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Read More »Angry Birds 2 available now on iOS and Android
Six years on from the release of Angry Birds, Angry Birds 2 has at last arrived on smartphones. It’s far from the first sequel, of course. In fact, Angry Birds 2 is the 15th game in the series, following the likes of Seasons, Space, Star Wars, Rio, Stella, Transformers and …
Read More »Spil Games hires Bigpoint’s Saaksmeier
Ubisoft’s Christian Godorr also joins as publisher continues mobile push
Read More »The mobile MOBA – Can it work?
Super Evil Megacorp CEO Bo Daly on why he believes the start-up can make an impact in the popular and highly competitive genre with Vainglory
Read More »Razer completes Ouya buyout, Uhrman departs
Ouya founder Julie Uhrman has announced both the company’s acquisition at the hands of Razer and her departure. Uhrman has over the last hour tweeted a string of thanks to dozens of people and companies who she has worked with over the last few years. Among those tweets is one …
Read More »Mobile game Cooking Fever surpasses 50 million downloads
Lithuaninan developer Nordcurrent has revealed that its mobile title Cooking Fever has been downloaded over 50 million times. The title launched last August and is available on both iOS and Android. At the time of writing, Cooking Fever ranks at No.26 in the UK iPhone games chart and at 28th …
Read More »Fallout Shelter was the fourth most-downloaded iOS game in June
Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter was proved rather fruitful for the publisher. The game was globally the fourth best-selling iOS game in June, according to app analytics firm App Annie. But it was King’s AlphaBetty Saga that claimed the top spot. Fallout Shelter was announced on-stage at Betheda’s conference at this year’s …
Read More »Six years and two billion downloads later, Angry Birds gets a proper sequel
Although it may not feel like it, mobile behemoth Angry Birds has never been granted a full follow-up. There have been 14 different spin-offs to Rovio’s feathered phenomenon since it launched back in 2009, including Star Wars, Transformers, Rio, Space, Seasons and Stella. But there’s never been an official sequel …
Read More »This War of Mine arrives for iPad, Android tablets
11 Bit Studios’ wartime survival game This War of Mine is now available for iPads and Android tablets. The mobile edition of the strategy title carries a standard price of $14.99, but is on sale for $9.99 during launch week on both the App Store and Google Play. The Windows, …
Read More »Football Manager Online kicking off in China
A free-to-play Chinese version of Sega’s Football Manager Online is in development. It’s being made by series creators Sports Interactive in partnership with DaLe Games. PvP elements have been reworked and will provide the emphasis of the gameplay, while plenty of social features will be slotted in too. "For us, …
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