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Frank Kitson joins UK Studio rushing to dominate mobile
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Facebook and iOS owners named worldâ??s most influential media execs
Read More »F1 2010 speeds onto iOS
Codemasters has released an iOS version of its successful console racer F1 2010. Published in conjunction with Jump Games, the game includes all the same licences as the console version – teams, drivers and tracks, including the night race at Singapore. Three modes are available – Time Trial, Endurance and …
Read More »DEVELOP AWARDS VIDEO: ‘Winning this is massive’ – Rovio
Angry Birds studio picks up two honours, including the Grand Prix
Read More »Rovio chases 1bn users
Angry Birds developer Rovio has set itself the goal of attracting 1bn fans as it plans to crack the Chinese market. The Finnish mobile giant said it wants to grow Angry Birds into a long-term brand as big as Mario or Mickey Mouse, rather than try to build a new …
Read More »Wooga expands into mobile games
Studio claims monthy actives users makes it second largest social game developer in the world
Read More »Brawsome confirms MacGuffin’s Curse release date
Australian independent game developer Brawsome has confirmed today that its puzzle adventure game MacGuffin’s Curse, will be releasing on 27 October for PC, Mac (via Steam), iPad and iPhone. MacGuffin’s Curse will see players participating in top-down action puzzles alongside character-based story adventuring. Brawsome have previously been responsible for the …
Read More »GameStop sales to hit $1.5bn in 2014
US games retail giant GameStop is expected to reach revenues of $1.5bn in 2014 due to an increased digital push. Financial research firm Baird predicts sales volume from GameStop properties will grow from $500m this year, with a growth rate of 50 per cent each year going forwards. It came …
Read More »App Store game prices rise
Apple has upped the cost of games and other downloads on the App Store platform. Prices for apps increased in several countries – including the UK – and dropped in others. Games like Angry Birds which were previously 59p now cost 69p, while 1.19 apps have become 1.49. Apple reportedly …
Read More »Apple increases baseline App Store prices
Various international prices increase, others drop following platform maintenance
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