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Read More »Supercell profits drop 20% on back of ageing portfolio
BBC launches its first-ever AR app
Accompanies the launch of new arts and culture series Civilisations
Read More »GF18: Supercell and Space Ape bring Game First conference to London
SuperCell is moving its mobile developer conference to London in January. It’s putting on the event with the London-based Space Ape Games, which SuperCell acquired back in May. Game First has been run in Supercell’s Helsinki since 2014 and welcomes ‘game developers only’ to talk about current issues in development. …
Read More »PlayRaven developing first mobile game to use Improbable’s SpatialOS
New partnership means the Finnish studio’s upcoming mobile MMO will take full advantage of Improbable’s tech
Read More »Tencent is making two PUBG mobile games
It turns out that Chinese gaming giant Tencent has bigger plans for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on mobile than we first thought. Analyst Daniel Ahmad says that the company has not one but two PUBG games in development. The first is called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Army Attack and is being developed by Timi …
Read More »F2P PixelJunk Monsters coming to mobile via Kickstarter
Q-Games wants to make a mobile version of PS3 hit PixelJunk Monsters, and has turned to Kickstarter to do it. As the game will be free-to-play, Kickstarter backers should theoretically still be able to play even without laying down cash – although should not enough people back it, it of …
Read More »New smartphone fighter Marvel Strike Force announced
Hot on the heels of the closure of one Marvel game, another has risen from its ashes. Disney’s Marvel and 21’st Century Fox’s FoxNext Games have unveiled Marvel Strike Force, which is described as a squad-based action RPG for mobiles. It’s due out in 2018. Confirmed characters include Captain America, …
Read More »Could gaming help a struggling Snapchat?
Tencent revealed during it's investment announcement that games and ad sales are areas Snap Inc could explore
Read More »Apple could become world’s first trillion-dollar company as shares hit record high
The release of the iPhone X has propelled Apple close to the point of becoming the world’s first ever trillion-dollar company. Apple’s share price hit an all-time high on Wednesday after a 19 per cent surge on news of record pre-orders for the iPhone X. The news came as a …
Read More »Razer announces first smartphone and upcoming IPO
Tech firm Razer has both announced its first ever smartphone, and its intention to go public. The company has shied away from calling its phone a “gaming phone”, most likely for fears of association with the ill-fated Nokia N-Gage or even Sony’s Xperia Play. However, the device, complete with its …
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