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There are almost more mobile phones on the planet than there are humans, according to a new report. There will be 7.3 billion mobile phones on the planet by the end of this year, up from six billion now, claims a study by theInternational Telecommunications Union. Comparatively, the United Nations …

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The latest entry in the ever-successful Angry Birds series is now available to download on iOS and Android. Angry Birds Stella joins the many assorted Angry Birds brands already available on the market including Space, Star Wars, Transformers, Epic, Friends and Go. Stella is broadly in line with what players …

Ubisoft has altered the payment model for Assassin’s Creed: Pirates on iOS and Android. The mobile title is now free to download on both platforms, although of course there are a range of in-game purchases available once you get going. The news coincides with the release of new content ‘Cold …

The PC version of former Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome has now got a release date. It’ll arrive in the UK on October 10th priced at 34.99. A digital soundtrack is being offered to those who pre-order. News of the game came last month following a period of …

The Game Place’s Steven Osborne on why his store’s website is important to the business – despite few people using it – and what he thinks about offering digital game codes in store. How has business been for you recently? There have been some very flat days and very loud …

The latest entrant in the Android console sector, Amazon Fire TV, is now available to pre-order in the UK. The microconsole costs 79, although Amazon Prime members are able to buy it for 49 until Monday September 8th. It will actually be released on October 23rd. For the money buyers …

UK video games trade body UKIE has called for further government support for the games industry. Earlier this week it revealed a new policy manifesto at a Westminister Political Reception. The key points of this manifesto are support to allow growth of UK games companies, promotion of the UK industry …

Nintendo is now taking pre-orders for its toys-to-life Amiibo figure range. The figures, which will interact with specific games for the Wii U, the New 3DS and older 3DS models for which users have purchased the required accessory, will retail for 10.99 each. That’s in and around the same price …