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Iconic game character gets F2P title with new achievements, mazes and scoring objectives
Read More »GDC 13: Unity optimises Snapdragon support
Engine vendor to make available a number of games specifically tailored for devices
Read More »GDC 13: Ludei readies 3D HTML5 mobile support
Technology enables the deployment of three-dimensional games to native and web app stores
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic registers 2m new accounts since F2P switch
Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an increase of 2m new accounts since switching to the free-to-play model last November. In a State of the Game blog post, executive producer Jeff Hickman announced the figure – adding that the game’s high capacity servers are teeming with people,” thanks to …
Read More »PopCap’s Giordano Bruno Contestabile joins Tilting Point
Creative agency Tilting Point has named former PopCap man Giordano Bruno Contestabile as its new VP of product management and revenue. The move brings an end to the exec’s five-year stint at the EA-owned casual games studio, where he most recently served as executive producer to the Bejeweled franchise. Before …
Read More »Apple pulls Sweatshop HD from App Store
A game called Sweatshop HD has been pulled from the Apple App Store owing to the sensitive nature of its content. Pocket Gamer reports that Apple said it was "uncomfortable selling a game based around the theme of running a sweatshop". The irony, of course, is that Apple itself has …
Read More »MMO Tera’s free-to-play switch scores over 1.4m new US accounts
The North American version of Tera: Rising has pulled in 1.4m new accounts since going free-to-play in February, En Masse Entertainment has announced. The publisher also shares that engagement is up tenfold in terms of max concurrent players after last month’s switch. Along with going free-to-play, the MMO has been …
Read More »Corona Labs goes public with cloud service suite
Mobile development platform provider releases Corona Cloud
Read More »Apple closes jailbreak loophole with new iOS update
Up iOS update that closes a lockscreen security loophole has also put a stop to a popular iPhone jailbreak. Gizmodo reports that update 6.1 has killed the exploits used by the Evasi0n jailbreak – a hassle free method of freeing iPhones and iPads from Apple’s closed-wall operating system. Users who …
Read More »Game Boy Advance emulator smuggled onto App Store
Awesome Baby Names may seem like an innocuous app at first glance, but it hides dark things under the surface. That is, dark things if you’re one of those who is opposed to retro game emulation. Of which Apple is certainly is, so expect this app to be pulled very …
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