Mobile publisher Thumbstar Games gains investment and Driver creative Martin Edmondson as CCO
Plus new Newcastle development studio
RIM temporarily drops PlayBook price to $199 in US to fight off Android assault
Runs until December 3
Android's global share dips to 45% in October as iPhone 4S strikes back for Apple
iOS 5 also outpacing Android upgrades
DeNA partners with Vietnamese internet carrier VNG Corps to bolster Mobage library
Three games to hit platform in 2012
HP to 'wind down' webOS as Q4 2011 profits drop 91% to $239 million
Platform incurs costs of $3.3 billion
BAFTA's high registration fees 'ghettoising non-console games', reckons Zee-3's Ste Pickford
Triple A titles get all the glory
Tiswaz's Kevin Dent on the dangers of putting your game under the microscope with AirPlay Mirroring
Change is harder than it looks
Square Enix to launch Android app store via KDDI on December 1
DoCoMo or Softbank launches to follow
DevLatest to host meet and greet session for app devs in Manchester on December 6
Eat, drink and be merry
Marmalade appoints former HP man Guy Whitcroft as COO
Boasts more than 30 years of experience
iOS share down 9% during last 12 months in US as Android takes hold
Falling faster than BlackBerry
Ice Cream Sandwich ships without Flash, but Adobe confirms support coming before 2012
Last version of Android to be supported
Opinion: Pirates will never buy your game, but they can signify its popularity
'Lost revenue' stats highly misleading
SCEE brands Vodafone 'preferred provider' for 3G equipped PS Vita in Europe
WipEout 2048 offered as incentive
Apple to lose $2.7 billion should Motorola claim victory in German patent case
But judge not convinced by figure
Zynga's daily active users hit 11.1 million across iOS, Android and mobile web in October
Up from 9.9 million in Q3
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Firm allegedly blocking devs from working with rivals
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens discuss Kindle Fire's chances of lighting up
Just another Android tablet?
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Windows Phone Marketplace hits 40,000 apps in 13 months, devs adding over 1,000 a week
Games most popular with 15% share
Activision vets come together to launch browser-based digital studio U4iA Games
Freemium FPS on the agenda
PG.biz week that was: Nintendo's 3DS takes a knock, the government gets its game on, Whale Trail wins big and the rise of in-app purchase piracy
The past seven days' news compressed bite-sized
DeNA signs deal with NTT DoCoMo to bring Mobage to carriers in Europe, Asia
Social network to be pushed by subsidiary net mobile
NaturalMotion's stallion simulator My Horse amasses 500,000 daily active users
Freemium first generating 2 million daily sessions
Smaato partners with Cooliris to bring 3D ads to iOS
iPhone and iPad first in line
Amazon to lose $1.71 on every Kindle Fire sold according to iSuppli estimates
Software to bridge the gap
Nokia promo video inadvertently unveils Windows Phone Tango powered Lumia 900
But is it 1.4Ghz, or dual-core?
Google and Motorola stockholders vote 99% in favour of $12.5 billion buyout
Deal to close in Q2 2012
Amendment to Zynga's S1 filing reveals social giant made two acquisitions in last month
$4.9 million spent on who knows what
Windows Phone perfect for 1 or 2 man outfits, but revenue won't stretch beyond that, reckons Cheese Zombie Games' Marc Miles
Best smartphone OS needs to prove itself
Apple's iPad top of Christmas lists in US as 44% of 6-12 year olds lust after iOS tablet
Popular with 13 and over, too
Mobile Pie's My Star hit by 93% piracy rate on top in-app purchase in October
iAP Cracker the cause
Citigroup claims Amazon readying 'KindlePhone' for Q4 2012 launch
Entry-level Android device likely
Library of Birmingham seeking studio to develop 'redefining' mobile social game for 2013
£20,000 prototype fund for successful applicant
Life after Flash: Sibblingz updates cross-platform dev tool Spaceport to add support for Flash on mobile
New Spaceport app for games testing also inbound
Winning with wordplay: The making of Quarrel
Why lengthy dev time was no obstacle for Denki
Vodafone to pre-install refreshed marketplace App Select on all Android devices in Europe
Carrier reboots app platform
Ustwo's mills on the death of 69p, the need for bite-sized play and staying above all the 'f*cking clutter' out there
Seeking endless (runner) success
MEDL's Mobile Brain promises to do away with app search, pushing games where they're wanted
Algorithm finds apps the right audience
Sega cements 'growing' partnership with ad network InMobi, plans HTML5 rich-ads push for Samurai Bloodshow
Two parties speak out on blood bond
Hard Lines downloads top 270,000 for Spilt Milk Studios, clocks up 1.6 million game sessions
That's 7 years of play time
Startup studio Kwalee continues to expand, appoints Mark Oxenham as new lead programmer
On the hunt for more staff
Government needs to help startup studios find their feet before £1 billion UK games industry crumbles, reckons Neon Play's Oli Christie
TIGA takes campaign to the top
Android activations double to 200 million in 6 months
550,000 new devices activated a day
PressOK's hyper-local advertising platform PlacePlay Ads rolls out as beta
Offers up to 10 times higher eCPMs
Nokia to combat rival Windows Phone OEMs before taking on Android and iOS, claims CEO Elop
Plans to undercut other manufacturers under way
Nintendo games on mobile would 'fly in the face' of firm's DNA, claims Reggie Fils-Aime
US president and COO refuses to be moved
Social Gaming Summit 2011: Mobile the future as social studios brand the web too expensive for startups
Is web-based social gaming on the wane?
Nokia's Lumia 800 rolls out in UK as French head Amsellem claims Windows 8 tablet inbound
Mark summer 2012 off in your diaries
DeNA and GREE's acquisitions have slowed their social surge in the west, reckons PapayaMobile CEO Si Shen
Ngmoco and OpenFeint stalling success