Zynga has taken a hit in regards to the publisher’s community numbers thanks to Facebook implementing measures to remove fraudulent ‘Likes’ from its pages. Tech Crunch reports the firm, along with many other companies on the social network, saw drops in fan numbers after Facebook went about weeding out fake, …
Read More »Why Jeff Karp left Zynga
The casual gaming giant's former CMO tells Develop why he left and joined multimedia firm GSN
Read More »Future’s digital magazine sales pass £5m in 11 months
Publishing giant Future is seemingly making good on its plans to successfully transition into the new digital world. The company reports that it has sold over 5m worth of digital magazines for Apple devices in the last 11 months, or since the launch of Apple Newsstand. T3 is the current …
Read More »Undercover Journalist exposes plight of iPhone 5 workers
Poor working conditions lead to 'loss and hopelessness' for thousands of Chinese
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Indies speak out on lack of discoverability and claim new OS favours established studios
Read More »iPhone 5 sells 5m units despite shortage
Apple’s shiny new iPhone 5 has sold 5m units since its launch on Friday September 21st. Specifically, it hit that sales milestone after just three days on the market. It is currently available in the UK, US, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. In addition, in excess …
Read More »iPhone 5 sales speed past five million in 3 days
Shares fall slightly as sales disappoint despite sell-out
Read More »Facebook firmly denies mobile hardware plans
Social network focused on being a hub for games on all mobile platforms
Read More »Blizzard considering free-to-play option for Starcraft II multiplayer
Blizzard is looking into potentially offering a free-to-play option for Starcraft II’s multiplayer mode, according to the game’s lead designer Dustin Browder. Browder was asked during a panel at the Valencia eSports Congress (via pcgamesn) if Blizzard had any plans for f2p for the popular strategy franchise. [We’re] looking at …
Read More »Tiny keyring sized tablet controller launches on Kickstarter
iOS and Android gamepad iMpulse raises half of $50k goal within days
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