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Never one to be afraid of making bold comments, former Sony Computer Entertainment president David Reeves has made his most startling prediction yet – that platform holders such as Sony and Microsoft could co-develop a console within the next decade. When you’re on the first-party side, you realise how really, …
Read More »Does Montréal have too many big studios?
MIGS 2010: Trapdoor founder Ken Schachter thinks so, and it could be stifling innovation
Read More »Google TV gets dedicated games
The upcoming Google TV platform is poised to welcome dedicated games functionality – a move that could enable the platform to squarely rival dedicated consoles such as Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Google TV is a software platform that will come included in the innards of some new TVs or …
Read More »Android Market welcomes 100,000th app
Android Market has reached the 100,000 apps milestone, confirmed by Google’s official AndroidDev Twitter account. The milestone has been predicted for weeks based on unofficial counts by third-party sites. Android Market has been growing fast in recent months, as more developers and brands have targeted the platform, rather than just …
Read More »Android games â??rapidly gaining app market shareâ??
Analyst cites in-app payments as driver of â??$10 billion mobile marketâ??
Read More »Jobs: Devs daunted by Android fragmentation
Appleâ??s indomitable CEO says the long stretch of custom Android devices is â??a messâ?? for devs
Read More »Google posts huge profits
Internet tech specialist Google has reported third quarter profits of $2.2bn, which is 32 per cent up on the same period in 2009. Sales for the period hit $7.63bn. As a result of the numbers, which exceeded expectations, Google’s share price jumped nine per cent. 52 per cent of its …
Read More »Angry Birds goes free on Android
Rovio has announced that the full Android version of its Angry Birds game will make its debut on GetJar today – as a free download. The game has been a smash hit on iPhone and iPad as a paid title, and was recently launched as a cut-down Lite version on …
Read More »Epic Games calls for Android fixes
Rein criticises carriers who â??run wild with the OS and add bloatwareâ??; tips Windows Phone
Read More »Official Fable III game for iPhone
Lots of outlets have reported about Microsoft’s upcoming Fable III: Kingmaker mobile phone app – but few have spotted the footnote confirming its release for Android and iPhone. The app is described as an innovative geo-location mobile gaming experience” that essentially sounds much like a Four Square-like title for Fable …
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