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Original project director Paul Ranson heading development on Prince of the YolkFolk remake
Read More »Developers sought for Birmingham Library game
November 30th deadline for submissions
Read More »Wii U could support two tablets after all
Nintendo engineers are working hard to upgrade Wii U so that it can simultaneously support two tablet controllers, sister site Develop understands. Nintendo and development partners had previously indicated that only one tablet controller could work with the system, due to technical limitations. But Develop’s source, speaking on the condition …
Read More »Zynga: Smartphone fragmentation curse will end
Facebook games giant says its future is platform-agnostic
Read More »Amazon reveals Kindle Fire tablet PC
While competitors to Apple’s iPad continue to stumble, one company with the potential might to mount a serious challenge has finally stepped up the plate – Amazon. The company, which has already enjoyed amazing success with its Kindle e-reader has today revealed the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet PC, Bloomberg reports. …
Read More »Gameloft backs Sony tablets with HD games rush
Sony hoping to enrich user experience of upcoming systems
Read More »Blackberry PlayBook sales stutter
Troubled mobile comms manufacturer RIM has revealed that it has shipped on 200k units of its new PlayBook tablet. The company had predicted sales of 490m in the last quarter. Actual sales numbers were not divulged. In its comparable period, Apple sold 9.25m iPad 2s. The tablet’s struggles played a …
Read More »Xbox Live confirmed for Windows 8
PC and tablet OS to integrate game services
Read More »Amazon’s Android tablet tipped for November
Further details on Amazon’s upcoming Android-powered tablets have emerged, describing the colour-screened 7-inch device simply as the ‘Amazon Kindle’. TechCrunch’s MG Siegler said"I’ve seen it and used it", adding that a condition of hands-on time with Amazon’s new hardware was that no pictures would be taken. Nevertheless Siegler reveals much …
Read More »Apple accused of falsifying Samsung evidence
A Dutchmagazine has foundthat Apple manipulated images in the firm’s successful application to a German court to have Samsung’s competing Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned from sale in the EU. Apple’s complaint centred not on hardware patents but rather the ‘look and feel’ of the tablet which the complaint pictured side-by-side …
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