MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
This week’s issue of MCV includes a Golden Ticket that gives users 24 hours of free membership to Moshi Monsters. The ticket is part of a massive worldwide campaign by Mind Candy to raise awareness of the online kids phenomenon. More than one million tickets have been inserted into kids, …
Read More »Forget the new Nokia – Amazon is about to launch a smartphone
Nokia and Microsoft may have grabbed the headlines yesterday with the new Lumia 920, but their time in the spotlight may be short-lived. The Verge claims to have words from multiple sources that Amazon will later today announce the first Amazon smartphone. It’s said to run off an adapted version …
Read More »iPhone 5 announcement incoming
Apple has all but declared the iPhone 5 announcement will come next week. Reported by ars technica, The company has sent out invitations for a media event in San Francisco on September 12th. While the invite doesn’t explicitly state what Apple plans to reveal, the image on the invitation (pictured) …
Read More »Angry Birds gets a sequel – Bad Piggies, out September 27th
The biggest hit in modern gaming is to receive a sequel. Angry Birds had a pseudo successor earlier this year in the form of Angry Birds Space, but September 27th will see the release of its first direct sequel – Bad Piggies. The game will cost 69p to download on …
Read More »Hackers obtain 12m Apple UDIDs from FBI laptop
AntiSec, one of the many internet hacking communities, has claimed that it has obtained the UDIDs and user details of 12m Apple users. UDID stands for ‘unique device identifier’ and is a 40-character code often used for app tracking and authentication purposes. DailyTech reports that the group obtained an FBI-owned …
Read More »MoMo London to launch Mobile Academy coaching programme
Two evenings a week at mobile training camp for ten weeks â?? all yours for £300.
Read More »Ngmoco lays off 20 staff at iOS studio Freeverse
Former Crytek and EALA exec producer Nathan Camarillo appointed as studio leader
Read More »Konami unveils open-world Metal Gear Solid
Japan developer also forms partnership with Gree to bring series to mobile
Read More »Apple wants sales ban of eight Samsung phones
Google expresses concern that ruling could limit consumer access to Android devices
Read More »Apple becomes the richest company ever… while Facebook hits new low
Perhaps this puts a true perspective on the global importance of the smartphone and tablet market. Having more or less singlehandedly revolutionised not only the smartphone market but also the tablet sector, Apple has grown to become the most valuable company that has ever existed. At the end of trading …
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