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Amazon is getting into the smartphone market with its freshly revealed Fire Phone, the company announced this week. Engadget reports the phone will pack support for a 3D interface with Dynamic Perspective head-tracking system that can be used in games. The gadget packs a 4.7 inch Gorilla Glass display with …
Read More »Twitch adds audio-only mode to iOS app
Video streaming service Twitch has added a new audio-only feature to its iOS app, the company has revealed. According to a new Twitch blog post, the new mode allows Apple device owners to continue listening to the audio feed of a stream, including when the app has been minimized or …
Read More »Could Apple phase out 3.5mm audio jack in future iPhones?
iPhone and iPad users will soon have the option of connecting headphones via Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector. Why would one wish to do this? Apple Insider reports that Apple’s new Lightning module promises to provide deeper system controls, direct analog audio out and power to compatible accessories” according to a …
Read More »Free-to-play shooter Loadout coming to PlayStation 4
PC free-to-play title Loadout is headed to PlayStation 4. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Edge of Reality creative director said that the title will be a console exclusive to PlayStation 4. As of yet a release date has not been set for the PS4 version. The title launched …
Read More »Temple Run series reaches 1bn downloads
Temple Run and Temple Run 2 have combined for more than 1bn downloads on mobile devices, developer Imangi Studios has announced. The enormous milestone was reached even without the aid of Temple Run’s crossover promo titles Temple Run: Brave and Temple Run: Oz. "Having Temple Run reach the one billion …
Read More »The Witcher 3 press conference live tonight
CDProjekt Red and GOG are hosting a pre-E3 conference for The Witcher 3 tonight. Hosted by CDPR co-founder Marcin Iwi?ski, the event kicks off at 7pm here in the UK and promises to reveal plenty of news on the new title. In addition to plenty of new footage and collector’s …
Read More »Mobile game developer Octro bags $15m investment
Sequoia Capital backs studio with share of new $530m fund for India and Southeast Asia start-ups
Read More »Monument Valley, Device 6 and Threes clean up at Apple Design Awards
Indie hits take home prizes for their unique takes on touchscreen gaming
Read More »Apple reveals new proprietary iOS graphics tech Metal
The processing cost of outputting high-end graphics on iOS devices is to be reduced. That’s thank to a new proprietary tech from Apple called Metal that allows devs to get more out of an iPhone or iPad’s innards, in much the same way as AMD’s Mantle promises to do for …
Read More »Improving monetisation for game developers through advertising
IQzone's Patrick Pettay on why he believes advertisements should be used alongside IAPs in mobile games
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