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Tablet sales in India grew to 1.9 million units in 2012-13 from 360,000 the previous year, registering a growth of over 400 percent, the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has revealed. Skyrocketing tablet sales have come at the expense of the PC, which saw 11.31 million units sold at …
Read More »Circulets is free today, update on the way
Tabletop multiplayer game Circulets is available for free today, developer Hashstash Studios has announced. The one-day promotion applies only to the iOS version of the game, and not on Android. The developer has also announced that the game is set to receive an update soon. No details were given, other …
Read More »India tablet sales grew over 400 percent in 2012; PC sales flat
Tablet sales in India grew to 1.9 million units in 2012-13 from 360,000 the previous year, registering a growth of over 400 percent, the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has revealed. Skyrocketing tablet sales have come at the expense of the PC, which saw 11.31 million units sold at …
Read More »EA reckons next wave of tablet games will match PS3 and Xbox 360 visuals
The visual fidelity of tablet and mobile gaming is going to increase far more rapidly than is being seen in the traditional games space. That’s according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau who told IGN that the next wave” of games for mobile devices could rival current gen consoles in …
Read More »Xbox SmartGlass downloaded over 17m times
Entertainment app has been tweaked for multi-tasking with Xbox One
Read More »PlayHaven integrates with Marmalade
Performance platform aims to help developers acquire and engage with players more
Read More »Wikipad coming to the UK this summer
MSE Group will be bringing new gaming tablet Wikipad to UK retail later this year. The device is an Android-powered tablet with nVidia graphics technology. It comes bundled with a special cradle that provides traditional gaming controls. Wikipad launched in the US last week, and is expected to arrive in …
Read More »Ninja Theory: Mobile leading the way in games
Dominic Matthews on why the console developer is expanding to smartphones and tablets
Read More »Wikipad US launch set for next week
Following an eight month delay, the Wikipad is ready for retail. The completely revamped Android-powered gaming tablet will land on US shelves next Tuesday, June 11th – which just so happens to be the first official day of E3. It will be available at launch at Best Buy, Walmart and …
Read More »Segerstrale: Focus on mobile or console, not both
Kristian Segerstrale on why developers should concentrate their efforts on a single platform
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