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Dev contest sparks Starcrossed's debut on Microsoft marketplace
Read More »Autodesk shows off latest Scaleform mobile tech demo
Windows Phone 8 compatibility for mobile SDK to follow soon
Read More »AppMobi adds Windows 8 support to HTML5 SDK
Tools provider also adds cross-platform support for Microsoft's latest mobile OS
Read More »Microsoft posts record $18.06bn for past quarter, still sees net loss
Micosoft has announced fiscal results regarding the fiscal quarter ending June 30th, 2012. Although the company brought in a record of $18.06bn in revenue (compared to $17.37bn for the same quarter in 2011), it posted a net loss of $492m due to a ‘goodwill impairment charge’ of $6.2bn. The charge …
Read More »Angry Birds Space coming to Windows Phone
Despite previous reports stating the contrary, a Windows Phone 7 version of Angry Birds Space is in fact in the works according to Rovio CEO Mikael Hed. "We are working towards getting Angry Birds Space to WP7," Hed told Reuters; putting to rest the earlier media reports that the games …
Read More »Sonic CD gets digital re-release
Sega has confirmed the news accidentally leaked by Microsoft earlier this week that it is to re-release Sonic CD. The game was originally released for Sega’s ill-fated Mega Drive expansion the Mega CD in 1993. It’s generally regarded as one of the strongest instalments in the classic platforming series. Now …
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