Nintendo 3DS sales hit 4.5 million in US in year one
Outpacing both DS and PSP, but trailling DS Lite
Beat Sneak Bandit and Reckless Racing 2 are the top-reviewed iPhone games for February
Critically acclaimed
Nokia to launch sub 100 Windows Phones to take on Android
Lumia 610 just not cheap enough
Zynga's social games platform rolls out as beta
Five games on board
Apple to gain inside info on Google's $12.5 billion Motorola buyout
US judge orders data to be divulged
Nokia World 2012 bound for Helsinki in September
London loses out
Google ups Android Market app file size limit from 50MB to 4GB
Reflecting the changing nature of games
HTML5 acceleration tool directCanvas launches Android beta
AppMobi platform boosts game rendering by 1000%
GDC 2012: Apple killing offerwalls has had a big impact on the viability of iOS F2P gaming, says Riptide's Brian Robbins
#gdc Decision skews market to Android
GDC 2012: Chris Plummer on mobile social RPG Skyfall, ngmocos first DeNA-inspired freemium game
#gdc Bringing exploration to the genre
GDC 2012: How PlayFirst built up Diner Dash to be an iOS hit with 72% retention through 30 updates
#gdc Company has over 6 million MAUs on iOS
Microsoft opens gates to Windows Phone indie dev challenge Dream.Build.Play
Registration deadline May 15
GDC 2012: The key metric for us is the lifetime value of a player says Glu's Mike DeLaet
#gdc While Gamevil expects $2M revenue per game to make a sequel
Wooga to kick-start San Francisco social talent search at GDC 2012
Perfect place to build on growth
Nokia's 41MP PureView 808 tech heading to Windows Phone
First device not far away
7-inch iPad mini to launch in Q3 2012, claims Samsung Securities
Apple looking to sell 100 million iPads in 2012
HTC to lead Windows Phone's charge into China with Tango powered Titan
Stealing a march on Nokia
GREE's Kyoko Matsushita to host session at F2P Summit
Looking to link up with free-to-play devs
Appbackr reveals its StoreScore marketability metric, enabling Android app stores to generate their own custom channels
Each app rated on an individual store basis
App Store passes 25 billion downloads milestone
Reached in just over 3 and a half years
Strongman Games partners with BBC to launch Ka-Bloom on iOS and Android
First creator-owned IP published by media giant
Windows 8 Consumer Preview hits 1 million downloads on day 1
Weekend tally likely to top 3 million
Creative Assembly announces Unity-powered Total War Battles for mobile
Series reimagined in a distinct new direction
Supercell sets up US office, headed by ex-Electrified Games president Greg Harper
Preps for tablet first approach to social mobile market
Sixits looks to Kickstarter to fund Android and iOS game Robota: Vengeance
Needs $100k to kickstarter Infinity Blade's ass
Hardcore social outfit Kabam starts App Store assault with Kingdoms of Camelot
Stamping on FarmVille in an Alliance pincher move
Digital Capital joins with Powerhead CEO Jason Schreiber to launch new digital IP
New Dublin company will manage the process
MatchFuel launches personalised Android game recommendation app
Relies in inhouse AI engine and Game Affinity Score
Pocket Gamer, Papaya Mobile and Manse Games combine for Tampere networking event
Let's get friendly in Finland on 26 March
Developer mock up showcases iPad 3's Retina prowess
Pixels on Toast's Food Run becomes poster boy
GameSpy celebrates the success of its indie developer Open program announcing 1,200 sign ups
Over 600 games in development
Amazon will switch on in-app purchases for Appstore for Android 'soon'
Another piece of the puzzle
Zynga opens up its own platform to third parties
Three devs already on board, everyone to follow
Core online F2P outfit Aeria Games commits to mobile announcing US studio and three titles
Powering up for power players
PocketGamer.biz top 50 developers of 2012 available as PDF magazine
For your reading pleasure
GamesAnalytics signs up fiveonenine to improve player experience in its new politically relevant games
Data mining to keep the customer satisfied
Reward network Kiip launches self service option, backed with $100,000 Build fund for new indie games
Levelling up
Peter Vesterbacka on why Rovio is looking to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Also planning 100 Angry Birds retail stores in China
Exit Games unveils multiplayer network engine Photon Cloud
More than 4,500 devs signed up
Autodesk to add to Gameware range at GDC 2012
AI the focus
MWC 2012: Nokia's 41MP 808 PureView named as best in show
Symbian star steals limelight
Gamevil downloads top 100 million across iOS and Android
Up 50 million in 6 months
G5 Entertainment announces 40 million downloads, 1 million on Kindle Fire
This market's on fire
MWC 2012: Nokia Store over 13 million downloads a day
Numbers to shake an app store at
Heyzap adds friend pairing tool to updated Android app
Users can add game-specific usernames
iPad 3 shipments to hit 55 million in 2012, reckons analyst Sterne Agee
4G LTE device to drive sales
Microsoft rumoured to be testing Snapdragon S4 for Windows Phone
MSM8960 could lead dual-core assault
MWC 2012: No-compromise Windows 8 will 'scale with users', claims Microsoft
Shouldn't force players to pick between hardware
PapayaMobile tops 50 million users as firm targets Facebook and Google+
Social Splash converts HTML5, Flash to Android
MWC 2012: Orange and ZTE sign up for Intel's Medfield
New handsets add to Lenovo and Motorola deals