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Read More »Flappy Bird ported… to an e-cigarette
Recently we saw Flappy Bird forcibly inserted into a running copy of Super Mario World. Its ambitions clearly don’t stop there, however. Kotaku reports that the former smartphone hit has now for the first time been ported to an unfamiliar handheld – an e-cigarette. The eVic-VTC Mini ecig, from manufacturer …
Read More »UPDATED: Machine Zone explains decision to spread its wings
It operates one of the most successful smartphone games on the planet, but Machine Zone has decided to hunt for growth away from the games sector. The company recently unveiled not only a rebrand – it is now called MZ – but also a brand new cloud platform that hopes …
Read More »Develop April: The Mobile Issue out now
Entire issue dedicated to games on smart devices, available in print and digital
Read More »Unity: Rewarded video ads will become the norm on mobile
New report by engine firm shows that players prefer these to any other types of advertising
Read More »FBI hasn’t told Apple how it cracked iOS
Concerns about Apple’s iOS security remain with the news that the tech giant still doesn’t know how US authorities successfully hacked into an iPhone. The New York Times reports that FBI has confirmed that while it has been in discussions with Apple since it successfully broke the encryption of the …
Read More »Fifth Journey developing mobile game with actor and comedian Kevin Hart
Hartbeat Digital and film company Lionsgate collaborating with studio on ‘social adventure title’
Read More »Mobile gaming widens its lead over PC and consoles
The gap between mobile gaming and the chasing pack is getting wider. VentureBeat has word on an App Annie and IDC report that says the mobile games market was worth $34.8bn worldwide in 2015. PC and Mac gaming, meanwhile, clocked in at around $29bn and console gaming at $18.5bn. Handheld …
Read More »Gamer audience gender split equal on PC and mobile, male-dominant on console
Console skews to youngest audience, while PC reaches over 45s and mobile spans the widest age range
Read More »US government cracks iOS security without Apple’s help
The US Department of Justice has said that it has successfully cracked the iPhone at the centre of the security dispute between Apple and the FBI. In February Apple hit the headlines when it accused the FBI of threatening digital security after the agency demanded that that the company help …
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