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The app payment landscape is changing, says Inneractive, and charging for apps is becoming increasingly risky
Read More »Time called on Shenmue mobile game
Not only are hopes of Shenmue 3 still dead in the balance, but now the newest Shenmue title to hit the market has been scrapped. Launched in December 2010 in Japan, Ysnet’s Shenmue World was a social game for mobile phones. However, Andriasang reports that Ysnet announced its surprise closure …
Read More »Relentless opens new digital division
Brighton studio 'serious' about social and mobile gaming
Read More »Former Visceral devs launch mobile studio
Developer to bring triple-A talent to mobile gaming, says founder Gerry Sakkas
Read More »‘Massive layoffs expected for social devs in 2012’
'Many publishers simply weathered 2011' says Exent exec
Read More »Mobile dev trumps Crytek to best studio accolade
Fishlabs beats five other nominees to prize at German Developer Awards 2011
Read More »Sony still trying for Flash on Vita
Sony is locked in negotiations with Adobe to add Flash support to PS Vita, a new report suggests. PlayStation software development executive Muneki Shimada was paraphrased as saying he had not given up” on incorporating Flash within PlayStation Vita. The matters which need to be negotiated on are not public …
Read More »Infinity Blade 2 slices through App Store
Chair Entertainment's latest becomes most popular game; Highest grossing app
Read More »Nvidia mobile chip ‘faster than iPad 2’
But battery life lower than Apple's A5 chip
Read More »Call Of Duty Elite mobile app delayed
The mobile app designed to accompany Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service has been delayed. The publisher doesn’t want to add extra strain on its service while it is still working to stabilise it in the face of huge user numbers. It had been due to go live last week. …
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