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In-app purchases for Google Play offerings reportedlyhave seen a massive increase over the past year. Reporting from the Google I/O conference, Inside Mobile Apps states that internal purchases in marketplace downloads are up 700 per cent year-over-year. Google Play games business development head Bob Meese expounded on the figure, focusing …
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Mobile-Social publisher snaps up crowdfunded god game from genre creator
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PlayStation Home developer set to release new avatar-based platform Avakin
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New Rovio Stars initiative the next 'logical step' for studio, says Jami Laes
Read More »Twitch app heading to Xbox 360
Streaming video service Twitch is to get a dedicated app on Xbox 360. It should come as no surprise that the app will only be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. In better news, it should go live today in the US. It’s not clear when it will arrive in …
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Develop Award-nominated studio Fireproof enjoys success with debut title
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Tiny Android console slips past June 4th release date
Read More ȣ30.9m Рthe amount spent on unauthorised IAPs in Britain each month
Microsoft has calculated a truly staggering figure for the monthly spend on unauthorised apps and in-app purchases in the UK. The Guardian has word of a Microsoft survey that pegs the number at an eye-watering 30.9m. It gathered this data by questioning 2,000 British parents who own a smartphone or …
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Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Cut The Rope, Draw Something and Temple Run top UKâ??s most popular ever apps
Read More »Minecraft Pocket hits 10m downloads
Mojang teases Minecraft Realms with update due by the end off May
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