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Read More »AppStream could bring EVE character creation to mobile
CCP experimenting with Amazon tech to cut download down-time
Read More »Zynga plans to lay off about 314 staff
Fresh job losses at social gaming firm as it continues to shed users
Read More »App Store and Google Play games spend overtook portable gaming in 2013
A new report says that games spending on both the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store overtook portable gaming last year. App Annie’s 2013 Retrospective report says that global App Store games spend overtook dedicated games portable software spend at the end of 2012 and Google Play overtook …
Read More »OFT gives developers two months to ‘get house in order’ on in-app purchases
New principles call on game industry to be upfront on IAPs in children's games
Read More »League of Legends boasts 27m daily active players
Popular multiplayer online battle arena title League of Legends supports 27m active players on a daily basis, developer Riot Games has announced. The independent studio states the figure more than doubles the 12m active players the game boasted in October 2012 – adding that peak concurrent players have also increased …
Read More »PC game developer Paradox branching out to PS4 and Xbox One
Company CEO praises openness of new consoles
Read More »Finnish developer PlayRaven secures £2.3m in funding
Helsinki studio set to hire new team of veterans to work on strategy game
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall now available on Android
Square Enix has announced that an Android version of last year’s Deus Ex: The Fall is now available to buy on Google Play. The iOS edition of the game hit the App Store last year and now Android fans can get their hands on. The Fall was developed by Eidos …
Read More »Rovio built Angry Birds to last ‘a hundred years’
Mobile giant's Peter Vestebacka discusses the studio's ambitions and the importance of brand
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