Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios has entered the mobile publishing ring, announcing the release of South Korean-based studio Enfeel’s Birzzle Fever. Halfbrick is also publishing mobile puzzle game Yes Chef, which has already soft launched in Australia and New Zealand. "As one of the most successful mobile …
Read More »Temple Run series reaches 1bn downloads
Temple Run and Temple Run 2 have combined for more than 1bn downloads on mobile devices, developer Imangi Studios has announced. The enormous milestone was reached even without the aid of Temple Run’s crossover promo titles Temple Run: Brave and Temple Run: Oz. "Having Temple Run reach the one billion …
Read More »The Witcher 3 press conference live tonight
CDProjekt Red and GOG are hosting a pre-E3 conference for The Witcher 3 tonight. Hosted by CDPR co-founder Marcin Iwi?ski, the event kicks off at 7pm here in the UK and promises to reveal plenty of news on the new title. In addition to plenty of new footage and collector’s …
Read More »Mobile game developer Octro bags $15m investment
Sequoia Capital backs studio with share of new $530m fund for India and Southeast Asia start-ups
Read More »E3 2014 ramps up mobile games pavilion
E3 organisers ESA says it is dramatically increasing the size of its mobile and social games pavilion at this year’s show. The firm’s senior vice president Rich Taylor told MCV that the area will be moved from the outskirts of the show and into the main halls, putting it alongside …
Read More »New iOS programming language Swift unveiled
Beta version already available on iTunes
Read More »Apple reveals graphics API Metal for iOS 8
Proprietary tech to enable developers to squeeze more power out of iPhone and iPad
Read More »Improving monetisation for game developers through advertising
IQzone's Patrick Pettay on why he believes advertisements should be used alongside IAPs in mobile games
Read More »Can mobile save Japan’s struggling game industry?
Nick Gibson asks whether mobile firms are repeating the mistakes of past console developers
Read More »Mind Candy: World of Warriors has ‘tremendous potential’ for a franchise
Studio plans to build next big IP following Moshi Monsters success, and more could follow
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