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Read More »Warner launches free Hobbit browser game
The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age is now available to play for free in browsers. The Facebook game is developed by Kabam and draws heavily on the license recently popularised by the first of Peter Jackson’s films. It’s the second game to be released via the collaboration between Warner …
Read More »ChangYou launches online F2P platform Gamiction
Web portal to feature free browser-based games targeted at mid-to-hardcore gamers
Read More »InnoGames appoints new CEO
Hamburg-based studio enacts board re-structure as it plots mobile gaming push
Read More »HTML5 and Canvas 2D specs now feature complete
Platform no longer a 'moving target' for developers
Read More »Square Enix announces Star Galaxy
A Square Enix teaser site thought to be counting down to a Star Ocean announcement has in fact revealed something different – Star Galaxy. Siliconera reports that it’s a MMO simulation title that allows up to 2,000 people to engage in space combat in a single battlefield. Players must manage …
Read More »InnoGames appoints new head of game development
Wim ter Schüren to be responsible for over 60 developers and expanding company's mobile games portfolio
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: How to build a portfolio for programmers
Datascope programming consultant Ben Royce offers a comprehensive guide
Read More »Freedom Engine debuts in-browser dev platform
Cloud-based, free-to-use coding tech to launch in beta at Intel Developer Day
Read More »Flash temporarily returns to Google App Store
Adobe pressured by 'strategic partners' to make browser plug-in available again on Android
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