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Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams

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as HTC eyes mobile VR space with new mystery device News Feb 16th, 2017

HTC eyes mobile VR space with new mystery device

Smartphone firm plots counterpart for PC-powered Vive

Plarium partners with Twentieth Century Fox to bring children's film Rio to match-3 News Feb 15th, 2017

Plarium partners with Twentieth Century Fox to bring children's film Rio to match-3

Still waiting on Terminator Genisys

Only 5% of mobile app users remain active after 30 days News Feb 14th, 2017

Only 5% of mobile app users remain active after 30 days

AppsFlyer looks at the state of app engagement

as Netmarble profits jump 81% thanks to hugely successful launch of Lineage 2 News Feb 13th, 2017

Netmarble profits jump 81% thanks to hugely successful launch of Lineage 2

Also sees continued growth from its other long-running franchises

Subway Surfers still achieving 30 million downloads a month nearly five years after release News Jan 26th, 2017

Subway Surfers still achieving 30 million downloads a month nearly five years after release

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as YJM Games becomes first South Korea developer to invest in Venture Reality Fund News Jan 20th, 2017

YJM Games becomes first South Korea developer to invest in Venture Reality Fund

Hopes to expand further into AR and VR

Two-thirds of mobile game players don't see themselves as gamers News Jan 19th, 2017

Two-thirds of mobile game players don't see themselves as gamers

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Nintendo Switch will have a subscription charge for online play News Jan 13th, 2017

Nintendo Switch will have a subscription charge for online play

Subscribers will get a free NES and SNES game each month

Android Wear 2.0 set to launch in early February News Jan 12th, 2017

Android Wear 2.0 set to launch in early February

Developer email warns them to get updated

Gameloft soft launches open-world title Gangstar New Orleans in the Philippines News Jan 10th, 2017

Gameloft soft launches open-world title Gangstar New Orleans in the Philippines

Four years after previous entry

Super Mario Run made $4 million on day one News Dec 19th, 2016

Super Mario Run made $4 million on day one

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