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Mobile devices will become the gaming industry’s dominant platform in the next three years, according to analysis firm Juniper Research. Juniper predicts consumers worldwide will spend $3.03bn on mobile games in 2016. The company highlights tablets as the driving force, stating that they’re taking over where dedicated hardware would normally …

2K Games and Firaxis have announced Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol will launch for iOS devices worldwide next week. The World War I dogfighting strategy game will be offered as a free download via Apple’s App Store starting May 9th. All downloads gain access to the British campaign and multiplayer side, …

Activision has finally confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game was outed by retailer Tesco last week after a listing (presumably accidentally?) went live on its website. The quality of the included pack shots left little doubt that the game was genuine. All we have for the …

Mind Candy shows off what its children's franchise has achieved with huge infographic

Apple’s original iPhone of 2007 is to become obsolete in June, according to internal info. The documentation, picked up by9to5mac.com, shows the headset manufacturer will classify the original iPhone as ‘obsolete’ everywhere, except the US, from June 11th – this applies to all Apple products that were discontinued more than …

Eve-themed shooter Dust 514 finally has a release date on PS3. The CCP Games title will be available to download for free on May 14th. It will be supported by microtransactions, although its most alluring feature is undoubtedly its integration with PC MMO behemoth EVE Online. Reaching this point has …

No further technical support from Apple for its pioneering smartphone

A consumer is taking Sega and Gearbox to court over claims that the pair mislead the buying public. Of course, Sega has previously admitted that trailers for the game did not accurately reflect the final content” of the release after being taken to task by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms kicks off with Amiqus. Amiqus Sector:RecruitmentYear Established: 2000Number of employees: 20Address:101 Dalton Avenue, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6YFPhone number:01925 839700 Key contacts:Liz Prince – liz.prince@amiqus.comStig Stand – stig.strand@amiqus.comSimon Pittam – simon.pittam@amiqus.comMeg Daintith – meg.daintith@amiqus.comPeter Leonard – Peter.Leonard@amiqus.com Website:www.amiqus.comEmail: hello@amiqus.comTwitter:@weareamiqusLinkedIn:Click …

Ubisoft's open world hacking game hits the UK on November 22nd