Activision Blizzard has raised its 2010 earnings outlook following a stronger than expected Q1. The publisher predicted in February that it would see Q1 GAAP revenues of $1.1 billion, or $525 million in non-GAAP net revenues. However, an early than expected launch of the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package and …
Read More »iPad launch delayed until May
The international launch of the much-hyped Apple iPad has been pushed back by one month, meaning UK consumers will be unable to get hold of the device until the end of May. Furthermore, Apple has confirmed that it will begin taking online pre-orders on Monday May 10th. The delay, the …
Read More »Football Manager coming to iPhone
It’s a title that gamers have been demanding for years and now Sega’s Sports Interactive has finally announced that it is coming – and it will be here within the next 48 hours. Football Manager Handheld 2010, as it will be called, should hopefully be on the App Store by …
Read More »Wi-fi issues darken iPad launch
300k sales on day one have ensured that Apple is very happy with the US launch of the iPad, but ongoing reports of wi-fi connectivity issues have dampened what has otherwise been a tremendous success for the tech company. The large number of complaints about sporadic or inexplicably weak wi-fi …
Read More »20m iPad sales predicted by 2012
Sales of the Apple iPad are expected to reach 20m units by 2012, according to predictions from analyst iSuppli. More specifically, the firm expects unit sales to hit 7.1m by the end of the year and 14.4m by the close of 2011. It adds that these numbers are ‘conservative’ estimates …
Read More »Other Ocean gets Ball rolling on iPad
Canadian outfit releases Super Monkey Ball for Apple's large-scale touchscreen device
Read More »iPad support launched on GameSalad
Gendai Gamesâ?? content creation platform now supports all major Mac formats
Read More »Hotz claims iPad hack
One of the world’s most recognised hackers has claimed to have developed a method to ‘crack’ the Apple iPad – weeks before the device even arrives at retail. George Hotz shot to fame following his success in hacking Apple’s iPhone, developing a method for users to both use the device …
Read More »‘70% of iPhone devs heading to Android’
Mobile ad firm releases new SDKs and says customers are going cross-platform
Read More »iPad launch line-up will be games heavy
44 per cent of the apps currently being tested on iPads are games, according to analytics firm Flurry. That’s based on its monitoring of usage of apps containing its analytics software. Entertainment is the next largest category with 14 per cent, followed by Social Networking (7 per cent), Sports (6 …
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