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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 …
Read More »15 year-old MMO is making $100m a month for Shanda Games
Chinese mobile games publisher Shanda Games is enjoying remarkable success from an unlikely source. The Legend of Mir Mobile is a port of 15 year-old Korean MMO The Legend of Mir 2. Tech In Asia reports that vice chair Zhu Xiaojing has said that the game is earning currently between …
Read More »Amazon boasts big numbers from Underground devs
Increases reported in downloads and revenues from Kerad Games and Coffee Stain Studios
Read More »‘4D’ VR headphones use electrical signals to mimic feeling of movement
Your VR demo can be a flash as you like, but when the user is sitting in a chair in their pants there’s only so much illusion your clever programming can muster. After all, no matter how exciting the in-game frolics, the sensation will always be dulled somewhat by the …
Read More »386 Unity mobile games downloaded per second in 2015
Downloads rose to 578 per second in February 2016
Read More »‘Mobile spenders play at least four hours a day’
While players who won’t part with a penny average around 45 minutes daily, adds former Playdom creative director Eric Todd
Read More »60% of mobile devs are completely self-funded
Funding challenge survey reveals only a third of mobile devs apply for government grants
Read More »Wooga opens Black Anvil Games, targets core gamers
New dev headed up by Wooga veteran Wilhelm Oesterberg, first title is mobile strategy game Warlords
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