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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 …
Read More »State of Decay studio Undead Labs reveals multiplayer RPG for mobile
State of Decay developer Undead Labs has unveiled its next project, Moonrise – a mobile multiplayer RPG featuring Pokmon-like creatures. A departure from Undead’s previous release, the game has players assuming the role of a Warden in a world where peaceful creatures called Solari have been suddenly transformed into dangerous …
Read More »Maker Studios launches PewDiePie app on iOS
YouTube star PewDiePie now has his very own app on iOS. The Guardian reports that the Maker Studios developed download allows direct access to the Swede’s YouTube content, as ell as the ability to create their own custom favourite feeds, as well as share clips on social media. Admittedly it’s …
Read More »PowerVR in action: Bringing console quality graphics to mobile
Imagination Technologies asks Codemasters’ Dean Bilotti about getting the most out of mobile devices
Read More »Gameloft reports flat revenue for past quarter as key releases approach
Gameloft has reported modest financial results for its most recent quarter, though the company is positioning itself for a strong second half of 2014. Games Industry reports on the publisher’s Q2 results, which show €55m million earned in revenue for the period – essentially the same as the same period …
Read More »Report: Google pushing through $1bn acquisition of Twitch
YouTube leading purchase of popular game broadcasting service
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