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Read More »90% of Google Play revenue since 2012 has come from games
The number of downloads on Google Play has increased by 3.8 times since 2012, while revenue has shot up 35.7 times, in the last four years. That’s according to information from mobile analytics company App Annie, which also says that that games are the most popular category on the digital …
Read More »Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem will be free-to-play on smartphone
Nintendo has confirmed that its next two smartphone titles will be free-to-play. Smartphone outings for Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem were confirmed last month. Now Wall Street Journal reports that both DeNA chief executive Isao Moriyasu and a Nintendo spokesperson have confirmed that both will be free to download. Nintendo’s …
Read More »‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’: ArcticPlay on going ‘free forever’ with Hoodrip
ArcticPlay commercial director Totti Nyberg explains why the studio adopted a completely new approach to free-to-play for the mobile skateboarding title
Read More »‘The real benefit of working in mobile is the variety’
The mobile industry is looking for multitasking devs, able to work on a diverse range of projects
Read More »Nolan North producing his first video game
Voice actor teaming up with Frima Studios to develop Con Man: The Game
Read More »‘The world of mobile eSports is ripe for the taking’
Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise says casual games can be just as successful as hardcore eSports titles
Read More »Four-fifths of Unity mobile games installed on Android
Report finds that Japan is the only region where Apple’s iOS outpaces Google’s operating system
Read More »Atari founder Nolan Bushnell signs three-game deal with Spil Games
Netherlands studio to develop and publish ‘innovative’ mobile titles based on ideas from industry pioneer
Read More »Lumberyard adds GPU-simulated particles, GridMate Gem and mobile process management
1.2 release includes changes to particle editor, FBX importer, networking component and GMEM rendering path, plus support for new Android devices
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