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Mobile devices will become the gaming industry’s dominant platform in the next three years, according to analysis firm Juniper Research. Juniper predicts consumers worldwide will spend $3.03bn on mobile games in 2016. The company highlights tablets as the driving force, stating that they’re taking over where dedicated hardware would normally …
Read More »Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol hits iOS this month
2K Games and Firaxis have announced Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol will launch for iOS devices worldwide next week. The World War I dogfighting strategy game will be offered as a free download via Apple’s App Store starting May 9th. All downloads gain access to the British campaign and multiplayer side, …
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No further technical support from Apple for its pioneering smartphone
Read More »DeNA terminates five Mobage games
Reimbursements offered, with Ninja Royal and Infinity Blade Cross among the casualties
Read More »VMC Game Labs backs AQuA with app QA advice
Game testing outfit contributes to collective's 'Essentials of Mobile App Testing' report
Read More »Microsoft Spotlight: Rapid2D
A world record-breaking game jam was the catalyst for a Windows 8 game engine
Read More »Games can help effect social change, says publisher
Global Gaming Initiative's Elizabeth Sarquis on how the industry can support charitable causes around the world
Read More »Puzzle & Dragons dev GungHo worth $9 billion
Mobile outfit valued higher than Gree and DeNA combined
Read More »Chartboost opens European office
Ad tech company to offer improved support for King, Supercell and others
Read More »Facebook teams up with HTML5 specialists Spaceport
Tech outfit to continue supporting dev platform despite
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