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Read More »Star Trek Online could go free-to-play
Star Trek Online could become the next MMO to become a free-to-play title. Developer Cryptic recently announced plans to make its current subscription-based MMO Champions Online a free-to-play title. If that proves a good move, then its Star Trek title could follow suit. I’m sure people are wondering whether we’ll …
Read More »LGC 2010: â??PSN/XBLA shops as crowded as App Storeâ??
Discoverability issue not unique to Appleâ??s online shop, says GameSpot exec
Read More »New Battlefield incoming
EA will tomorrow announce a brand new game in the Battlefield series, it has been confirmed. The news comes courtesy of Ben Cousins of EA business unit Easy Studios who has been at EA’s ongoing O2 showcase in London. Little is known of the title at the moment, though Cousins …
Read More »Zynga launching Android titles
Casual games giant spreads into Googleâ??s mobile operating system
Read More »Square releases voice-controlled RPG
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has released a brand new voice-controlled RPG for the iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPad and latest iterations of the iPod Touch. Called Voice Fantasy, the game allows users to summon monsters simply by speaking into the device or using the recorded voices of your friends. Characters are …
Read More »New Angry Birds sells 1m
Finnish developer Angry Birds has revealed that Angry Birds Halloween, the latest version of its popular mobile game, has sold 1m copies on the Apple App Store after just six days on the market. The download features 45 new levels and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. …
Read More »Apple axes Flash from new Macs
Adobe’s Flash player and browser plugin has been removed from all new Apple products, effective as of this past Saturday. As noted by The Guardian, Adobe software will now require user downloads with each new Apple machine, without the ‘click to install’ prompt that explains why video animations or games …
Read More »Nokia reveals 12 year-old app developer
Indonesian boy building maths and English apps for mobile firm
Read More »Chillingo extends third party dev program
Mobile games developed internationally now given platform support
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