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Read More »Gameloft MMO makes $1m in 20 days
Smartphone games specialists Gameloft say its new mobile MMO game has generated over $1 million in revenue after just twenty days since release. The MMORPG, called Order & Chaos, has the potential to generate far more, however, by virtue of its subscription-based model. Order & Chaos is available for an …
Read More »Chillingo Summer Preview
A look at what games Chillingo has in store for the coming months
Read More »Amnesty and Mobigameâ??s Bulletproof
Amnesty and Mobigame discuss the genesis of their fundraising app
Read More »Valve: If you want a mobile engine, call Epic
Washington studio says it has no existing smartphone strategy for Source, Steam or games
Read More »EA acquires iPhone dev Firemint
Electronic Arts has announced plans to acquire Australian mobile games developer Firemint for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close within the next four weeks. Firemint is one of the most well respected mobile developers, having originally made its name developing racing games and other titles on a …
Read More »Apple denies location tracking claims
After several days of silence on the iPhone location tracking situation, Apple released a statement saying the iPhone was not logging location and that users were ‘confused’. Apple claims the iPhone is not logging the location of the user, claiming that it was instead maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots …
Read More »White iPhone arrives tomorrow
Having missed the launch of the iPhone 4 way back in June 2010, Apple has confirmed that the white version of the handset will at last go on sale in key territories tomorrow. The launch is planned for a number of territories starting with the UK, US tomorrow. Countries to …
Read More »MCV iPad app hits 6,500 users
The MCV iPad app has hit a new milestone this week with total subscribers passing the 6,500 mark, with 2,000 new issue downloads per week. And this week’s edition is the perfect time to check out the digital version as it includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of …
Read More »Profits double at Apple
Apple has posted net profits of $5.99bn for the quarter ending March 31st – that a jump of nearly 100 per cent compared to the $3bn reported in the same quarter the year before. Revenue for the period was up 83 per cent at $24.67bn. iPhone sales were the champion …
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