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Fans of Tiny Tower and the Death Star are in for a treat. Disney has revealed its first shot at a Star Wars game having acquired the intergalactic license earlier this year. Developed by Tiny Tower maker NimbleBit comes Tiny Death Star. Similar to Star Wars’ fellow spin-off of the …
Read More »Asphalt 8: Airborne is now free for iOS, Android
One of the best mobile racing games to come around in a while is now free. Gameloft has announced that Asphalt 8: Airborne is now free for iOS and Android. The game was earlier priced at Rs 55. The free-to-play update also coincides with the release of the game’s first …
Read More »Google Play generates 25 per cent more downloads than App Store
But Android marketplace revenues only half of iOS
Read More »Google Play boasts more downloads, half the revenue of App Store
The Google Play store saw 25 per cent more downloads this past quarter than Apple’s App Store, but was still behind in revenue by 50 per cent. The figures come from App Annie’s Q3 2013 report, which states that new markets in Brazil and Argentina have had a major influence …
Read More »Oculus Rift dedicated mobile version planned for Android
Oculus Rift CEO Brendan Iribe has announced a dedicated mobile version of the VR headset will release exclusively for Android devices. VentureBeat reports on Iribe’s reveal of the new model during a keynote at GamesBeat 2013. The headset’s mobile version will be lighter then the original model, and utilize the …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 launches on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …
Read More »DeNA and UK dev EightPixelsSquare unveil iOS shooter Lawless
High-end mobile shoot 'em up from ex-Eurocom developers behind Dead Space: Extraction
Read More »Circulets included in first iOS indie games bundle
PC gamers are all too familiar with high-value indie game bundles, but for the first time, there’s now an indie games bundle for iOS games, and Hashstash Games’ Circulets is part of it. The Thumb Arcade Indie Games Bundle has been organised by Selfpubd, and features ten games that carry …
Read More »UK dev Waterfront brings Sky TV games to iOS
Indie converting interactive TV titles for smartphones and tablets
Read More »Puzzle & Dragons finally arrives in the UK
One of the most successful video games of recent times is finally available on iOS in the UK. Puzzle & Dragons, from Japanese developer GungHo Entertainment, quietly slipped onto the Apple App Store on Wednesday night to surprisingly little furore. Indeed, there’s a chance you’ve never heard of it despite …
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