Edmund McMillen speaks out against 'manipulative money making tactics'
Read More »OPINION: Zynga warning can inspire change
I’ve said?this here before, but people sometimes accuse MCV of being overly negative about the trade. No one likes bad news. But who are we to ignore a collapsing market? Still, doubters may still see today’s warning from Zynga, the great nemesis of the console, as salt in a wound …
Read More »Devs promised $10k per app in BlackBerry rethink
VIDEO: BlackBerry 10 prototype; New OS to cut off old apps; Share price sinks
Read More »Draw Something user numbers nosedive
Mobile games sensation Draw Something has lost about five million daily active users in a single month, and is steadily dropping down the App Store charts on both iPhone and iPad, collected data suggests. Developed by New York studio Omgpop, Draw Something was the catalyst in a dramatic $210 million …
Read More »Draw Something popularity ‘in steep decline’
Data suggests the app's daily usage falls by five million, or 33%, in single month
Read More »Ngmoco’s Eliminate servers closing down
Free-to-play iOS shooter Eliminate will be terminated by publisher Ngmoco on May 25th. The news will likely come as a bit of a blow to those who had invested both time and funds into its premium feature set, which required players to recharge” before they could play on by either …
Read More »LG ditches Windows Phone 7
Korean electronics giant LG has announced that it will not be making any further Windows Phone 7 handsets. It came to the decision having claimed that the total unit of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a meaningful figure”. Instead the company will press ahead with its …
Read More »Gabe Newell talks social gaming ‘IPO priorities’
Buzzing sector has triggered short-term profit plans, industry veteran claims
Read More »Apple reports yet more staggering growth
The Eurozone crisis, global debt levels and international recession. None of which are terms respected by Apple. The company last night reported revenue of $39.2bn for its fiscal Q2 – that’s up from $24.7bn in the same period last year. Profit shot up from $6bn to an incredible $11.6bn. iPhone …
Read More »Free Skype app hitting Vita tomorrow
Sony announced that a free Skype app will be released for the PlayStation Vita tomorrow. It will be available on PSN via the ‘Media & Apps Social’ category at some point tomorrow morning (April 25th). Once installed it will enable owners to make video and audio calls over a Wi-Fi …
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