News of the day (02/25/2014)
Vlambeer are dissatisfied with the Dutch government; Deus Ex: The Fall is being ported from the mobile platform to the PC; a new game in the world of Warhammer 40K is a clone of Plants vs. Zombies – this and much more in the news for Tuesday, February 25.
Industry
A scandal in Holland. The developers of Ridiculous Fishing are dissatisfied with the position of the GameOn investment fund, which was created to support the Dutch gaming industry with the participation of the Dutch government. The fact is that the fund is ready to finance only free-to-play projects. The success of premium games, according to the Dutch Minister of Economy, is not “scaled”. In response, the developers from Vlambeer stated that the ROI of Ridiculous Fishing was more than 500%.
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Vlambeer+news/news.asp?c=57656
Rebellion, the studio that developed games such as Judge Dredd vs. Zombies, Zombie HQ and Guns 4 Hire (have you ever heard of these titles?), reported that there is “life” on WP. Over the past year, the company’s projects were downloaded more than 3.5 million times from the Windows Phone Store and Windows Store.
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Rebellion+news/news.asp?c=57655
Stephen Elop headed the Mircosoft division, responsible for all the company’s hardware, including the Surface and Xbox line of devices.
Marketing
PocketGamer, based on App Annie data, is trying to understand how successful the launch of Tengami, a premium game for $4.99, was.
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/The+Charticle/feature.asp?c=57610
Development
A former colleague of Ken Rolston, author of Morrowind and Oblivion, spoke about his experience working with the meter on role-playing games.
Games
The authors of Ravenmark: Mercenaries have announced a new turn-based strategy – Romans In My Carpet. They promise lamp pixel art, a frivolous atmosphere and asynchronous multiplayer. Despite the fact that the game will be distributed under the “premium” model, a permanent Internet connection will also be necessary.
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Romans+In+My+Carpet/news.asp?c=57657
Precedent. Mobile shooter Deus Ex: The Fall is being ported to PC. It will be released on Steam without IAP on March 24. It will cost $10.
Storm of Vengeance is Plants vs. Zombies in the Warhammer 40K setting. It doesn’t look as terrible as it sounds, but it still doesn’t please. They promise to release it on PC and mobile platforms this week.
