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Deep Silver has turned to the iPhone to sell a mobile tool that works in conjunction with the firm’s upcoming action horror game Dead Island. The Dead Island app allows customers to track their progress in the retail version of the game, as well as locate collectibles and track mission …
Read More »Apple ‘pushing’ for premium app pricing
While Nintendo’s most senior executives were publicly criticising the App Store for ‘weakening the value’ of games, behind closed doors Apple may be advocating premium prices on its influential digital store. According to UK studio Somethin’ Else, Apple encouraged the group to raise the price of its award-winning iOS game …
Read More »PEGI releases Windows Phone 7 app
European games rating body PEGI has released a Windows Phone 7 version of its smartphone app. The download allows users to access the 16k+ strong database of game ratings for PAL titles. It supports 11 languages and, as well as consumer advice, review content syndicated from Eurogamer. The PEGI app …
Read More »Origin on iOS mirrors Xbox Live feature set
Publisher EA has for the first time detailed exactly how its freshly launched content portal Origin will work on iOS. The system bears more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft’s Xbox Live. And it won’t support Apple’s Game Centre wither, with EA clearly hoping to forge its own network of …
Read More »JAPAN: Pokémon app due this summer
The Pokmon series is coming to mobile devices this summer with Pokmon Say Tap. Nintendo will soon release the new rhythm action game for iPhone, iPad and Android in Japan for free. The games sees players tapping in time with songs from the most recent Pokmon cartoon series. They also …
Read More »100m downloads vaults Backflip to mobile cloud-9
Revenue split between microtransactions, sales and advertising
Read More »New App Store law ‘is killing dev revenues’
Survey of 500 app creators claims two-thirds have lost money from promotion ban
Read More »Apple rescues devs hit by patent intimidation
iPhone firm demands a stop to legal threats against App Store devs
Read More »HMV launches games trade-in app
HMV has launched a new Android and iPhone app that tells gamers how much their games are worth. Players can scan the barcode of their game (or in-put the details manually) and they app will come back with the most up-to-date price the gamer can expect to receive if they …
Read More »Download the Develop App today
Own an iPhone? Develop’s essential daily content can be read from the palm of your hand with the free Develop App. The app recently passed one thousand downloads and offers a raft of unique functions, including up-to-the-minute news direct from Develop-Online.net plus a completely customisable homepage and industry event listings. …
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