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The man behind Xbox will be amongst the headline acts at this year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Seamus Blackley will give a talk on ‘the future of fun’ at this year’s event, which will be his only European appearance this year. As well as setting the proposal for Xbox, Blackley has …
Read More »CSR Racing dev defends ‘energy’ micropayment design
The developer behind iOS hit CSR Racing has defended the implementation of microtransactions within the title. The game limits the time players can spend racing in a single session by rationing ‘gas’. Once gas has expired players can either leave it and return later when it will have recharged or …
Read More »Ensemble vets found new mobile studio
People Fun to develop games for iOS and Android
Read More »Ouya nears $5m on Kickstarter but are the lies catching up?
It’s only $45,000 off the magic $5,000,000 mark, but the questions hanging over the Ouya console project are only getting bigger. Last week Ouya founder Julie Uhrman told MCV’s sister site Develop that the company would be seeking funding outside of Kickstarter. This is a really big undertaking and it’s …
Read More »iPhone 5 – just 22 days away?
Rumours suggest the iPhone 5 could be with us within weeks. knowyourmobile.comhas reported that a ‘reliable industry source’ has revealed to the site that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 via a keynote speech on August 7th. This comes after numerous reports from Asia that the new phone is already …
Read More »How Android developers can fight piracy bots and malware
In the first of a series by speakers at the Apps World event in October, Commonsware founder Mark Murphy offers these defences
Read More »iOS giants go head-to-head this Thursday
It might not generate the same headlines as Call of Duty vs Battlefield, but tomorrow will see a very high profile sales war fought between two of the App Store’s big hitters. In one corner we have Rovio, masterminds of the Angry Birds franchise that has in two and a …
Read More »Molyneux’s first iOS title Curiosity gets release date
The first release from Peter Molyneux’s new indie development studio 22 Cans will be released on August 22nd. Eurogamer reports that Curiosity will get a simultaneous release on iOS, Android and PC. A few more details about the game were also revealed. It will see up to 1m players collectively …
Read More »VIDEO: iOS sequel’s teaser puts your big-budget trailer to shame
The sequel to smartphone hit Tiny Wings lands on July 12th – and one-man-studio Andrew Illiger has released a trailer to celebrate. In an age of glossy CG trailers or promo footage that features actors trying to capture the feel of a triple-A game, this teaser cuts through with charm. …
Read More »Activision Leeds developing Call of Duty for mobile
New Yorkshire-based developer to bring franchise to iOS and handheld platforms, claims UKIE chairman
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