An episodic video game adaptation of the recently-concluded FX drama Sons of Anarchy is now available on Apple’s App Store. The first episode – dubbed Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect – arrives just a couple months after development of the game was announced by developer Orpheus Interactive. Sons of Anarchy: …
Read More »Japanese mobile firm Mobcast acquires Lumines IP
Japanese smartphone developer Mobcast has purchased the rights to Q Entertainment’s Lumines and Meteos puzzle franchises. Furthermore – as reported by Siliconera– the Tokyo-based studio has already announced it is working on a new mobile entry of the Lumines series for both Android and iOS. Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is …
Read More »The Witcher Battle Arena out on iOS and Android
CD Projekt RED and Fuero Games’ mobile MOBA collaboration The Witcher Battle Arena is now available on iOS and Android devices. Both Apple App and Google Play stores currently carry the free-to-play title. The game features two teams of three competing over conquest points to capture and hold. As far …
Read More »Crossy Road has generated $1m in-game ad revenue
Smartphone hit Crossy Road has proved that in-game ads can still pay the bills, even in games that have IAPs. The Guardian reports that, according to Unity, Hipster Whale’s title has made in excess of $1m from in-game ads alone since its launch on iOS in November 2014. And that …
Read More »Crossy Road hops onto Google Play store
Smartphone hit Crossy Road is now available to download via the Google Play Store. Hipster Whale’s title arrived on iOS in later November and then hit Android via the Amazon Appstore just before Christmas, but this is the first time is has been available to download from Google. The Google …
Read More »Ustwo: Premium games are not dead
The maker of smartphone hit Monument Valley has said that premium gaming lives on, despite the pressures of free-to-play and piracy. Studio Ustwo yesterday revealed that 95 per cent of installations of the game on Android were not paid for and 60 per cent on iOS. We’ve had this for …
Read More »Mad Catz reveals £250 transforming controller
A new games controller that changes shape according to the device it is being used with has been unveiled by Mad Catz. The Batarang-like LYNX 9 Mobile Hybrid Controller can be used standalone with a PC (via Bluetooth) but will also transform to either hold an Android smartphone or even …
Read More »95% of Monument Valley’s Android installs were not paid for
Developer Ustwo has highlighted the piracy problem that continues to blight Android gaming. Interesting fact: Only 5% of Monument Valley installs on Android are paid for. 40% on iOS,” the studio said, although it went on to stress that a certain proportion of those installs would have been legitimate in …
Read More »Just 5% of Monument Valley installs on Android paid for
Developer Ustwo reveals high piracy rates on Android compared to iOS
Read More »China’s Snail Games launching Obox console in the West
No, not the Xbox, the Obox. Chinese games publisher Snail Games has taken to CES to announce a Western release for its Android console the Obox. As far as Android consoles go, the specs are pretty beefy. The unit offers a Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM and an optional …
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