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EA has reported a decline in revenues for FY13 Q3 with a surge in digital sales unable to offset a decline in physical games sales. Digital net revenue for the quarter ending December 31st climbed from $274m last year to $321m, but revenue from packaged goods fell from $738m to …
Read More »Slender Rising tries to recapture Eight Pages horror on your iOS device, free version available
Developer Michael Hegemann has released his take on the hugely popular Slender Man game Slender. Called Slender Rising, the 1.49 download (a free version is also available) follows the template laid down by free PC outing Slender in that players are tasked with finding pages scattered throughout both the Cursed …
Read More »Apple selling 800,000 iOS devices a day
Tech giant amasses $13.1 billion in profits during Q1
Read More »Temple Run 2 downloaded 20m times since launch
The iOS version of Temple Run 2 is off to a very fast start. The sequel to the endless runner hit has been downloaded over 20m times since it launched late last week, collecting 6m downloads alone on its release day. The response from fans has been overwhelming,” said Keith …
Read More »Temple Run 2 Android launch planned for next week
Imangi Studios caught us off guard with the out-of-nowhere launch of Temple Run 2 on iOS, but what’s the word on the Android version? The developer told Polygon that the wait won’t be long for Android users, with the company intending to launch the sequel to the hit infinite runner …
Read More »Temple Run 2 hits App Store today – report
An honest-to-goodness sequel for iOS hit Temple run is hours away from arriving on the US and UK App Stores. Temple Run 2 landed on the New Zealand App Store for free earlier today, and Touch Arcade reports its scheduled to go live in the US tonight. On top of …
Read More »Mobile game accelerator launches in Australia
Up to $50,000 in funding, office space and mentoring available to developers
Read More »Violent game publisher releases NRA shooting app
iOS title for ages four and up launched on App Store by zombie game outfit
Read More »NRA launches Practice Range educational game on iOS
A National Rifle Association-licensed educational game has been made available on Apple’s App Store. Entitled NRA: Practice Range, the free app looks to provide education on firearm safety and training. According to the game description, it is targeted at players aged 4+ and up. The FPS allows players to fire …
Read More »Snowman mobile game tops 1m downloads
Game based on sequel to Christmas classic also manages to top app store charts
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