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Apps twice as likely to crash on iOS versus Android – report

Apple’s reputation as offering the most stable operating system around may not be accurate. TechRadar reports that data from Crittercism says that the average app crash rate on iOS 7.1 is 1.6 per cent. In comparison, the rate on Android versions 4.0 and upwards is just 0.7 per cent. That’s …

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UPDATED: Blockbuster is returning to UK High Streets

UPDATE 3: Since posting this story, Blockbuster owner Dish Network has denied it has licensed the Blockbuster name to Crash. ORIGINAL STORY: The Blockbuster name is returning to the UK High Street courtesy of Crash Entertainment. The Jack FM owner has licensed the Blockbuster name from owner Dish for retail …

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EA confirms Xbox One FIFA 14 controller bug

FIFA 14 owners on Xbox One have been warned of two bugs that are currently affecting the game. The first occurs if gamers boot FIFA 14 while two controllers are connected that are both assigned to profiles. The problem can be avoided by having only one controller connected when launching …

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ANALYSIS: Next-gen crash recovery?

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses whether the next generation of consoles has what it takes to restore the games industry… It‘s no secret that the past few years have been tough for the industry. Physical games sales are down by 60 per cent since 2009, with …

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Crashing reports follow Mass Effect 3 patch

As sure as night follows day, reports of problems have followed the release of a new patch for Mass Effect 3. Eurogamer reports that the Xbox 360 version appears to be particularly effected, although some PS3 users have also reported problems. The main issue appears to be an inability to …

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iOS apps 3x more likely to crash than Android apps

Mobile app monitoring outfit Crittercism claims that iOS applications crash considerably more often than Android applications. Apple’s iOS 5.01 alone accounted for 28.64 per cent of all application crashes across all iOS and Android mobile devices, asreported by Forbesin a ‘Data dive’ into the Crittercism results. Even normalising for the …

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Burnout iOS game confirmed

Downloadable Xbox Live and PSN game Burnout Crash will be heading to the iPad and iPhone this year. EA’s Criterion Games studio has ported the top-down car crash game to Apple’s iOS platform. The publisher says it will arrive this holiday season” on iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone 4. The …

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Burnout Crash finally smashes into view

Publisher EA has at long last officially revealed the much rumoured Burnout spin-off Burnout Crash and if nothing else it’s certainly a radical departure for the IP. Crash ditches the destructible 3D visuals players of the previous games’ crash junctions are used to in favour of a more cartoonish top-down …

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Burnout Crash unearthed by rating

EA could be preparing a surprise new entry in the popular Burnout racing series. GamerBytes spotted a new listing by the Australian games rating board for a game called ‘Burnout Crash’. Further details show that the listing, which was posted on April 1st, is for an EA game developed in …

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