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Former Atari and Krome Studios vet Clara Reeves joins as president
Read More »Pokemon Go sets Tokyo stock record, gobbles up mobile revenue share
The unexpected scale of the success of Pokemon Go has claimed another record. Bloomberg reports that last Friday (July 15th), Nintendo became the most traded stock by value (476bn) in a single day in Tokyo stock exchange history. In doing so it beat the likes of Tokyo Electric, SoftBank and …
Read More »Warner launches free-to-play Batman: Arkham mobile game
Publisher Warner Bros has released a new entry in the Batman: Arkham series. Entitled Batman: Arkham Underworld, the title is coming to mobile platforms and is free-to-play. It’s been developed by Warner Bros’ Turbine studio. It’s out for iOS – no word on an Android version as of yet. The …
Read More »Submissions open for Google’s inaugural Indie Games Festival
US and Canadian studios with fewer than 16 members and a 2016 release under their belts invited to take part
Read More »Lord of the Rings Online studio Turbine hit by ‘significant’ layoffs
Warner Bros ascribes job losses to transition into free-to-play, mobile outlet
Read More »Nintendo hints at possible collaborations with third-party devs
Company also considering move into production of controllers for mobile devices
Read More »Mobile dev Neon Play bought by book publisher Hachette
Acquisition of Paper Glider, Flick Football and Panic Traffic London studio follows first step into development with New Star Soccer Story
Read More »Crazy Kings studio TicBits acquired by mobile publisher Animoca
Label known for licensed titles to pay €3.35 million in total for casual games firm
Read More »Getting started with cross-platform development in Java
Intel Developer Blog: The Multi-OS Engine supports the creation of native apps on both iOS and Android
Read More »Amazon Lumberyard adds HDR support, plus native support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Other additions include a new depth of field technique, height mapped ambient occlusion and iOS performance improved by 15 per cent
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