced plans to drop PlayStation VR support for Minecraft in early 2025. PlayStation VR support was added to the PS4 version of the game via a free update in September 2020. “Our ability to support PlayStation VR has come to an end, and will no longer be supported in updates after March of 2025,” Mojang said. “After you receive the final update, you will still receive ...read more
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Flappy Bird Creator Is Not Involved With Upcoming Comeback
A few days ago, it was revealed that Flappy Bird will be getting a brand-new game, courtesy of "the Flappy Bird Foundation." At the time, it was confirmed that the Foundation acquired the rights to the game, but it was unclear what role, if any, original creator Dong Nguyen would play. Nguyen has now confirmed that he has no involvement "related with their game." In a post on X/Twitter, Nguyen ...read more
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Flappy Bird is returning to mobile
Unexpected smash hit Flappy Bird is returning to mobile, more than a decade after it was delisted. The original game was released on iOS devices in May 2013, but suddenly exploded in popularity in January 2014, becoming the most downloaded app on the App Store and earning its creator Dong Nguyen tens of thousands of ad revenue per day. However, just one month later, in February 2014, Nguyen ...read more
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Ubisoft's Watch Dogs Movie Has Officially Wrapped Filming
Even though Ubisoft seems to have completely abandoned Watch Dogs as a potential video game franchise, the publisher still appears to have high hopes for it on the silver screen. A movie adaptation of the first Watch Dogs was announced all the way back in 2013, with Zombieland and Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Rheese on board to write the movie's screenplay. After almost a decade of ...read more
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Unity has cancelled its controversial Runtime Fee
Unity has announced that it has scrapped its controversial Runtime Fee. The fee, which was introduced in September 2023 and was set to start on January 1, was initially going to see Unity charging a royalty fee based on the number of times a game is installed using the Unity engine. Later that month the company partially walked back on its plans, saying the Runtime fee would only apply to ...read more
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$500,000 xQc Lawsuit Reportedly Dismissed
After a long time and an arduous legal process around two of his cars, Twitch star xQc has reportedly had a $500,000 lawsuit against former partner Adept dismissed by a judge. The long-standing legal battle between the Twitch streamer and his ex-girlfriend has made several headlines over the last few months. Ever since their separation in 2022, the couple has been in the spotlight, as many ...read more
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PlayCase Turns Your iPhone Into A Proper Portable Game Console
We recently reported on the GameBaby, a stylish-looking iPhone case which transforms your handset into a fully-fledged portable gaming system with proper physical controls. Today, we've spotted another product which has very similar aims: the PlayCase. This 3D-printed case costs $50 and has a controller face plate which bolts onto the front of the case, offering you physical buttons to ...read more
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Balatro Launches for iOS and Android on September 26
Balatro came out of nowhere earlier this year, but instantly, the game endeared itself to the masses with its dangerously addictive poker-inspired roguelike gameplay loop. Amidst the success that it was enjoying, solo developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack announced in March that the game would also be releasing for iPhone at some point, and now a release date for its mobile version ...read more
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