Mobile

But PC, mobile and tablet platforms are the most popular systems amongst game makers

Copycats rejected and removed from app stores in cloning crackdown

Last month, the Office of Fair Trading issued principles to protect consumers from the aggressive monetisation practices used in many free-to-play video games. Alan Moss, partner at London-based law firm Harbottle and Lewis, explains what this is going to mean for both publishers and developers. Last week the Office of …

Net sales fall by £40m during Q2 compared to the year prior

Clash of Clans publisher Supercell has lifted the lid on its third title – Boom Beach. The game, which is currently in beta in Canada and Australia, will be released on iOS in March and on Android some time after that. "We’ve made some risky choices,” Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen …

Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released a free Flash tribute to the ill-fated Flappy Bird. It’s called Maverick Bird and adds Cavanagh’s trademark brutal and simplistic visual style to Dong Nguyen’s one-button twitch gameplay. It also features a track called Vietnam by electronic music artist Kozilek And …

Developer explains decision to take mobile hit off app stores

UK studio working on strategy title based on Games Workshop IP

Indie start-up Mech Mocha has been selected for the Chartboost University, a US-based education program for budding game developers. The all-expenses-paid scholarship will give Mech Mocha the opportunity to learn from top mobile game developers through one-on-one mentoring sessions and lectures. Mech Mocha is the brainchild of IIITM Gwalior alumni …

Vitriolic nature of minority of game players rears its ugly head as Dong Nguyen pulls title from app stores