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Sony Ericsson has seen its status slip from fourth/fifth biggest OEM in the world to the ninth. It was hoping an focus on Android would turn its fortunes around, but that switch didn’t make too much difference as the Xperia range failed to match sales of rivals like Galaxy and …
Read More »Just Dance app tops 1m downloads
Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 Autodance has been downloaded more than one million times in the UK on iOS and Android devices. The app was released to promote the best-selling dance game back in November, and allows users to create music videos from short clips they film with their smartphone’s camera. …
Read More »Infinity Ward and Rockstar join race for next-gen
Triple-A giants disclose plans to work on new systems
Read More »Pirate Bay: SOPA can’t stop us
Renowned piracy advocate The Pirate Bay has issued a lengthy statement saying that the proposed SOPA legislation would do nothing to stop it operating. They want to make the internet into a one way pipe, with them at the top, shoving trash through the pipe down to the rest of …
Read More »40% of UK’s laid off studio staff ‘go overseas’
New Tiga report claims Britain's dev workforce has fallen 10% since 2008
Read More »One week left to enter £100,000 dev contest
Successful applicants to receive £25,000 each and a six month membership with Tiga
Read More »Square Enix signs mobile game KooZac
Popular online puzzle game KooZac will be released for iOS and Android devices this quarter by Square Enix. The award-winning puzzle title was created by Ben Cusack, who has now joined the publisher as head of mobile. KooZac has already been played more than 15 million times online and won …
Read More »Zynga buys more studios as analyst concerns grow
Hidden Chronicles and Scramble With Friends fail to match previous success, analyst says
Read More »Doom makes Xbox Live comeback
Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year. Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around 3.50). Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but …
Read More »US politicians drop SOPA support
Several high-profile US politicians have pulled their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) following yesterday’s online protests. Republicans Ben Quayle of Arizona, Dennis Ross of Florida and and Lee Terry of Nebraska have all backed away from the controversial legislation, according to Eurogamer. However, the House of Representatives …
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