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Former Jawfish creative director Tadhg Kelly has announced his appointment with Ouya. Games Industry reports that Kelly’s departure from the former mobile games company was due to Jawfish’s transition into the casino space. "Mobile has become incredibly difficult to crack without an immense bank balance because of the escalating costs …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 launches on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …
Read More »Gamevil gets investment boost for South East Asian growth
Monster Warlord and Dark Avenger help mobile publisher to attract audiences in Thailand and Vietnam
Read More »Apple unveils iPad Air alongside new iPad mini
Both models have new 64-bit A7 chip, retina display
Read More »iPad Air and new iPad Mini ship next month
Apple has unveiled the iPad Air, a redesigned full-size tablet launching worldwide on November 1st. The firm showcased the device at an event this week, where it also announced a new iPad Mini with retina display and new Mac OSX hardware. The iPad Air holds the same display of 9.7 …
Read More »TinyCo scores major talent Will Luton
Former Mobile Pie creative director, author, and Develop columnist joins American mobile company
Read More »Warface now available in Europe and America
Crytek’s free-to-play PC browser FPS Warface is now available in Europe and America. Also going live in said regions today is Crytek’s equally as colourfully named GFACE network, which users will be signed up to if they play Warface. "Our goal with Warface has always been to show that free-to-play …
Read More »Circulets included in first iOS indie games bundle
PC gamers are all too familiar with high-value indie game bundles, but for the first time, there’s now an indie games bundle for iOS games, and Hashstash Games’ Circulets is part of it. The Thumb Arcade Indie Games Bundle has been organised by Selfpubd, and features ten games that carry …
Read More »UK dev Waterfront brings Sky TV games to iOS
Indie converting interactive TV titles for smartphones and tablets
Read More »Blackberry releases open letter as it tries to calm the nerves
With a dark cloud of uncertainty hanging over it, Blackberry has released an open letter in which it has tried to reassure the world that everything will be fine. You can continue to count on BlackBerry,” it insists. How do we know? We have substantial cash on hand and a …
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