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Greg Zeschuk has announced his return to games, with the Bioware co-founder chairing Vancouver-based studio Biba. The developer focuses on creating mobile augmented reality apps that work alongside playground equipment. Game experiences are designed for kids, though the apps are primarily intended to be used by parents through refereed play.” …
Read More »Xbox One could become dev kit this year
Microsoft to detail plans for console apps in April
Read More »Microsoft turning Xbox One consoles into dev kits this year – report
Microsoft will reportedly turn retail Xbox One hardware into development kits and open up app creation to all developers. Sources said to be familiar with Microsoft’s plans have tipped The Verge that the company will detail its strategy in April – during its upcoming developer-focused Build conference. The report adds …
Read More »Sony removing PS Vita features
Sony will discontinue a few notable PlayStation Vita features in its upcoming series of system software updates. Games Industry reports on Sony’s updated customer support database, which details plans for the removal of YouTube and Maps apps as well as the pulling of some features from the Near social networking …
Read More »Meet ME’s Top 50 innovators in mobile games and apps next week
Guerilla Tea, Kuato Studios, Chillingo and more to attend October 1st showcase
Read More »The growth of Windows Store in numbers
Microsoft discusses the opportunities for developers on its trio of digital marketplaces
Read More »ME Awards 2014: One week left to nominate
Five games prizes and plenty of opportunities to win for app developers – send in your nominations now
Read More »The six-year-old Apple App Store in numbers
Apple’s App Store has reached the ripe old age of six, and as of right now contains some 1,252,777 apps. A further 578,000 will be added in the next 12 months, too. That’s according to Adjust’s Birth, Life and Death of an App report, which reckons that there were 453,902 …
Read More »Games make up 85 per cent of top grossing apps on iOS and Android
Nearly 85 per cent of the top 50 grossing apps on Apple’s app store and Android’s Google Play shop, a new study claims. Findings from a Midia Research survey published by The Guardian came up with the figure from app stores in US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. …
Read More »Amazon refusing to abide by FTC requests to tackle mobile IAPs made by kids
A request by the US Federal Trade Commission designed to ease the problem of children making in-app purchases is reportedly being resisted by Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has said it would rather defend its approach in court” than adhere to a structured program of increased disclosure, …
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