Samsung's bada-Tizen merger is go as 4.3-inch prototype is unveiled
Android back up in play
EA bringing FIFA, Madden and Tiger Woods to Windows Phone
Supporting C#
Get LostWinds for free as Starbucks's Pick of the Week
Available in US, Canada, and UK
ioPixel's Tip-Off Basketball reaches 6 million downloads
F2P game tops charts in multiple countries
Angry Birds Space and all future Rovio games coming to Nokia Lumia devices, including with exclusive content
Sets up a dedicated dev team
Valve to present Evolve opening keynote at Develop 2012
Holtman to share Valve's business practices
FIFA World Class Soccer on GREE made EA Mobile $30 million in five months
That's over 19% of EA Mobile's H2 FY12 revenue
Updated: Thanks to PopCap and GREE, EA Mobile has a record Q4, boosting FY12 sales 17% to $269 million
Bejeweled is top top grossing game
GREE and DeNA's share price down over 20% on back of Japanese investigation into 'gacha' IAP mechanism
Too close to gambling
Virgin Media challenges devs to deliver 'next Angry Birds' in 100 days
Game to be revealed at Eurogamer Expo 2012
Google Play passes 15 billion app downloads
Did it 'a few weeks ago', says Google
Playcaso's Ninad Chhaya on its 'by developers, for developers' publishing program
Offering full suite of services
The PG.biz Hot Five: Nokia kickstarts WP apps, GREE spends big, and time to write down Draw Something deal?
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Antti Sten and Tuomas Erikoinen on growth, poker and leaving Rovio to set up the laid back but explosive Boomlagoon
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Com2uS sees Q1 2012 revenue up 54% to $10 million
Profits up massively but temporarily
Temple Run and Slime vs. Mushroom2 are the top-reviewed Android games for April
Critically acclaimed
Atari hires former Glu CCO Giancarlo Mori for mobile focus
Set to serve as product development EVP
Buying one-trick ponies won't bring long term success in the free-to-play market says Glu CEO de Masi
You need scale to become a $1 billion company
Only Samsung standing up to Apple onslaught in the iPhone era, reports Asymco
iPhone makes 73% of profits from 8.8% of market
TIGA is 'not a charity', needs financial backing to fight industry's corner
CEO Dr. Richard Wilson hits back
HTML5 Developer Conference returns to San Francisco on 21 May
Google, Microsoft and Nokia in attendance
Indian publisher Playcaso comes out of stealth mode, launching games and its publishing program
Wants to hook up with ambitious indies
EA to close social outfit Playfish's Tromso studio
21 jobs lost
Boku brings direct billing services to Sprint users in US
Online purchases charged to monthly bills
The good, the bad and the ugly: How to make the most of the Chinese Android market
It's big, it's fragmented but it's booming
Apple iPad pushes Kindle Fire out of the picture in Q1 2012
That's despite a shipment slip, notes IDC
Nokia shareholder files lawsuit, claims giant 'misled' investors over Windows Phone deal
Finnish firm hyped up Lumia
Molyneux on board as GameCity 7 returns to Nottingham in October
Event expands to full week
Draw Something brings brands on board as Zynga looks to shore up revenue
Draw what the advertisers tell you
Android to dominate as smartphone shipments hit 1.7 billion in 2017
Google to grab 48% share
Kitten Sanctuary and Avernum: Escape From the Pit HD are the top-reviewed iPad games for April
Critically acclaimed
Samsung Galaxy S III to hit Europe in May
16GB for £549.99
Gameloft sales jump 14% in Q1 2012 to 44.8 million euros
Smartphone and tablet games make up 40%
Monetisation platform W3i adds offer exchange for iOS and Android
Real time offers to increase yields
Consumers unwilling to risk $4.99 on games from unknown developers, claims Tiger Style
Outfit claims it's $2.99 or bust
Sketch Nation Studio user-created games top 2,000 in 2 weeks
A real community chest...
BlackBerry World 2012: RIM reveals Games, its version of Game Center
#bbwc Social discovery app
CrowdStar raises $11.5 million for mobile shift
Doubling down on mobile
BlackBerry World 2012: Anders Jeppsson on how BlackBerry will be the second great gaming platform
#bbwc Forget Android's install base
Nokia launches lawsuits against HTC, RIM and ViewSonic
Patent battle ensues
Sony partners with Major League Gaming to bring competitive leagues to smartphones
Gameloft's Modern Combat 3 on board
Draw Something Free and Dofus: Battles 2 are the top-reviewed iPhone games for April
Critically acclaimed
TIGA guilty of looking out for itself rather than indies, claims Zee-3's Ste Pickford
Charging for self-pub guide goes against the grain
GDC Europe 2012 bound for Cologne on 13-15 August
Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit also detailed
RIM's helpful hand makes BlackBerry a good base for developers, says Uken Games
Co-founder Ye claims platform still relevant
Samsung ships 2 million Galaxy Notes in first 5 months in South Korea
Sales also soar in China, Spain and France
Nokia plans bounce back with multiple Windows 8 tablets
Finnish firm 'happy' with Microsoft alliance
Glu continues turnaround with Q1 FY12 revenues up 31% to $21.5 million
Expects to hit breakeven during Q4
COO Anil Dharni on why Funzio's mid-core gamer focus means GREE's $210 million deal isn't a bubble valuation
Higher ARPU combined with better retention