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EA has announced that SimCity BuildIt is in development both for Apple iOS and Google’s Android. What are the odds on it being free-to-play and in-app purchases, do you think? The game is being specifically designed for smartphones. The choices you make evolve your city in a variety of ways,” …

If you’re planning on upgrading to the latest iPhone later this month then you’d best be comfortable with holding a bigger handset. While the iPhone 5’s 4-inch screen remains an appealing selling point for many, the market has shifted towards bigger handsets and while Apple has resisted this trend until …

Bungie's shooter also uses middleware firms' Cloth and Script

Customers who believe their Xbox Ones are producing an excessive amount of noise are being offered replacements by Microsoft. Kotaku reports that complaints about noisy consoles seems to have grown more prevalent after the Xbox One launched in a number of new countries” earlier this month. You’d expect complaints regarding …

Epic Games, Unity, Zynga, NaturalMotion, Rebellion and more making games for iPhone 6

Jamie Hamshere on the challenges facing games musicians

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is unlikely to stay at Mojang once Microsoft’s acquisition of the Minecraft developer is completed, reports suggest. Bloomberg says that Persson reached out to Microsoft a few months ago, based on a positive working relationship on Minecraft for Xbox” in an effort to close the estimated $2bn …

Studio of former Ensemble employees making new strategy title with cross-platform tech

New £15,000 fund to be made available to female developers

The Japanese launch of Xbox One has failed to match the numbers seen when the Xbox 360 launched back in 2005. Famitsu numbers reveal that the console sold 23,562 units in its first four days on sale. That’s actually less than half the 60k the Xbox 360 sold in its …