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Remember when every big summer movie would get an accompanying triple-A action console game? In the modern games industry, things are very different. Canadian mobile developer Ludia, whose previous titles include Jurassic Park Builder, has released Jurassic World: The Game on iOS. It’s a card battler, with players hatching and …
Read More »Britney Spears signs with Glu for new mobile game
Mobile games publisher Glu has signed on new celebrity partner Britney Spears to a five-year deal. Games Industry reports the deal revolves around a mobile game featuring the pop star, with the untitled game currently scheduled for release in 2016. "I am thrilled to add Grammy Award-winning legend Britney Spears …
Read More »Tencent buys stake in Glu Mobile for $126m
US firm also signs eight year deal to make Britney Spears games
Read More »Dev quits iOS, says Apple ‘doesn’t care’
Indie developer Jeff Vogel will no longer make games for iOS, criticising Apple for its apathy with regards to the problems the firm causes for developers. Vogel recently released a brand new role-playing game Avernum 2 for iOS but pulled it just a few days later, now claiming he will …
Read More »61.2m iPhone sales help Apple to yet another record quarter
Apple has reported revenues of $58bn for the quarter ending March, marking yet another record trading period for the company. The big success was iPhone, which shipped 61.2m units in the period thanks very much to booming sales of both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China. In …
Read More »Mobile success no longer exclusive to chart toppers, Warner says
The mobile market has grown to such an extent that revenues are trickling further down the charts. That’s according to Warner Bros Interactive’s senior VP of mobile, social and emerging platforms Greg Ballard, who told Games Industry that a top 50 title can in today’s market still make decent returns. …
Read More »Angry Birds Stella hits 30m downloads
Downloads for Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella spin-off series have now hit 30m, the Finnish games giant has said. The release of Angry Birds: Stella Pop last month has helped it past the milestone, thanks to five million downloads of its own. The company will also soon launch an update to …
Read More »Kabam aims to create $1bn mobile franchise
Mobile games giant adopts ‘fewer, bigger, bolder’ strategy to generate billions per year
Read More »InnoGames’ Dusseldorf studio now open
Online games firm hopes to expand new team to 50 developers
Read More »UK studio Bossa announces Apple Watch game Spy Watch
A second title dedicated to the upcoming Apple Watch has been unveiled, this time by UK studio Bossa. It’s called Spy Watch and it’s due out alongside the hardware, which is due for release on April 24th. The developer says it features a rich and immersive story” where players head …
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