E3 2012: Microsoft announces SmartGlass
Internet Explorer and touchscreen control coming to Xbox, Windows Phone, iOS and Android this Autumn.
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E3 2012: Microsoft announces Xbox Music
The service was revealed during Microsoft's E3 conference by Yusuf Mehdi, chief marketing officer at the company's interactive entertainment division. He said Xbox Music was "the music service we've always dreamed of building." More >
Announcing the Edge iPad edition
Download a free sampler of our beautiful new iPad edition from the App Store now.
11Gauge – Game review
iOS gaming has a new hero – and it’s an expanding bar.
1I Love Squares review
A quadrilateral puzzler that’s clever, sure, but not especially entertaining.
Air Mail review
N-Fusion’s handsome arcade flight sim benefits from a dose of old-fashioned charm.
New Star Soccer's unlikely success
How a one-man project refined over the course of a decade is becoming an App Store phenomenon.
1Indie campaign Because We May launches
Indie developers have grouped together to launch Because We May, a price cut campaign designed to highlight the importance of developers controlling their own pricing. "We believe that developers should have the freedom to price their games how they like, without interference from the online stores that sell the games," the official site explains. More >
Google introduces Android in-app subscriptions
Google has announced that Android developers are now able to offer in-app subscriptions in games released on the Google Play store. Subscriptions are available for games released on the version 3.5 or later of Google Play platform, and allows developers to build in automatically renewing charges to their apps. More >
Indie devs, know your limits
“We have a tendency to try and do everything ourselves,“ Capybara’s Nathan Vella tells Nordic Game. “It works in development, but not in promotion.”
1Die Gute Fabrik never gave permission for Papa Quash
As Ustwo pulls 'clone' from App Store, Die Gute Fabrik's Doug Wilson clarifies his position on the controversy.
Cubis Creatures review
A match-three puzzler that’s both familiar and richly surprising.
Kotomon review
A musical action-strategy which wastes its strong ideas with sloppy execution.
Flight Control Rocket review
EA's solid sequel introduces plenty of new ideas, but at the cost of its predecessor's homespun charm.
Gree and Mind Candy partner for mobile Moshi Monsters
Japanese mobile gaming company Gree and Moshi Monsters developer Mind Candy have inked a deal that will see two new games in the series come to Gree's platform. The mobile games are set for release in the fourth quarter of 2012, with both companies hoping to benefit from each other's vast userbases - Gree currently has 230 million worldwide users, while Moshi Monsters has 60 million registered players. More >
YoYo Games launches GameMaker: Studio
YoYo Games has today launched the latest version of its 2D videogame creation software, GameMaker: Studio. Like previous versions, the development environment features a drag-and-drop interface that enables users to create games without having to code - though a built-in scripting language (GML) is available once you get more confident. More >
Ustwo: JS Joust maker approved Papa Quash
"We don't believe in cloning apps," says Whale Trail maker amid widespread anger at apparent cloning of indie party game. More >
Activision to open UK mobile studio
Team 17 co-founder Martyn Brown has been appointed by Activision to help the publisher establish a new mobile development studio in the north of England. More >
Spellsword review
Everplay marries arcade action and RPG systems to engaging effect.
Skyrim map maker hit with copyright notice
Touch Arcade reports that the app creator, known only as Blalock, has not been ordered by Apple to remove his work from the App Store because "ZeniMax didn't specify what the app is specifically violating." More >