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‘An unnamed mixed martial arts promotional company’ is forcing upcoming title Ultimate Gay Fighter to change its name. The 2D fighting title is currently in development for iOS and Android and developer Handsome Woman Productions will now poll fans for suggested new names. "We have a trademark pending, but the …
Read More »Unity devs can bring games to PS Mobile for free
Development environment to allow easy porting of iOS and Android games for Vita
Read More »Google readies Android TV for launch – report
Not a week after Amazon unveiled its Fire TV set-top box, it looks as though Google is set to launch its own device. The Verge reports on Google’s latest swing at the living room with Android TV, yet another hardware offering similar to Apple and Amazon’s TV-connected devices – along …
Read More »Google set to launch Android TV
Rumours claim web giant in discussions with select developers to create apps and games for living room device
Read More »Kalypso Media establishes mobile game division
Tropico publisher opens mobile division to bring existing and new IP to iOS and Android
Read More »Kalypso to release at least three mobile games this year
Kalypso Media has created a mobile publishing division. Several games are being developed for iOS and Android by the newly-formed Kalypso Media Mobile. At least three of these are slated for a 2014 release, with the first to be announced shortly. Kalypso has a lot of great IP such as …
Read More »Apps twice as likely to crash on iOS versus Android – report
Apple’s reputation as offering the most stable operating system around may not be accurate. TechRadar reports that data from Crittercism says that the average app crash rate on iOS 7.1 is 1.6 per cent. In comparison, the rate on Android versions 4.0 and upwards is just 0.7 per cent. That’s …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 Far Future update lands tomorrow
Plants vs Zombies 2 will receive its first major update this week on iOS, publisher EA has announced. A post on EA’s website unveils the new content packed in the Far Future update, including a new map, eight new plant types and 10 new zombie classes. According to the post, …
Read More »Ouya ditching free demo requirement, offering up OS for other hardware
The Ouya team has announced a couple of initiatives that it hopes will bring relevance to the struggling console. Eurogamer reports that head of developer relations Kellee Santiago told a GDC audience that Ouya is removing the need for devs to include a free-to-play demo of all titles uploaded to …
Read More »Flappy Bird to receive re-release
Flappy Bird will eventually see a return to mobile marketplaces, creator Dong Nguyen has confirmed. Nguyen revealed he was considering resubmitting the game earlier this month, and apparently has since made up his mind about it – though he adds not to expect the game’s return anytime soon. "Yes. But …
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