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Marmalade offers insight on why Apple is pushing 64-bit support – and how the tools firm will help devs achieve this
Read More »Mobile hit Best Fiends attracts 1m daily active users
Match-three game garners seven million downloads to date
Read More »Rovio’s games head Laes leaves company – report
Angry Birds studio Rovio has reportedly parted ways with its chief of games, Jami Laes. Reuters reports on the departure from the Finland-based firm, adding that Laes has plans to form his own start-up. Rovio has yet to provide any official release on the news, and representatives have thus far …
Read More »The evolution of mobile game marketing
M2H founder Mike Hergaarden on promoting mobile games in a world that is full to bursting, and why web gaming could hold the answer to discoverability
Read More »InnoGames cans Rising Generals development
All staff moved to other projects
Read More »The Witcher Battle Arena out on iOS and Android
CD Projekt RED and Fuero Games’ mobile MOBA collaboration The Witcher Battle Arena is now available on iOS and Android devices. Both Apple App and Google Play stores currently carry the free-to-play title. The game features two teams of three competing over conquest points to capture and hold. As far …
Read More »Chen argues that net neutrality should force Apple to make Blackberry apps
Blackberry CEO John Chen has tried to argue that President Obama’s recent net neutrality rulings should have wider implications for the technology sector. Specifically, in a bizarre open letter Chen has claimed that as well as having an open internet, we should also have open platforms – meaning he believes …
Read More »Rovio ventures into book publishing
Angry Birds creator Rovio is to publish a range of books aimed at young adults. The Guardian reports that the Finnish company will kick off the crusade with Mintie Das’ The Sinking World which, as with other upcoming books in the line (there are currently 12 planned), has a piratical …
Read More »Apple patents an integrated joystick for iPhone
Although Apple patents are not exactly rare, one that would bring an element of physical control to smartphone gaming is certainly worth paying attention to. As spotted by Forbes, Apple’s ‘multi-function input device’ sees an iPhone’s home button magically pop out of the device’s casing to become a mini-joystick. Some …
Read More »Tommy Palm is leaving Candy Crush Saga maker King
One of the key people in Candy Crush Saga’s move from web to smartphone has left King. Venturebeat reports that Tommy Palm has quit the firm to forma a new startup called Resolution Games which will, among other things, work on virtual reality entertainment. The new venture is based in …
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