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Web analytics company StatCounter reports that Apple is now the leading mobile OEM for global web usage, bagging a 25.9 per cent share in January 2013. The iPhone maker steals the crown from former top spot holder Nokia, which falls to third place with 22.2 per cent, as Samung rubbed …
Read More »Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market
Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund
Read More »Temple Run 2 passes 50m downloads, fastest-growing mobile game to date
Temple Run 2 has become the fastest-growing mobile game to date, surpassing 50m downloads in just under two weeks on iOS and Android. The now record-setting title hit the milestone 22 days ahead of Rovio’s Angry Birds Space across iOS, Android, PC, and Mac. "Temple Run has evolved into something …
Read More »BlackBerry 10 launches with mobile gaming ambitions
Two versions of the BB10 on sale now: the Z10 and Q10
Read More »Zynga’s design chief walks
Zynga lost yet another executive today with the departure of Brian Reynolds. The company faced a mass exodus of its leadership last year, and the loss of its head game designer is certainly a poor way to ring in the new year. Reynolds was lead game designer on Firaxis’s Civilization …
Read More »Apple unveils 128 GB iPad
Hardware giant reveals its answer to Microsoft's Surface Pro
Read More »Playjam unveils final GameStick design
Upcoming Kickstarter-backed Android console GameStick has at last been pictured in its final guise. Creator PlayJam has published pictures of the final hardware, which can be seen below. Chief amongst the improvements is a tweak to the form factor to add extended hand grips and the addition of a 32BG …
Read More »Ouya controller gets redesign ahead of release
Hardware interface for Android-powered console gets rejig based on developer feedback
Read More »Apple finally takes action on underage labour
Apple has stuck to its word and begun to cut ties with Chinese suppliers who are found to employ underage workers. Apple last year joined forces with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) after a report from the organisation found evidence of the practise at some of Apple’s suppliers. Now the …
Read More »Playing your cards right: an introduction to free-to-play Tekken
Every major games publisher has invested into the ever-growing free-to-play market, and today Namco Bandai announced its biggest F2P venture to date. Tekken Card Tournament is a smartphone, tablet and PC title that brings card-based battling together with the series’ trademark martial arts duels. It is due for release in …
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