June 15, 2011 Former Rockstar ace Anthony Gowland founds mobile micro-studio Mainly About Games Working on small titles with 'big budget polish'
June 15, 2011 Bungie makes move on mobile with launch of Halo: Reach app on iOS Other formats likely to follow
June 15, 2011 Angry Birds hits 250 million downloads across mobile platforms Up 50 million in less than a month
June 14, 2011 Apple accuses Samsung of 'harassment' in device design lawsuit Giant brands rival a 'copyist'
June 14, 2011 Unity Technologies looks to expand UK base with move to Brighton Firm recruiting staff for new office
June 14, 2011 Chillingo partners with MetroGames to bolster social line-up on iOS Facebook's Pixel Ranger App Store bound
June 14, 2011 Mobile ad firm 24MAS makes move on Asia with Bangkok office Follows partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks
June 14, 2011 Apple to license Nokia technologies as two parties settle long-running patent dispute Pays one-off fee and royalties
June 14, 2011 Connect2Media and Mobile Pie announce App Store Legends deck for Top Trumps game Selected in conjunction with Pocket Gamer and OpenFeint
June 14, 2011 Microsoft's Gamefest 2011 set for 2 day London splash from July 14 Windows Phone development joins holy trinity
June 13, 2011 Nintendo 3DS hits 1 million units in Japan in 13 weeks, takes three times as long as original DS But handheld top selling system of the year
June 13, 2011 Samsung Galaxy S II sales hit 1 million in a month in South Korea Firm enjoys 60 percent market share
June 13, 2011 Scoreloop CEO Gumpinger confirms cross-platform future post RIM buyout But BlackBerry solution 'unparalleled'
June 13, 2011 Rovio, PopCap, Halfbrick and Digital Chocolate confirmed for Casual Connect Seattle 2011 3 day event kicks off on July 19
June 13, 2011 John Carmack reckons PS Vita will look 'pretty pokey' compared to smartphones in a few years Twice as powerful now, but lead will dwindle
June 13, 2011 Microsoft updates API mapping tools to aid Android ports to Windows Phone Covering all bases
June 10, 2011 Google adds device compatibility checks to Android Market Fixing fragmentation frustration
June 10, 2011 No Modern Warfare on iPhone until Activision can guarantee it won't be app number 400,001 Hirshberg spells out mobile strategy
June 10, 2011 Apple hits back at Lodsys as giant files motion to intervene in legal action Rumoured to be covering developer costs
June 10, 2011 EA and its Deathly Hallows Part 2: Gameloft steals last gasp of Harry Potter licence for mobile Massivius Surprisium
June 9, 2011 Apple issues WIP with cease and desist order over use of 'App Store' name Giant alleges use will confuse consumers
June 9, 2011 Nokia CTO Richard Green takes leave to resolve 'personal matter' Chatter suggests MeeGo man sidelined
June 9, 2011 Blue Ox's 7 Little Words hits 1.4 million downloads in just over a month Makes it to #3 in US as a result
June 9, 2011 HP confirms TouchPad for 'mid-July' launch in UK, prices starting from £399 US debut scheduled for July 1
June 9, 2011 Neon Play hits 20 million downloads on iOS and Android as studio turns 1 Up 10 million in less than 4 months
June 8, 2011 Bizmey turns its attention to app distribution as network nears beta Social gaming in sharp focus
June 8, 2011 Gameloft hits 200 million downloads on iOS, plans 20 fresh releases before end of 2011 N.O.V.A., Asphalt and Modern Combat proving popular
June 8, 2011 Sony to lose money on every PS Vita sold, but looking to turn profit within 3 years Handheld to surpass PSP's sales of 70 million
June 8, 2011 Pocket God hits 4.5 million downloads on iOS as IAPs top 1 million Journey to Uranus passes $200,000 revenue mark
June 8, 2011 Metismo man Chasey joins board at B2B marketplace Metaflow Veteran takes non-executive role
June 8, 2011 Rovio sounds out new deal with Gear4 for Angry Birds speakers Firing out the chirp-endise
June 8, 2011 OpenFeint looks to stir up user connectivity with launch of GameFeed Stream keeps players up to date with competition
June 7, 2011 Illusion Labs' Touchgrind BMX hits 100,000 downloads in 10 days Swedish studio's fastest selling game to date
June 7, 2011 Social mobile Storm8 hits 200 million downloads across iPhone and Android Promo event brings in 'million dollar day'
June 7, 2011 Chillingo surpasses 140 million downloads across iOS Angry Birds + Cut the Rope = success
June 7, 2011 Epic announces Infinity Blade has generated $10 million in earnings in 6 months Also boosted Unreal Engine 3 take up
June 7, 2011 E3 2011: Mario, StarFox and Kid Icarus in tow as Nintendo brings out the big guns for 3DS Christmas set for release surge
June 7, 2011 Windows Phone head Belfiore 'flattered' by iOS 5 upgrades Wi-fi sync, camera button and Twitter link mirror WP7
June 7, 2011 RIM acquires Scoreloop in bid to strengthen social gaming standing Network purchased for undisclosed fee
June 7, 2011 HTC sales more than double to hit $1.42 billion in May Up from $65.56 million this month last year
June 7, 2011 E3 2011: appMobi's DirectCanvas promises to speed up HTML5 rendering by 500% Social features also inbound
June 7, 2011 E3 2011: PS Vita pricing to start at $249, global launch autumn 2011 Party Room and Near split social approach
June 7, 2011 BuzzCity breaks records as network serves 10.5 billion ads across May Djuzz on target to hit 100 million downloads in June
June 6, 2011 WWDC 2011: Apple adds turn based play, avatars to Game Center iOS 'most popular gaming platform'
June 6, 2011 WWDC 2011: iOS 5 revealed... ...Game Center upgrades, Notification Center, Safari Reader
June 6, 2011 WWDC 2011: iPad hits 25 million in 14 months, pushes iOS beyond 200 million 90,000 apps now tablet ready
June 6, 2011 WWDC 2011: iOS hits 425,000 apps, with 14 billion downloads in less than 3 years Apple claims #1 spot in US
June 6, 2011 Apple and Google ordered to offer week long trial periods for apps by Taipei City Firms operating 'irresponsible business practice'
June 6, 2011 DroidCon set for second UK splash as event hits London on October 6 Early bird tickets available for 2 day conference