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Read More »UK chip giant ARM acquired by SoftBank
SoftBank Group has agreed to purchase UK processor firm ARM in a bid to grow its presence in the mobile and ‘Internet of Things’ spaces. The 24.3bn deal will see the Japanese firm take over the Cambridge-based ARM, which provides mobile processor and graphics technology to major manufacturers such as …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: 80 reasons why E3 was Unreal
From blockbuster sequels to a parade of new intellectual property, Epic reveals how Unreal Engine powered 80 games at this year’s E3 and speaks to some of the creators working with the tool
Read More »Pokémon Go boosts Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire sales
The massive success of Pokmon Go has caused the sales of two older Pokmon games to rise by over 140 per cent. In this week’s full price charts, Pokmon Alpha Sapphire made it to No.33, with sales up by 145 per cent week-on-week, and Pokmon Omega Ruby took the No.36 …
Read More »SoftBank acquires ARM for £24.3bn
Acquisition is Japanese tech group’s largest to date
Read More »Hackers claim they took down Pokemon Go servers
Did you have trouble trying to get Pokemon Go to work over the blistering hot UK weekend? You weren’t alone. Many users struggled to access the game at various points across Friday and Saturday, and while service was largely restored on Sunday, connectivity to the game’s servers remained a little …
Read More »Google cancels work on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive rival, goes all-in on mobile VR
Android-powered platform Daydream unveiled in May as successor to barebones Cardboard
Read More »Half of devs are interested in creating for VR (but only a third actually are)
HTC Vive leads battle of the headsets with 50 per cent of game makers exploring platform, while Oculus Rift attracts just over a third of the community
Read More »LEGO Star Wars tops charts for third week running
For the third week in a row, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens claims the top spot in the UK charts. This is despite a 45 per cent dip in sales week-on-week. According to GfK, the only other LEGO title to spend more than three weeks at the head of …
Read More »Kabam San Francisco lays off staff in shift to ‘fewer, bigger and bolder mobile games’
‘While we are making several large investments in a new slate of games in multiple locations, we must also be mindful of costs'
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