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Mobile giant Supercell has canned its next title. Smash Land was being outlined as the follow-up to the studio’s hugely successful apps Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Hay Day, which currently rank as the top, sixth and 16th-biggest iOS titles out there. Although the game was yet to be …
Read More »‘Twitter-powered game’ Tweechi turns retweets and selfies into virtual currency
A new iOS title is replacing microtransactions with social interations. Developed by Fuzzy Face Games, Tweechi is a so-called ‘next-generation virtual pet’, a la Tamagotchi, exclusive to iPhone. Like so many mobile titles, the upcoming app features in-game virtual currency, which players can use to buy treats, toy and minigames …
Read More »60fps YouTube videos now available on iOS and Android
YouTube has rolled out its 60 frames per second video support to its iOS and Android apps. The video giant debuted 60fps video last summer with a short of Battlefield: Hardline. It was then rolled out across its website in October. This new change for smartphone and tablet apps is …
Read More »Apple removing App Store games that display Confederate flags
America’s mixed feelings on its relationship with the Confederate flag has led to a controversial decision from Apple to pull many games that contain it. The flag, a symbol of the American South, is considered by many to have racist associations owing to its origins from the American Civil War …
Read More »Soomla secures $5.5m in funding
Start-up wants to help developers advertise to paying users
Read More »Fallout Shelter generating more money than Candy Crush Saga on App Store
Surprise release gets early success in US and UK
Read More »Oculus CEO: Rift on Mac not possible until Apple prioritizes performance
Oculus VR has no plans to extend Rift support to Macbooks until Apple starts prioritizing GPU performance, CEO Palmer Luckey has stated. In an interview with IGN, Luckey explained the current GPUs offered by Apple aren’t even close to what we’re pushing for our recommended spec.” It’s not going to …
Read More »Top tips to improve the quality of your code
Intel Developer Blog: How to avoid common mistakes and test your apps effectively
Read More »E3 2015: Free-to-play Fallout leads Bethesda’s mobile line-up
Publisher also working on Hearthstone-style Elder Scrolls title for iOS and Android
Read More »YouTube launching ‘YouTube Gaming’ dedicated app and website this summer
YouTube has announced a new app and website dubbed YouTube Gaming, with the video streaming service apparently ready at last to take a more focused approach towards its abundant video game content creation community. The website and app will be dedicated to Let’s Plays, livestreams, speedruns and other kinds of …
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