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New Australia developer working on $1 million project

Timeline details firm's path to Candy Crush Saga success

Walt Williams admits he's surprised the shooter made it to market

AT New Media Virtual World Licensing to offer consultancy services to gaming, social and virtual brands

With only a handful of retailers and one major distributor, the Romanian games market is a small one. Its size hasn’t put off major developers settling down in the region.Ubisoft Romania is a division set up in 1992 that has gone on to house two studios and create the Tom …

Development platform creator collaborates with social network to improve users' Unity experience on the social platform

InMobi has developed a new platform for distributing Android apps

Fans of the BBC’s sci-fi flagship Doctor Who can now download content for PlayStation Home (remember that?) based on the hugely popular show. PS3 owners can now dress up their avatars in the Eleventh Doctor’s iconic tweed jacket and bow tie (bow ties, as we know, are cool) and wield …

Indies creating the most exciting new concepts on less powerful platforms, says Ubisoft Toronto boss

It seems inevitable that free-to-play will play a big part in the next generation of consoles. Last year Xbox launched Happy Wars, its first freemium game. And that game now boasts a player base of over 2m. PS4 allows for free-to-play titles and even Nintendo is eyeing micro-transactions for Wii …