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More than 60 per cent of Amazon Appstore downloads in February were games
Read More »Hitman GO launches worldwide next week on iOS
Square Enix Montreal’s mobile effort Hitman GO will launch globally April 17th on iOS devices, the studio has announced. The upcoming turn-based strategy take on the Hitman franchise, revealed back in February, will be priced at $4.99. Square Enix also confirmed plans to launch Hitman GO on Android shortly after …
Read More »Fewer than 3% of players pay in F2P mobile games
Report also claims that the majority of revenue comes from the top ten per cent of spenders
Read More »Vast majority of free-to-play users have never purchased in-app – report
Only 2.2 per cent of free-to-play users spend any money on in-app purchases, a new study has found. Re/code reports on new research from app testing firm Swrve, with CEO Hugh Reynolds stating that the findings are a word of caution around user acquisition.” While 2.2 per cent is surprisingly …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition reaches 21m sales
Minecraft Pocket Edition has surpassed 21m copies sold, developer Mojang has announced. The milestone for the game’s mobile edition was confirmed by Mojang’s Jens Bergensten on Twitter. Combined with the most recent sales info on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms, that puts the indie phenomenon damn near 50m copies …
Read More »Run an Empire smashes £15k Kickstarter goal
Pan Studio bringing mobile title to Android
Read More »Layoffs at Sega Europe hit Sonic and mobile teams
An unspecified number of job losses have hit Sega’s London-based European office. "Sega is in the process of consolidating certain functions of the Sonic and Mobile departments within Sega of America, where the management and production for those areas of the business reside," a spokesperson told Polygon. "As part of …
Read More »425m paid Tetris downloads and counting on mobile
Tetris has amassed more than 425 million paid mobile downloads, more than the combined sales of boxed software. The Game Boy version of Tetris sold 35 million copies, with boxed products altogether selling around 70 million, according to the founder of The Tetris Company. Develop has more details.
Read More »Tetris amasses 425m paid mobile downloads
Henk Rogers says value proposition of games has been "screwed up" by free titles
Read More »Halo co-creator scores $5m investment for tablet shooter Midnight Star
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian’s startup Industrial Toys has received a sizable investment from Accel Partners to develop his new mobile title, Midnight Star. Games Beat reports on the the funding deal, a $5m investment to help complete Seropian’s upcoming tablet shooter. The industry veteran served as president and CEO of …
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