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A dating app for video games tackles one of the industry's big issues


Ludocene is taking a cue from Tinder in an attempt to address a big problem for smaller developers.

The "dating app" element comes from users swiping to keep - or discard - the suggestions, slowly building up a collection of recommended titles. It's currently a prototype, but breezed past its £26,000 Kickstarter target four days ahead of its deadline and plans to fully launch as a web app in August. Having experts on board helps to identify "blind spots", he says, and hitting the crowdfunding goal means the project will have time to build its database before launch.

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