Mobile

Developer Ustwo has highlighted the piracy problem that continues to blight Android gaming. Interesting fact: Only 5% of Monument Valley installs on Android are paid for. 40% on iOS,” the studio said, although it went on to stress that a certain proportion of those installs would have been legitimate in …

Developer Ustwo reveals high piracy rates on Android compared to iOS

No, not the Xbox, the Obox. Chinese games publisher Snail Games has taken to CES to announce a Western release for its Android console the Obox. As far as Android consoles go, the specs are pretty beefy. The unit offers a Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM and an optional …

Notable names discuss the leading trends of an eventful year for games developers

The plummeting value of the rouble has led to tech giant Apple halting online sales of products to Russia and closing its Russian website. Apple had already last month upped its Russian prices by 25 per cent to try and bring prices in line with some other European regions. The …

Everyplay's Oscar Clark ponders how the mobile market has matured and what devs can do to get their game noticed

Forge of Empires developer creating 3D RPG for mobile devices

Voice, video and messaging service Viber has launched its own mobile games client, Viber Games. Viber Games has already launched in Belarus, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and the Ukraine. A staggered global rollout is planned over the coming months. Viber’s messaging service boasted more than 100m monthly active users at the …

PPLLAAYY founder Konstantin Elgazin reflects on the biggest change in his games development career

GungHo leads wave of investors for Series B funding that raises $15m