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Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400% over the past year, Google has announced. So rapid is the growth, said a post on the Android Develoeprs Blog, that Android users in India downloaded more apps in the last six months than they did in the previous three …
Read More »Google now allowing Indian devs to offer paid Android apps
It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: The night in pictures
Hundreds of media professionals and industry veterans headed to London last night for the 2012 Games Media Awards. The ceremony was held at Vinopolis, near Borough Market, and was bookended by pre- and post-drinks receptions, as well as the ever popular rockaoke – and we’ve photographed the lot. The event …
Read More »Backers left in cold as devs quit Kickstarter project
Haunts: The Manse Macabre developers leave despite unfinished work on horror title
Read More »And so begins the era of Ultra High Definition Television
The next era of HD TV has been given an official marketing moniker – Ultra High Definition Television, or UHDTV. The technology has until now been going by the ‘4K’ moniker, owing to the fact that it supports resolution of either 3840×2160 or 4096×2160. UHDTV boasts four times the resolution …
Read More »Xbox 360 revenue drops by $400m
Operating income falls 94%; Microsoft cites lower console and game sales for decreased revenue
Read More »Skylanders invades London Zoo
The sequel to 2012’s biggest selling kids game is taking over London Zoo. Skylanders Giants will have its own space at the Zoo on Sunday (October 21st) with a variety of fun and games, including a Skylanders-inspired Treasure Hunt. Not to mention a chance to play the game. The morning …
Read More »OPINION: Is the UK games market fighting fit or fighting fire?
Rationally, a decline in UK industry Christmas marketing spend makes sense at a time when there are fewer games coming out, and the ones remaining are getting most of the attention. Compare the year-on-year release schedules, however, and Q4 isn’t particularly quiet year-on-year. Ubi, EA and Activision have their favourites …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Double win for Digital Spy
Digital Spy claimed two Games Media Awards last night. The entertainment website’s games reporting scored it Coverage by A Mainstream Website (award sponsored by Precise Media), while staff writer Matthew Reynolds won Rising Star. Digital Spy was the only media brand to take home two awards for its work. Other …
Read More »Gangnam Style gets the Just Dance 4 DLC treatment
Internet and chart sensation Gangnam Style is coming to your games console. Ubisoft has confirmed that the track – which has become a worldwide smash hit – will be offered as DLC for dance title Just Dance 4. The video, by South Korean band Psy, has over 480m hits on …
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