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There is an assortment of emerging markets out there – and Bethesda is interested in hardly any of them. We don’t have Facebook stuff. We don’t have mobile stuff. We feel like we really know who we are and we know what we’re good at,” Bethesda VP of PR and …
Read More »Nvidia to licence graphics tech to third parties
PC graphics expert Nvidia is to begin licensing out its technology to other device makers. Reuters reports that the company’s chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang told the Reuters Global Technology Summit in San Francisco that licensing its graphics cores and visual patents will help Nvidia tap into the growing mobile computing …
Read More »Industry roundtable: using mobile to market games
The world of mobile has opened up a variety of new routes to market. But as well as being a medium for content, it’s also a pretty powerful platform for marketing.In that context, mobile is a important way to communicate with and acquire customers. Smartphones can keep them engaged with …
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall skips next-gen in favour of mobiles and tablets
Square Enix teased us yesterday with talk of a new Deus Ex instalment, but it might not be what you expected. As reported yesterday, the next game in the series will be called Deus Ex: The Fall. However, it will not be released for home consoles and PC – instead …
Read More »Audio Special: Making custom audio for mobile
Develop talks to Soundrangers on providing sound for smartphone and tablet games
Read More »DICE is bringing the Frostbite engine to mobiles
A version of DICE’s impressive Frostbite engine is being developed for mobile and tablet platforms. It’s good news for mobile gamers, certainly, but also a disappointing development for Wii U owners who are now left with the reality of Nintendo’s machine being the only major platform to be shunned by …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Are smart devices killing the console?
62 per cent of the British population now own a smartphone and 29.3 per cent a tablet. In fact, in the latest data, smartphones accounted for 83 per cent of all mobile sales, demonstrating their growing dominance. There has been much debate recently about consumers’ interaction with smart devices, with …
Read More »Original iPhone to be ‘obsolete’ in June
No further technical support from Apple for its pioneering smartphone
Read More »OPINION: Office of Fair Trading’s F2P scrutiny mustn’t be a witch hunt – but must be honest
Forgive me for opening with an ‘As a parent’ introduction. But as a parent, I know all to well the perils and concerns about children and content found on screens and online. My son, not even three yet, knows his way around an iPad. There are some games on there …
Read More »Prince of Persia 2 remake in the works for mobile devices
1993 release Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is being remade for tablets and smartphones, Ubisoft has announced. PoP creator Jordan Mechner revealed on his blog that the new game "will feature updated graphics, sound and touch controls in the spirit of Prince of Persia Classic," instead …
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