Mobile

Internet hacker group Anonymous has claimed it has unlawfully obtained information from an Apple web server. The collective released data online via its Twitter page containing the usernames and passwords of 27 customers from one of Apple’s servers. The group also hinted at a bigger attack on the tech giant …

International Android developers offered 'easy access' to lucrative Chinese markets

Google doesn't have the game genes, and Android is swept by piracy, says panel of mobile game developers

It feels like barely a day passes without another key MMO dropping subscriptions in favour of the free-to-play model, and now the biggest MMO of them all is getting in on the act. Yes, Blizzard’s earth-conquering World of Warcraft is now free-to-play. Sort of. An alteration to WoW’s trial account …

Icelandic studio CCP Games is being threatened with as much as $1 million in lost subscription revenues, as uproar over the company’s microtransactions policy intensifies. The Reykjavk studio has been told by a growing number of disgruntled fans they will not continue their subscription of the lucrative MMO Eve Online. …

Famed Halo developer Bungie has revealed that a version of 1994 shooter Marathon is to be released on the iPad. The controls will obviously get adapted from the old keyboard and mouse setup, tough will still use virtual on-screen buttons. It’s said that it will run at a steady 30fps. …

New tool 'allows devs to distribute apps on iOS, Android and Blackberry'

Apple could be in complete control of the video games market in a decade’s time, according to a new prediction from former Sony Studios boss and PlayStation guru Phil Harrison. "At this trajectory, if you extrapolate the market-share gains that they are making, forward for ten years – if they …

Zynga has taken legal action on Vostu for allegedly copying the design and content of a number of its games. The former claims its mega successful Facebook game CityVille has been replicated unashamedly by Brazilian firm Vostu in the form of MegaCity, reports TechCrunch. Let’s be clear – it is …

Halo creators and now independent development studio Bungie has released its first title on the iOS platform. Called Bungie Mobile, the app currently allows players of Halo: Reach to track their in-game stats. It also allows users to view their Spartan armour and commendations and even check out the challenges …