Tagged: Games
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Moshi Monsters is coming to mobile – scary growth predicted News
24.05.2012 Moshi Monsters, the ‘Facebook for kids’ used by one in three children in the UK, is coming to mobile devices. Mind Candy, the company behind Moshi Monsters, led by Michael...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
12-year-old game developer brings out his first PC game News
22.05.2012 The 12-year-old Waterford-based programmer Jordan Casey has written a new PC game called Green Boy. Casey, who emerged earlier this year as one of Europe’s youngest iOS... -
Halo 4 to debut new game modes plus live action video series News
16.05.2012 The latest game in the Halo franchise, Halo 4, will launch on 6 November with a new multiplayer offering called ‘Halo Infinity Multiplayer’ and two campaign-based experiences.... -
Is Microsoft planning a €75 (US$99) Xbox package? News
03.05.2012 Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch a US$99 4GB Xbox console in the US next week, including a Kinect sensor. The bundle will be subsidized at a price of US$15 a month...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer – an homage to technology (video) News
02.05.2012 Treyarch’s upcoming sequel to ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ – Black Ops 2 – jumps from Vietnam and the Cold War to a new Cold War in a dystopian future consisting robots and... -
Zerg Rush gobbles up your Google search News
27.04.2012 An interesting new Easter Egg has surfaced in Google searches that turns your search into a video game. And this time it doesn’t appear to have originated with Google, but seems...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Nintendo sees first annual loss but expects profit next year News
26.04.2012 Nintendo posted its first annual loss thanks to slower sales of its Nintendo Wii console and weaker demand for its handheld 3DS console. However, it predicts it will return to... -
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... -
Sony releases PlayStation Suite SDK open beta News
19.04.2012 Sony is making its open beta version of the PlayStation Suite SDK publicly available for free. This will let developers make content accessible for PlayStation-certified...Categories: Software Development, Software, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Development, Consumer TechTags: PlayStation, Sony, PlayStation Vita, Android, Smartphones, Games, Gaming, Developer, SDKs, Beta -
Halo 4 will arrive on 6 November News
17.04.2012 Halo 4, the latest instalment in the blockbuster shooter game series for the Xbox and Xbox 360, will launch globally on 6 November. -
Fight My Monster hits 1m 10-year-olds, inks TV deal with Brown Bag News
13.04.2012 Fight My Monster, the company chaired by games supremo Dylan Collins, has become the fastest-growing online game for boys in the UK, having reached its one millionth 10 year-old... -
12-year-old app developer plots Irish Kid Tech Awards 2012 News
02.04.2012 One of Europe’s youngest iOS app developers has spotted a gap in the market and is attempting the launch of the Irish Kid Tech Awards 2012.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Apps -
Cork City FC in recycling drive to get funding News
03.04.2012 Cork City FC, which is run by its fans, is appealing for people to donate unwanted mobile phones, iPods, games and DVDs as part of a fundraising drive to keep the club in action.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Green, Green Computing, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
Tech start-up of the week: Haunted Planet News
01.04.2012 Our featured tech start-up this week is Haunted Planet, a new digital venture that is creating location-based augmented reality smartphone games to immerse gamers into the eerie...Categories: Software Development, Software, R&D, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Twitter scam hits Draw Something players News
29.03.2012 Draw Something, the popular gaming app played by 3,000 people per second, has been hit by a new scam on Twitter, where users are being told they have won a prize but in reality...Categories: Social Media, Security, Phones, Games/Entertainment, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Why gamers flock to Angry Birds (infographic) News
28.03.2012 Games maker Rovio has tweeted recently that its latest game Angry Birds Space has been downloaded 10m times in three days. It's not the first time Angry Birds has drawn such a... -
Zynga acquires Draw Something maker OMGPOP News
22.03.2012 Social gaming company Zynga has acquired OMGPOP, the makers of popular app Draw Something, in a deal believed to be worth US$210m. -
Buyandsellyourgames.com to let gamers set prices for used games News
20.03.2012 Two Cork entrepreneurs have launched Buyandsellyourgames.com to let people set their price when selling their old video games and to buy used games online. -
No new Xbox at E3 2012, could see 2013 unveiling News
16.03.2012 Microsoft will not unveil the next Xbox console at this year’s biggest games conference E3. Reports suggest that the company will unveil and release the console in 2013.