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Mobile Pie's Will Luton offers expert advice on getting noticed in an ocean of competition

Somethin' Else chief explains why Apple is the only place to start

New feature offers five perspectives from smartphone front-runners

A month after Capcom found itself in the limelight over its decision to prevent gamers erasing game information from 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, Namco Bandai has seemingly opted to pursue the same strategy. Now Wired reports that Namco Bandai’s upcoming 3DS title Pac Man & Galaga Dimensions will also …

With John Riccitiello very much still in investors’ spotlights, the exec will be breathing a little easier this morning after EA reported jumps in both revenue and profit for its fiscal Q1 ending June 30th. Revenues climbed 23 per cent to $999m while profit for the period soared from $96m …

Sydney-based developer m2o Publishing has delayed publicising the launch of its new iPhone game for a full month after release. Smokin’ Brothers was released on the app store on June 17th this year, and is being touted as an Aussie game by Aussie developers. The game has links to Tetris, …

The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) has had a complete website redesign to try and reach a different segment of the games community. The new site has specifically targeted those wishing to know more about health and safety concerns with videogames, as well as information for parents, and iGEA …

UK games charity GamesAid has joined forces with publisher Sega to host the second annual Cricket Challenge Cup. Four teams will take part in a number of 10/10 over matches, with the aim being to raise 2,200 for charity. The teams will be as follows: Sega All-Stars (captained by John …

Rage developer 'sold on Hansoft speed, flexibility, and intuitive interface'

New tech integrates Allegorithmic Substance; Android and iOS support enhanced