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Steam has a massive new competitor

Chinese megacorporation Tencent is refreshing its flagship games platform. The new service, dubbed “WeGame,” will support international users and could give the gaming world its first true...

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App Store games launch exclusive content for World AIDS Day

In celebration of World AIDS Day, Apple and Red have teamed up once again this year. In addition to a slate of new red-colored cases and audio devices, the company has coordinated with 20 mobile...

Opinion
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Why are mobile versions of games so bad?

I looked upon Katamari Damacy’s little Prince with deep sadness. I was sitting in a conference room all alone, furiously tapping on him with four fingers. He was running for his life. I was...

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Facebook and Unity teaming up to create desktop gaming platform

Unity, one of the most popular engines for making games, announced on Thursday that it was enhancing its relationship with Facebook and developing a new platform for creators to make web-based...

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Clash Royale's top-ranked player has spent over $12,000 on the game

Clash Royale, the new mobile game from the developer of Clash of Clans, has become something of an obsession for some members of the Polygon office, as well as millions of other players all around...

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Report shows how mobile free-to-play is taking over games TV advertising

TV commercials for mobile games dwarfed traditional console games advertising in the first quarter of 2015, as makers of titles like Candy Crush Saga, Game of War, Clash of Clans and Heroes Charge...

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Apple responds to freemium hate with a new Pay Once & Play category

Starting today, App Store users can expect to find a new Pay Once & Play category on the digital retailer which allows you to browse games that won't include in-app purchases, Apple announced. Pay...

Culture
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The magic of Marshawn Lynch playing Mortal Kombat can't be contained in one video

Marshawn Lynch is a man of few words, but if you get him talking, he'll say some amazing things. The NFL fined the Seattle Seahawks running back at least $100,000 for refusing to speak with the...

Culture
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Liam Neeson gets his revenge (and a scone) in this Clash of Clans Super Bowl commercial

Clash of Clans' latest commercial premiered during the Super Bowl and followed an angry Liam Neeson channeling his Taken series character. Press play above to see Neeson plot his revenge in the...

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Kim Kardashian, Clash of Clans, Angry Birds and more donate in-app purchases to charity

Buying stars in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood or gems in Clash of Clans may actually do some genuine good for the next two weeks. A host of iOS apps, including the likes of Angry Birds, Farmville 2 and...