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Casual publishing giant PopCap will release the iPhone and iPod Touch version of blockbuster hit Peggle on May 12th, it has been confirmed. To read the full story, click here to visit CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Teversham quits Xbox for Apple
MICROSOFT’s Xbox strategy boss Richard Teversham has quit the firm to join arch rival Apple, MCV can reveal. The popular exec leaves his role as senior director of business, insights and strategy for Xbox, where he reported in to European VP of the firm’s interactive entertainment, Chris Lewis. MCV understands …
Read More »Autodesk releases Mudbox 2009 for Mac
Digital sculpting application now available for OSX 10.5.5
Read More »Apple ditches 10% of retail workforce
Apple has cut around ten per cent of its workforce during the second quarter of 2009, according to documents released to the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the document, Apple cut its full-time workforce from 15,600 to 14,000 during the second quarter. It is unclear if the retailer made …
Read More »iPhone lifts Apple profits
Apple posted unexpectedly successful quarterly results yesterday in the face of tight economic times. Net profit had reached $1.21bn during the quarter; a notable rise from the $1.05bn attained in the same three-month period last year. Sales were also uncharacteristically up for a sector looking down, jumping 8.7 per cent …
Read More »Is gesture control the new iPhones big gaming innovation?
Whilst we can be fairly certain a new iPhone is on the way this June or July, most likely packing a 3.2 megapixel camera, gyroscope and larger internal memory, it’s anyone’s guess what else Apple has planned – but new documents suggest motion tech could be at the heart of …
Read More »LeapFrog springs into games market
Children’s electronics specialist LeapFrog has launched the first of what is expected to be many edutainment titles for Apple’s iPhone, marking its first foray into the mainstream games market. Click here to read the full story on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »All-time top App Store downloads revealed
Apple details top 20 free and paid-for applications
Read More »Trip Hawkins: iPhone is freaking out Sony and Nintendo
Trip Hawkins, games industry legend and founder of publishing powerhouse EA, has stated that he believes the success of Apple’s iPhone has major platform holders worried. Hawkins is the current chief executive of mobile games developer Digital Chocolate, and has enjoyed great success on Apple’s device. The iPhone is by …
Read More »Altair boosts iPhones platform credentials
With the PR machine for the still under-wraps Assassin’s Creed 2 visibly cranking up several gears in the last few days, Ubisoft has revealed that protagonist Altair is also heading onto Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. IGN reports that the prequel, which will be published by Gameloft, boasts combat and …
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