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2D titles find a new home at Jools Watsham’s Atooi, while 3D games will move to Gregg Hargrove’s outlet Infitizmo
Read More »A game without words: The making of Ellipsis
We speak to Salmi Games about crafting a mobile game that requires as little localisation as possible
Read More »60 jobs lost as Wargaming’s WG Cells Seattle shut down
World of Tanks firm moving all mobile development to other locations
Read More »Pokemon Go daily user count falls by 15m
Decline beginning for mobile location-based phenomenon
Read More »Games grow 22 per cent on mobile in Q2 2016
Still the leading category on both iOS and Google Play – even ahead of Pokémon Go’s launch
Read More »Telltale launches Mr Robot game on mobile
A collaboration between Night School Games, Telltale Games and NBC has produced a new game based on the hit US TV show Mr Robot. Mr Robot:1.51 exfiltratiOn is described as a narrative experience” for iOS and Android that sees players using a fictional E Corp Messaging App to take part …
Read More »Firefly Games raises $10m to make mobile movie spin-offs
Developer-publisher also looking to expand into virtual reality and eSports
Read More »TabTale tops one billion downloads
Israeli-based mobile developer also has more than 40m monthly active users in kids market
Read More »Niantic explains shutdown of ‘aggressive’ third-party Pokémon Go apps
‘There is a range of motives here from blatant commercial ventures to enthusiastic fans but the negative impact on game resources is the same’
Read More »App Store developers have made more than $50 billion, Apple reveals
CEO Tim Cook adds that July 2016 saw a record-breaking amount of money earned by devs
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