NaturalMotion raises $11 million from Benchmark Capital
Mitch Lasky joins the board
Touchscreen maker FlatFrog closes 20 million funding round
Set to push multi-touch technologies
Online shoppers and 'core' gamers the biggest spenders in Facebook games
Arkadium details where the dollars come from
Opinion: Break with Windows Phone 7 is painful, but inevitable for Microsoft's future success
Windows Phone 8's new horizon
CloakWorks launches its cloth simulation Shroud tech for iOS
Now available via Unity plug-in
Polish developer Vivid Games raises $1 million
Shares now available on NewConnect market
Thumbstar Games signs distribution deal with China Telecom
Audience of 130 million awaits
Microsoft didn't inform OEM partners about Surface
Surprise reveal led to 'sense of betrayal'
Microsoft finally delivers native development and in-app purchases in Windows Phone 8
Playing catch up
Current Windows Phone users won't get upgrade to WP8
But some features are bound for WP7.8
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8, complete with 'Shared Windows Core'
Closer integration with Windows 8 means easier porting
Game Insight launches $3 million indie publishing initiative
Invites mobile devs to submit publishing requests
Mobile rewards network Beintoo raises $5 million
Looking for Asia and America expansion
App store analytics provider App Annie launches full support for Google Play
Out of beta and available now
Amazon to roll out Appstore for Android in Europe this summer
Also pulls controversial revenue T&Cs
LG, Philips, and Sharp join forces to work on multi-platform SDK for smart TV apps
Beta SDK expected in October
Opinion: Temple Run: Brave's success shows the delicate relationship between perceived quality, price and app distribution
New attractors
Develop 2012 announces Indie Showcase games
Three awards up for grabs
PlayJam signs European ad deal with Smartclip for smart TV gaming
Putting the pieces into place
InMobi partners up with Marmalade for in-app advertising
578 million pairs of eyeballs unlocked
Kiip announces the winners of its $100,000 Build Fund for indie developers
20 studios receive funding, services, and mentors
RedLynx leads form Helsinki start up Frogmind to push indie game boundaries
More news in early July
Flexion to enable integration of Android games with Facebook app platform
Preps your game for App Center distribution
Facebook goes with the flow, relaxes Credits hardball, adds subscription options
Developers more important than platform
Barnes & Noble's Nook business sees FY12 sales up 34% to $933 million
But still loss making
Windows Phone developer support jumps 521 percent year-on-year
Flurry says Microsoft's solidly in third place
Tizen developer hardware now available
Apply by 29 June to receive a device
LG shelves tablets in bid to aid smartphone business
Nothing to do with Surface, firm claims
Opinion: Microsoft had to create its signature Surface device to avoid the fate of Android tablets
Couldn't rely on a third party flagship
Rovio, Sony, Fishlabs, Papaya and Flurry speaking at Gamelab Mobile
Come to Barcelona on 27 June
Chinese web giant Tencent acquires strategic stake in Epic Games
Terms of minority deal not disclosed
Facebook is working on a location-based mobile advertising product
Provides companies with real-time data on its users
Tiny entertainment cost-per-hour is the secret of apps' success, says XMG's Ray Sharma
No wonder app usage has overtaken the web
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With sales growing 10-fold, mobile video ad outfit AdColony poaches iAd's Mike Owen as CRO
Adds two tech execs plus opens SF and NY offices
UKIE launches games dev tax breaks consultation
Responds to UK Government's call
Apps are eating the global wireless spectrum, warns XMG's Ray Sharma
Apps consume 1,192 petabytes of data annually
Microsoft unveils 10.6-inch Windows 8 tablet Surface
'A stage for Windows'
Nokia cuts spell the end for feature phone platform Meltemi
All development halted
Pickford Bros. launch 'Games We Like' initiative for indies
Studios to unite for promo power
Distimo partners for Japanese push
Interarrows to sell Distimo data in new market
Unity 4 to open the floodgates to 'amazing character animation' on mobile, says CEO Helgason
But it's not the tool's killer-app
Unity 4 launches with promise to deliver the 'first democratic AAA game engine'
Everyone can deliver 'groundbreaking games'
GREE grabs near 50% stake in month old Japanese social gaming studio GeePlus
Making gains at home
Google hopes to drive player activity and in-app purchases with Collectibles Week
Limited-edition items available in 25 Android games
Apple and Samsung take $90 of every $100 of global smartphone profits
ABI Research also points to greater-than 50% market share for the quasi-duopoly
Fishlabs hires three Anima Entertainment founders for senior roles
Hamburg studio recruits former collaborators
Draw Something TV pilot in production
CBS wins bidding war for Zynga brand
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