Mobile

UK studio looking for $100,000 to bring GameStick into full production

Twelve titles dropped by social gaming giant to date as part of cost-cutting measures

Casual games firm PlayJam has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new console that plugs directly into a TV’s HDMI slot. The new device, aptly titled GameStick, will run Android games and come with a Bluetooth controller. The stick-shaped console then slots into the controller for easier portability. While …

Support to continue on card battle game Ayakashi but three other titles dropped

Judge rules against motion to block sale of several devices including Galaxy SIII

Hamburg-based studio enacts board re-structure as it plots mobile gaming push

New social racing game Race Track Rivals will initially only be available through Spil Games. The deal is part of an ongoing partnership between Spil and the game’s publisher Digital Chocolate. The two firms previously worked together on Galaxy Life and Zombie Lane. Race Track Rivals is available on Spil …

New indie mobile and handheld studio open for business

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley believes the free-to-play model’s reputation has taken a hit because Zynga has ‘monetisation products’ masquerading as games. Smedley told PC Gamer the social and mobile games company is to blame for "the reputation [the f2p model] got from early in its life, especially in …

Former senior programmer 'surprised' by redundancies