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Tim Chaney’s new firm Zattikka has hit the ground running – with its first move in games being the acquisition of iPhone and Flash specialist Gimme5games. Zattikka wants to be a major force in the online social gaming market. It was founded earlier this year by industry veteran and former …

Softmax on its experience with Epic's popular engine

Social and mobile game firm becomes the first major acquisition in Zattikkaâ??s new venture

Marc Rein on the role of UE3 in the Xbox 360 RPG

Good news for developers complaining about the clutter of 99-cent iPhone apps

And new units will boast OpenGL ES 2.0 and processor improvements

Buying experience for DS and PSP is poor says marketing boss

In truth, any official cut is more likely to come when the competing motion-sensor tech from Sony and Microsoft rolls around (both are expected next year) or if Nintendo bites the bullet on that ‘Wii HD’ upgrade some are expecting. But that won’t stop speculation in the meantime. Nintendo has …

Nottingham event to host indie talent showcase

The cloud-based Gaikai service, which lets players enjoy traditional disk-based PC games through a browser without the need to install any files or own the physical media, is entering closed beta in Europe later this month. The cloud-based Gaikai service, which lets players enjoy traditional disk-based PC games through a …