Tagged: Mobile Gaming
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40pc of freemium game players pay for extra content - NPD News
24.04.2012 Forty per cent of people who have played a free game with upgradable paid content have made an in-game payment to enhance their experience, according to new research from the... -
Rovio warns of malware posing as Angry Birds Space News
13.04.2012 Mobile game developer Rovio and security firm Sophos have both warned of a malicious programme placed on unofficial Android app stores which poses as Rovio’s latest game, Angry...Tags: Malware, Android, Angry Birds, Smartphones, Rovio, Sophos, Virus , Trojan Horse, Mobile Gaming -
Angry Birds animated series coming later this year News
03.04.2012 Rovio is reportedly preparing to launch an Angry Birds cartoon series consisting of 52 animated shorts which could be distributed through a video app for numerous mobile devices. -
Angry Birds Space lands today News
22.03.2012 Angry Birds Space is out now for PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices, bringing the challenge of zero gravity conditions to the bird-shooting, mega-hit game. -
Angry Birds Space to lift off 22 March News
20.02.2012 Megahit video game Angry Birds is blasting off into a spin-off scheduled to launch 22 March: Angry Birds Space. -
Dare to be Digital to offer a step into the games industry News
13.02.2012 The gaming industry offers students some of the most “viable and exciting” opportunities in Ireland, according to Dr Stephen Brennan, director of marketing and strategy of the... -
Big Fish Games expanding cloud game research in Cork, to create 30 jobs News
09.02.2012 Casual games provider Big Fish Games is expanding its cloud gaming research and development initiative at its Cork operations, which will create 30 highly skilled jobs in the... -
Deals done this past week News
23.01.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
HMH launches Number Stax game to boost maths skills News
18.01.2012 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched Number Stax, a puzzle game app designed in Dublin aimed at students aged 12 and over to help them develop their maths skills. -
The week in gadgets News
12.12.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as HP makes webOS open source, classic SNES RPG Chrono Trigger arrives on the iPhone, and US consumers buy 1.7m Xbox 360s during November.Categories: Week in Gadgets, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Mobile Gaming, Xbox 360, Gaming, Video Games, Consoles, HP, CEO, Black Friday, PC, OS, Christmas, Microsoft, Week in gadgets, Games, -
PopCap Games releases new Bejeweled, freemium Bejeweled Blitz News
07.12.2011 PopCap Games is launching a new version of its puzzle game Bejeweled and has released a freemium edition of Bejeweled Blitz for the iPhone and iPod touch. -
Angry Birds hits 500m downloads News
02.11.2011 Angry Birds has reached 500m total downloads across numerous platforms, making it one of the most downloaded games ever. -
Sony looking to take full control of Sony Ericsson? News
07.10.2011 Sony is rumoured to be close to a deal to gain full control of Sony Ericsson, 10 years after Sony and Ericsson created the 50-50 mobile phone joint venture.Tags: Sony, Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, Media, Gaming, Mobile Gaming, Smartphones, Smartphone, OS, deals -
4chan founder and Rovio CEO speaking at Dublin Web Summit News
20.09.2011 Christopher Poole, the founder of 4chan and Canv.as and Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, which created Angry Birds, will speak at the upcoming Dublin Web Summit.Tags: Angry Birds, Rovio, Dublin Web Summit, Ireland, Dublin, Gaming, Anonymous, Internet, Mobile Gaming -
Nintendo ‘will not’ make smartphone games, president says News
15.09.2011 Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata insisted that the company would not release smartphone games in spite of declining market confidence in the brand. -
GameStop to create Android gaming tablet News
13.09.2011 GameStop is planning to release an Android gaming tablet which will have pre-installed games when it launches next year. -
Windows Phone to support age ratings for mobile games News
31.08.2011 Windows Phone will support PEGI Express, a programme which will apply age ratings to mobile games in order to better inform parents of their suitability for children. -
Angry Bird makers to be valued at US$1.2bn? News
15.08.2011 Rovio, the company behind mobile gaming phenomenon Angry Birds, could receive funding that would value it at about US$1.2bn. -
EA to acquire PopCap Games in a deal worth US$1.3bn News
13.07.2011 Electronic Arts will acquire PopCap Games in a deal worth US$1.3bn in the bid to become more competitive in the social gaming market. -
54pc of iPhone owners commit to Apple to keep their apps News
29.06.2011 Some 54pc of iPhone owners have committed to the Apple brand in order not to lose the apps they bought for the platform, an international survey suggests.