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Developer prepares year-long hiring spree
Read More »Firemint acquires Infinite Interactive
Puzzle Quest creators now part of the Real Racing group
Read More »PopCap fires back at ‘misleading’ privacy probe
Developer, which was accused of sending data to third parties, denies underhand practices
Read More »TurboGrafx titles come to App Store
A range of titles released on the retro TurboGrafx-16 console are now available on the App Store. Platform holder Hudson has released an official TurboGrafx app that allows Apple customers to download some of the classic games that were available for the device. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad …
Read More »Lara launches with worlds largest iPhone
Sqaure Enix constructed the world’s largest iPhone to mark the launch of the iOS version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. The iOS version of the digital-only Tomb Raider title was demonstrated on a giant iPhone-shaped billboard at London St Pancras International. The display was constructed from 56 …
Read More »40% of all internet users play online games
Spil Games new report highlights the ongoing rise of the online gaming space
Read More »EA cuts prices to dominate App Store
EA Mobile has dropped the price of the majority of its iPhone games range to $0.99 (59p). The news comes following dozens of big games hitting the App Store at once, aiming for chart position in the run-up to Christmas. The results can be seen in the US App Store …
Read More »Microsoftâ??s Bing turns games platform
Social game Happy Island to be directly playable in search engine
Read More »Bigpoint tops 1bn daily transactions
Bigpoint has announced that its network of browser-based games now generates over one billion transactions every day. The publisher is best known for its online titles such as SeaFight and Dark Orbit, as well as an MMO based on Battlestar Galactica, which launched earlier this year. Bigpoint operates 60 different …
Read More »Lara Croft headed to iPhone, iPad
An app version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be released tomorrow. The game is a port of the Xbox Live, PSN and PC title released during the summer and will be compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. As with the console version, Guardian of Light …
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