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All of Warner Bros iOS titles and selected Android ones have seen their prices slashed as part of the publisher’s summer mobile sale. The games on offer for iOS devices include new movie tie-in Man of Steel, as well as the critically acclaimed Bastion. Also on offer are Scribblenauts Remix, …
Read More »Sony adds mobile billing to UK PlayStation Store
UK PlayStation owners can now top up their PSN wallet via their mobile phone. Sony has teamed up with mobile payments company Boku to make it easier for consumers to purchase PS3 download content. Users simply add their mobile details as a payment option to their PlayStation account via the …
Read More »Xbox SmartGlass downloaded over 17m times
Entertainment app has been tweaked for multi-tasking with Xbox One
Read More »Kongregate reveals first $10m mobile fund devs
Five games backed by investment initiative to be released during the summer
Read More »B27 opens Tokyo studio
Former Ignition GM at the helm of independent developer and publisher's first Asian office
Read More »Colin McRae Rally the first of five Codemasters mobile titles
Codemasters revived popular racing series Colin McRae for iOS this week, but the publisher says this is only the beginning. The firm is developing four more titles for smartphones and tablets, which kicks off a "pretty full" roadmap of mobile games for the next two years, according to VG247. VP …
Read More »Kabam lays off ‘small number’ of staff
Mobile transition means cuts, but company expect to add 200 jobs by year's end
Read More »ESRB tackles mobile game child privacy concerns
Program to help developers achieve compliance with incoming FTC measures
Read More »Havok unleashes free mobile engine Project Anarchy
Tech aims to 'liberate' developers to freely explore gameplay ideas on iOS, Android and Tizen
Read More »Zynga third-party relations VP Rob Dyer quits
Former Sony exec leaves to pursue other opportunities in mobile and social gaming
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