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Read More »ME Awards 2014: One week left to nominate
Five games prizes and plenty of opportunities to win for app developers – send in your nominations now
Read More »Bigpoint returns to mobile with Little Worlds acquisition
Online giant rescues Lyon-based studio and 13 employees
Read More »Game of War dev Machine Zone worth $3bn – report
US mobile studio Machine Zone is currently wrapping up a new round of fundraising that will value the developer at more than $3bn, a new report claims. Sources with knowledge of the business told The Wall Street Journallast week that the company is projecting $600m in revenue this year alone. …
Read More »Google Play downloads outnumber iOS by 60%
Android downloads jump by 15% in second quarter of 2014
Read More »Does Kinect-style motion control work on mobile?
We speak to X-TECH founder Arman Atoyan about how full-body motion control works on smartphones and tablets
Read More »The mobile web: Removing the restrictions of app stores
Rob Grossberg, CEO of mobile development and distribution firm TreSensa, offers an insight into the opportunities beyond crowded app stores
Read More »EA wants to recapture mobile success, says Dungeon Keeper ‘innovated too much’
Two years ago EA was the top player in the smartphone game space. Now it’s starting again in an attempt to recapture that crown. And EA Mobile boss Frank Gibeau blames the decline on the switch from premium to free-to-play. "I think we’ve successfully gotten back into position and we …
Read More »Zoo Tycoon goes free-to-play
Behaviour Interactive developing mobile and web title
Read More »UK mobile device sales will fall by 5m units in 2014 – report
27 million mobile phones and 12 million tablets will be sold in the UK this year – some five million devices fewer than 2013, predicts CCS Insight. The analyst also estimates mobile phone sales will drop 11 per cent this year, while tablet sales will fall 14 per cent. Sales …
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