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Apps that have no visibility at all – or zombie apps” – make up 80 per cent of Apple’s App Store library, new research from Adjust shows. Joystiq reports on the mobile analytics firm’s findings, which defines app visibility as ranking on any of the 39,171 App Store top lists …
Read More »Games make up 85 per cent of top grossing apps on iOS and Android
Nearly 85 per cent of the top 50 grossing apps on Apple’s app store and Android’s Google Play shop, a new study claims. Findings from a Midia Research survey published by The Guardian came up with the figure from app stores in US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. …
Read More »Mountain aiming for Steam and Android release
Having made a lot of noise this last week, Mountain could be making its way to higher ground. Made by David O’Reilly, the ambient $1 game sees players… well, what you actually do seems to be down to interpretation. Players watch the mountain, certainly. Do they interact with it? Opinion …
Read More »BlazBlue: BattleCards heading to iOS this fall
Fighting franchise BlazBlue is heading to iPhones and iPads later this year in the form of a card game, Aksys Games has announced. Siliconera reports the publisher unveiled BlazBlue: Battle Cards for iOS during a presentation this past weekend at Anime Expo 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The game features …
Read More »Monster Hunter Freedom Unite now available on iOS app store
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is out now on Apple’s app store for iOS devices. The mobile game based on Japan PSP release Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G can be purchased for $14.99, with Capcom promising no hidden costs” and no additional fees after download” in the first lines of …
Read More »Unity adding Metal API support
Graphics API enables developers to get more out of iPad and iPhone hardware
Read More »The Walking Dead’s next episode out this month
Season two episode four of Telltale’s The Walking Dead will arrive sometime later this month, according to developer Telltale. Taking to Twitter, the studio’s director of PR Job J. Stauffer stated that fans should expect news in the coming weeks regarding Walking Dead Season two’s thus far unnamed penultimate episode. …
Read More »Civilization Revolution 2 now available for iOS devices
Civilization Revolution 2 – the first game in the Civ series developed exclusively for mobile devices – is out now on iOS. Priced at $15 (10.49) on the App Store, the game is a sequel to 2008 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release Civilization Revolution – which was later remade …
Read More »ASA bans EA’s Dungeon Keeper ad for claiming game is free
Dungeon Keeper on iOS is not free and must not be advertised as such. That’s the verdict of the Advertising Standards Authority, which has upheld a complaint about an advertisement for the game in which it was described as being free. The ad was also criticised for showing a well-developed …
Read More »CD Projekt RED reveals The Witcher MOBA game for mobile platforms
MOBA title The Witcher Battle Arena is heading to mobile devices later this year, designer CD Projekt RED has announced. The unveiling confirms a report from earlier this year that The Witcher developer had some kind of mobile effort in the works. The Witcher Battle Arena will be a free-to-play …
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