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It is inevitable that there will be a smartphone game that will generate $10bn in the West. That’s the prediction of N3twork’s Neil Young, the former EA exec who set up Ngmoco and sold it to Japanese mobile giant DeNA for $400m. Young is a video games development veteran and …
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Advocate of mobile development is doubtful of next-gen consoles
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Read More »Ben Cousins’ mobile studio named Scattered
First title to be console-quality FPS for mobile devices
Read More »Ngmoco founders Young and Stevenson step down
Head of studios Clive Downie named as new CEO
Read More »Ngmoco CEO Neil Young steps down
Co-founder and CEO Neil Young has left his role at mobile games developer Ngmoco, owner DeNA has announced. Former head of studios Clive Downie has been appointed as the new CEO. Downie previously spent over 15 years at EA where he reached the positions of VP of marketing. Fellow co-founder …
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Former Crytek and EALA exec producer Nathan Camarillo appointed as studio leader
Read More »Tools with Friends: Uncovering social tech
We talk to the key tool providers on how devs can successfully harness the tech available
Read More »Mobile ‘could kill console gaming’
'Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo won't produce dedicated hardware beyond the next generation', says Ben Cousins
Read More »Ngmoco pulls free-to-play game from App Store
Customers told Eliminate will close on May 25th; no reason for cancellation given
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