Mobile

OpenFeint, the first real equivalent of Xbox Live on smartphone, is to be closed on December 14th. The service was the first to allow iOS gamers to hook up with friends, compare scores and earn trophies. It may have since been arguably surpassed by Apple’s own Game Center, but OpenFeint …

Glitch, the free to play social game from Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, has confirmed that it will terminate next month. The developer said in 2010 that he had been working on Glitch since before the creation of Flickr. It combined elements of platforming and RPGs with social networking. The gameworld …

One of the more popular iOS games of late has been forced to drop its free-to-play model and instead ask players to pay up front. Punch Quest was a hit with critics not only for its gameplay but also for its generous freemium model that allowed players to choose between …

A request from German company Ravensburger could lead to the renaming of dozens of apps on the Apple App Store. The company claims to hold the trademark for the word in a number of European countries, and having pressed Apple on the issue the iPhone platform holder has sent out …

Social gaming company to support new payment methods

Developer takes on the banks with a game tackling the economic system and your morals

Swrve raises $6.25m to fund product development

New RIM smartphone platform hopes to revive mobile outfit's fortunes with 2013 release

Huge tech celebration takes place on Thursday, November 29th 2012 at the Royal Garden Hotel, London

Team to focus on mid-core mobile titles