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Two Star Wars games have been removed from both the Apple App Store and Google Play without any warning. Pocket Gamer reports that both Nimblebit’s Tiny Death Star and Disney Mobile’s Star Wars Assault Team have vanished. They were available for 11 and five months respectively. The site was told …
Read More »TIGA and ARM hosting free developer day
Summit will focus on advanced Android programming techniques
Read More »Gameloft’s Asphalt Overdrive takes a different approach to smartphone racing
Asphalt Overdrive is now available on iOS and Android, offering a different take on racing to previous entries in Gameloft’s racing series. Instead of using an on-screen steering wheel or tilt controls, Overdrive instead sees players swiping the screen to move their vehicle between lanes. It also has a new …
Read More »Star Wars: Galactic Defense heading to iOS and Android this year
Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »NHL 2K heading to mobile platforms this fall
2K Games is resurrecting its NHL 2K franchise, bringing a full-featured” edition of the series to iOS and Android devices later this year. The publisher details NHL 2K as a premium mobile title offering a full career mode, Free Skate, NHL Winter Classic, Shootout (including multiplayer) and three-on-three modes. The …
Read More »Goat Simulator arrives on iOS and Android
Coffee Stain Studios’ bizarre PC outing Goat Simulator is now available on smartphones. It costs 2.99 on both iOS and Android. Simulator is a drug that is created by the 0’s and 1’s inside computers, and then radiated from a computer screen right into YOUR EYES, forcing your brain to …
Read More »Google reveals Android One handsets for emerging markets
Google has detailed a new breed of Android phone that will be aimed at emerging economies. Three handsets have been announced for the Android One range – the Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498, the Micromax Canvas A1 and the Karbonn Sparkle V. All have 4.5-inch displays, 5MP rear cameras, …
Read More »New SimCity game coming to iOS and Android
EA has announced that SimCity BuildIt is in development both for Apple iOS and Google’s Android. What are the odds on it being free-to-play and in-app purchases, do you think? The game is being specifically designed for smartphones. The choices you make evolve your city in a variety of ways,” …
Read More »Amazon Fire Phone dated for the UK
Amazon’s Fire Phone will be released in the UK before the end of the month. The device will launch on September 30th and will, as reported yesterday, be an O2 exclusive. O2 won’t, however, be offering the handset contract-free, meaning that buyers will have to sign up to a 33 …
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