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It seems like such a natural fit that the real surprise is that it’s taken so long. Sega has announced that its longstanding mascot and naturally gifted sprinter Sonic the Hedgehog is to at last star is his very own endless runner game. It’s called Sonic Dash and is currently …
Read More »GungHo making $2m a day from single mobile game
Free-to-play title Puzzle & Dragons estimated to have generated around $65 million during January
Read More »Kwalee pussies out, renames iOS game Pussy Flip
Pussy Flip is no more, having undergone a name change. UK casual game outfit Kwalee has renamed its puzzle title Pussy Flip to the altogether less risqu Flip the Cats. It was worried that some of its international audience might have kittens when confronted with the name. The official line …
Read More »Game Closure launches free mobile HTML5 dev kit
Open source engine designed for 2D game development on Android and iOS
Read More »Now Tetris is getting the free-to-play treatment
EA has decided to give age-old puzzle classic Tetris a free-to-play makeover. Tetris Blitz is described as an innovative new twist on the world famous puzzle game” that contains fresh new features and stunning visuals for the ultimate Tetris experience”. In much the same way as PopCap altered the rule …
Read More »Gree: iOS games 400% more lucrative than a year ago
Apple’s iOS development platform has seen revenues increase four-fold over the past 12 months, Japanese gaming content and platform provider GREE has said. The company’s senior vice president of studio operations Anil Dharni claimed that the growing use of the iPad as a gaming device was wone of the key …
Read More »Top mobile games ‘grossing four times more’ than a year ago
Per-user monetisation rates set to grow rapidly on Android, says Gree's Anil Dharni
Read More »Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market
Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund
Read More »OpenKit: The replacement for OpenFeint launches
New platform promises more open back-end services for mobile developers
Read More »Temple Run 2 passes 50m downloads, fastest-growing mobile game to date
Temple Run 2 has become the fastest-growing mobile game to date, surpassing 50m downloads in just under two weeks on iOS and Android. The now record-setting title hit the milestone 22 days ahead of Rovio’s Angry Birds Space across iOS, Android, PC, and Mac. "Temple Run has evolved into something …
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