PopCap claims 73% of UK consumers have played a game on their phone
Mobile overtakes console and PC as platform of choice
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Keith Andrew
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Gameloft signs Epic deal to employ Unreal Engine in titles until 2012
4 games on the way
New Zealand iPhone developers pledge proceeds to Christchurch quake victims
100% of profits to go to Red Cross until March 5
Games portal itsmy rolls out location based leaderboards
Social API links points to places
OpenFeint brings pay-per-install to freemium with launch of OFX 2.0
Via partnership with Adknowledge
Tiny Chef start up TinyCo cooks up $18 million funding round
Foursquare backer Andreessen Horowitz leads the way
GameString and Unity team up for cloud-streaming browser-based 3D gaming platform
Arcade Server comes to all screens
Capcom scores social success as Smurfs' Village and Zombie Cafe downloads top 10 million
Got 6.5 million active monthly users
FTW takes to the cloud to enable synced game saves between iOS, Android, Nintendo DS
A multiplatform future needs a multiplatform save system
Microsoft pegs Windows Phone 7 update failure rate at 10%
Firm claims process a 'non-event' for most
Federal Trade Commission to investigate the transparency of IAP, especially in kids' games
Purchase model maybe under review
Real-time game analytics platform Playmetrix rolls out closed beta
Consumer intelligence reports are go
Digital Chocolate and Zynga settle Mafia Wars dispute
Details not forthcoming
Bravo Game Studios appoints former Glu man Scalpello as CEO
Takes top job with immediate effect
Apples halves iAd's minimum ad spend to $500,000
Firm responds to declining fill rate
Apple needs to tighten up on sleazy App Store behaviour says Hiive's Andrew Rollings
Time to take control
Progressive to unveil multiplatform dev platform RocketFuel at GDC11
Target mobile and consoles with minimum effort
Google releases finalised Android 3.0 SDK for developers
Tablet ready Honeycomb laid open
Epic increases Unreal Engine revenue share ceiling for indies
25% only payable after $50,000
MocoSpace unveils $1 million HTML5 developer fund
Develop now, cash-in later
Windows Phone 7 updates can't be blocked, but carriers can delay them
Some users might not receive initial patch until March
Mobile gamers the new mass-market as 250 million pick Android and iOS
The era of the hardcore console gamer is over
Digital Chocolate closes $12 million strong funding round
Intel Capital leads investment
Veteran Don Daglow sets up social mobile studio
Facebook for now, but mobile to follow
Ten's plenty as Neon Play hits 10 million iOS downloads in 10 months
Firm racks up 5 free app chart toppers in the process
Middleware mounts for NGP as Sony unveils CryEngine support
14 toolsets now on board
Fuse promises rebirth of the publisher on iOS with data-driven marketing and real-time analytics
Apparatus for the App Store age
Metro Apps launches UK and European focused games publishing program
Localising app appeal
Microsoft rolls out precursor patch to enable Windows Phone 7 updates
NoDo not yet go
Majic Jungle's David Frampton on why day 1 sales halve every week, but launching a sequel bumps the original
Sales follow set patterns
Gameloft predicts nextgen mobile game development costs could hit seven figures
Says Apple needs to highlight premium content
Chinese OEMs to ship 79 million $150 Android handsets by 2013
Google's OS goes entry-level
Game Closure SDK promises cross-platform multiplayer for iOS, Android and Facebook
HTML5 and JavaScript break down barriers
NaturalMotion's Morpheme 3 animation engine adds NGP support
Goes portable for the first time
Fruit Ninja does 6 million paid downloads on iPhone in 10 months
Partnering with the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
Trinigy adds NGP support to Vision engine's multi-platform push
Behind closed doors unveiling set for GDC 2011
Nokia offered 'incredible amounts of money' to back Windows Phone says Intel's Paul Otellini
Tech giant looking for new MeeGo partner
Pyramid Research's Stela Bokun on Nokia's need to reassess its position on Symbian, MeeGo
CEO Elop not being realistic
Recharge Studios calls on Apple for IAP overhaul on iOS
Customer complaints giving free apps a bad name
OpenFeint goes mobile universal with beta launch of Connect API
Every device, every app store
Google unveils digital subscription rival One Pass, takes 10% cut of revenues
But games left out in the cold for now
Sony claims NGP to learn from PS3's mistakes, development a 'natural process'
Yoshida wants studios on board from the word go
Developer interest in Windows Phone 7 up 66% following Nokia deal
Now a more potent platform than BlackBerry
Scaleform acquired by 3D design specialist Autodesk in $6 million deal
Deal boosts move on mobile
Redundancies and Chillingo deal point to new digital direction for Relentless
20 staff let go as Quiz Climber announced for iPhone
MWC 2011: HTC, Android generating most buzz at Mobile World Congress
iOS outpaced by Windows Phone 7
MWC 2011: Angry Birds and Zum Zum come out on top in GSMA Awards
HTC top manufacturer, iPhone 4 top device
MWC 2011: Google CEO Schmidt brands Windows Phone as wrong choice for Nokia
Finnish firm would be welcomed into Android family
MWC 2011: Paparazzi named as top title in Qualcomm's Augmented Reality Developer Challenge
Takes home $125,000 for its troubles
Activision co-founder Miller takes up advisory role at GamesAnalytics
Also plans to lead North American charge