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The tablet gaming market still has plenty of room to grow, according to a new report from market research firm Juniper. Games Industry highlights the company’s new findings, which claim that tablet gaming revenue will reach $13.3bn by 2019. Revenue is expected to hit $3.6bn this year, so Juniper is …
Read More »WWE SuperCard downloaded 1.5m times
Free-to-play mobile trading card game WWE SuperCard has combined for 1.5m downloads between iOS and Android platforms, 2K has announced. The publisher didn’t go into specifics regarding how those downloads are divided up on each platform, but the total between the two was reached in less than two weeks out …
Read More »Amazon acquires game streaming site Twitch for nearly $1bn
Service attracted more than 55 million unique spectators in July
Read More »GungHo sells stake in Supercell
Puzzle and Dragons firm gains $344m as it focuses on emerging markets
Read More »Android claimed 84.7% smartphone sales share in Q2 2014
84.7 per cent of smartphones shipped worldwide in the quarter ending June 2014 used Google’s Android operating system. That’s up from 79.6 per cent in the same quarter a year before, IDC data claims. iOS claimed a market share of 11.7 per cent, down from 13 per cent the year …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to Plants vs Zombies merchandise
The addictive mix of horticulture and horror in PopCap’s tower defence game has sprouted sequels, spin-offs and plenty of products. MCV gets green-fingered The Plants vs Zombies series sees players utilise a variety of weaponised florae to fight back the undead from entering their home and feasting on their brains. …
Read More »Apple App Store enjoys a record-breaking July
The market may be getting increasingly tough for Apple, but that isn’t stopping the continued growth of the App Store. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that the App Store in July generated more revenue than in any other month in its history. "I couldn’t be happier,” said Cook. This is …
Read More »European iOS devs have received $6.5bn from Apple
App Store creator claims credit for half a million jobs in Europe
Read More »Apple and Samsung agree to patent truce
Many of the ongoing legal tussles between smartphone giants Apple and Samsung have been called off. The pair have in a joint statement called a halt to all patent battles outside of the US, including those in the UK and eight other countries. The increasingly heated dispute between the pair …
Read More »iPhone 6 will be announced on September 9th, it seems
Apple has scheduled a media event for September 9th at which it looks likely to reveal the iPhone 6, numerous reports have claimed. A release for the device – or devices, as seems to be the case – will then likely follow in mid-September, possibly on September 19th. It is …
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