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Mino Games has another mobile hit on its hands with Mino Monsters’ sequel. Games Industry reports Mino Monsters 2 has brought in $1.7m in its first month out on the App Store and Google Play. "We see this early success is a validation of the unique approach we are taking …
Read More »Kobojo and Gumi founders form new mobile studio Mana Cube
First title, Dungeon Monsters, due for release early next year
Read More »NCSoft launches new mobile division Iron Tiger Studios
San Mateo team working on new IP and established NCSoft franchises
Read More »Sega hires Joseph Kim to lead Western mobile push
Former FunPlus exec joins publisher as VP of Product
Read More »Zynga CFO departs despite company exceeding financial predictions
Social games firm Zynga has announced the departure of its chief financial officer in spite of the publisher posting financial results exceeding its expectations. Zynga forecasted $155m to $170m for the quarter, and beat these predictions by recording bookings of $176m. This is an increase of $1m year-on-year – in …
Read More »New Titanfall games announced… for smartphones
Developer Respawn has teamed up with Nexon to produce several” new smartphone and tablet titles set in the Titanfall universe. As part of the deal both companies have invested in Los Angeles based mobile developer Particle City, which has been founded by Respawn’s Vince Zampella. The agreement is described as …
Read More »Apple’s full-year revenues near a quarter of a trillion dollars
iPhone and iPad creator Apple has just enjoyed its most successful ever year. The company reported full-year revenues of $234bn for the 12 months ending September 26th. Q4 revenues reached $51.5bn, up on the previous year’s $42.1bn. Profit climbed from $.8.5bn to $11.1bn Apple thanked strong iPhone sales (up 22 …
Read More »Konami is making a new Bomberman
Cherished console series Bomberman is getting a new entry! And you can probably guess what’s coming next, right? Pocket Gamer reports that Famitsu has revealed Taisen Bomberman, which is in development for iOS and Android and is designed to mark the series’ 30th birthday. It’s due out some time this …
Read More »YouTube Red lets you skip ads and download videos for $10 a month
YouTube has launched its new premium offering, YouTube Red. The $9.99-a-month subscription allows viewers to watch YouTube videos without adverts, combatting the need for third-party plugins such as Adblocker. Subscribers will also be able to download and save videos to watch offline on their mobile devices – another long-requested feature …
Read More »Wargaming opens mobile division
Wargaming has opened a dedicated new mobile game publishing and development division WG Cells. It will have two studios based in Seattle and Kiev, and will be headed by Wargaming’s Marat Karpeko and former DropForge Games CEO David Bluhm. Games already released under the label include strategy RPG Loot & …
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