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Touchscreen need not play second fiddle to physical controls in the first person shooter sector, DeNA’s Ben Cousins argues. And the former exec intends to prove it with upcoming release The Drowning. The game will shun virtual joystick controls in favour of a gesture-based affair. Shooting is handled by the …
Read More »Apple unveils 128 GB iPad
Hardware giant reveals its answer to Microsoft's Surface Pro
Read More »Razer details its upcoming gaming tablet
PC peripheral firm Razer has at last detailed its gaming tablet, which is now going under the name of ‘Edge’. It was first revealed a year ago under the name Project Fiona. The high-end device will run Windows 8. At the heart of it is a standard tablet that can …
Read More »Ex-Rare veterans form mobile studio Flippin Pixels
Developer already at work on a number of titles
Read More »Supercell raking in $1 million a day
Tablet developer doubles revenues in three months and is generating more money on iOS than EA's 969 games combined
Read More »Valve tested Dota 2 on tablets, determined technology not there yet
Valve wants to bring Dota 2 to tablets, but the existing tech won’t allow for it quite yet. Speaking with Kotaku at the VGAs last week, Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed the potential port when asked about any interesting software projects in the works. "We were working on getting Dota …
Read More »Is the end nigh for consoles? Green Throttle thinks so as it raises $6m in funding
A company that believes it has the answer to a console-less gaming future has announced the successful capture of $6m in series A funding. Green Throttle believes that the successor to the console is already amongst us – our smartphones and tablets. And its plan to exploit the situation is …
Read More »Microsoft developing Xbox Surface tablet – report
A gaming-focused Xbox Surface tablet could be on the way from Microsoft. The Verge reports that the firm is finalizing designs for a 7-inch device that will run a custom version of Windows, which would confirm the validity of the specs sheet leaked earlier this year. The tablet will pack …
Read More »Wikipad suffers sudden, indefinite delay
The game-focused Wikipad tablet has missed its intended launch date at US retailer GameStop. The device looks to differentiate itself from its competitors by including a detachable gamepad. However, Wikipad’s makers have said they pulled the product due to a last minute opportunity to enhance” it. No new launch date …
Read More »Supercell’s mobile millions
CEO Ilkka Paananen talks about becoming part of the mobile hit parade
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