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Take-Two’s 2K label is make its debut foray into the driving genre. Lucid Games, which is staffed by former Bizarre Creations devs, is working on 2K Drive that is due for release on iOS some time this autumn. It’s described by the developers as a premium iOS title”. Polygon reports …
Read More »2K Drive: On and off-road racing sim headed to iOS this fall
2K Drive, the on-road and off-road iOS racing sim from Lucid Games is set for release this fall, which is a few days from now. Lucid Games is comprised of several developers from Bizarre Creations, which created Blur and the Project Gotham Racing series. The studio has been working on …
Read More »Sony IP comes to iOS and Android in Coca-Cola branded PlayStation All-Stars Island
Some of Sony’s biggest PlayStation IPs have made the move to iPhone in a new game carrying Coca-Cola branding. The game in question is PlayStation All-Stars Island – and it’s now available on both iOS and Android devices. The game currently offers a Temple Run-esque Uncharted themed island although additional …
Read More »New Star Soccer to get 1.5 update in September
New Star Soccer, widely hailed as the best football game for mobile devices, is getting its long awaited 1.5 version update next month. The BAFTA award winning game has been downloaded more than 2.7 million times since its March 2012 release and the new update adds lots of new content …
Read More »The UK has 6m daily smartphone gamers – report
Six million Britons play smartphone games every day according to new research from ComScore. In addition a total of 20m play games every month. That places gaming ahead of instant messaging in the most popular mobile activities race and approximately on par with photo messaging, reading the news or weather …
Read More »Apple restoring ‘most’ dev centre services
iPhone maker says it has already reopened access to the majority of its tools
Read More »Mobile publisher Yodo1 to hit Western markets
BonusXP's Cavemania is Chinese publisher's first global title
Read More »Google Play downloads surpass App Store
But revenues on iOS more than double those from Android
Read More »Android app downloads overtake iOS
Sales of Android hardware have been ahead of Apple for some time now, but for the first time Android downloads have now overtaken iOS. App Annie‘s report, as spotted by The Guardian, covers Q2 2013. It’s important to note that despite this, Apple’s iOS App Store still generated 2.3x the …
Read More »Zelnick encourages "open-minded" next-gen, says premium iOS pricing works
Platform holders should listen very carefully to consumers as they lay the foundations for their next-gen machines, the CEO of Take-Two has warned. "Our own view is that meeting consumers where they are is the best way to run a business and you want to make sure that your policies …
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