Meet the man behind Angry Birds
Jaakko Iisalo tells us how Rovio made the world's most successful mobile game.
Jaakko Iisalo tells us how Rovio made the world's most successful mobile game.
Japanese bullet-hell specialist Cave released a version of 2005 arcade shooter Espgaluda II for iPhone last year, but is now set to release an HD version for iPad 2. While most of Espgaluda II's graphics have been remastered in HD some, including backgrounds, remain in standard definition. More >
Apple looks set to unveil the much-rumoured iPhone 5 next week after inviting media to a "special event" called "Let's talk iPhone" at its Cupertino, California headquarters. More >
1The Witness and Braid developer on puzzles, freedom, Minecraft and the future of consoles.
4Radiangames' Luke Schneider has announced that Super Crossfire, his first iOS game, will be published by Chillingo. In a post on the Radiangames blog, Schneider says that Chillingo's wide reach and track record - it published the original Angry Birds and Cut The Rope, and in June announced that its games had been downloaded 140 million times - would mean his first foray onto the App Store would get the maximum possible exposure. More >
Katamari Amore, the latest in the Katamari Damacy series created by Keita Takahashi, will be released on the Apple App Store on September 29, publisher Namco Bandai has announced. More >
In a press release, Square Enix says its iPad peripheral is a "faithful recreation" of Taito's original Space Invaders cabinet from 1978. Set for release later this year, the Invadercade has an internal amp and speakers, headphone socket, joystick and a single button. More >
Tiger Style's Randy Smith and Theron Jacobs discuss Superbrothers' and Capybara's charismatic adventure.
1Angry Birds creator Rovio is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing label for independent studios. More >
While rumours of the precise date on which Apple is to unveil the next iPhone have been swirling for some time, we're inclined to believe All Things Digital's claim that new Apple CEO Tim Cook will reveal the device to the world on October 4. More >
Game Dev Story's creators turn their attention to Formula One.
2Tribute or clone? Angry Mob's take on Super Crate Box attempts to relive its thrills.
Geometry Wars creator infects iOS with a cheerful puzzler.
A fast but deep deck-building game created by former Magic: The Gathering pros.
1Further evidence of freemium's growth as revenue climbs from 28 per cent in 2010. More >
1Capcom has significantly revised its earnings outlook for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, based on better than expected performances across a number of its business units. The company now expects net sales for the six months ending September 30 to total 28 billion yen (£231 million), up from its May 6 outlook of 26 billion yen (£214 million), and net profits of 800 million yen (£6.6 million), 300 per cent higher than previously forecast. Explaining the revisions, the company said its Mobile Contents business “is performing well mainly because of the popularity of Smurfs' Village”, its Consumer Online Games business “has benefited from strong sales of Monster Hunter Frontier Online and other titles”, and its Arcade Operations unit “is performing well because operations have resumed at all locations that were closed after the Great East Japan Earthquake, sales at existing arcades have recovered, and the impact of the electricity shortage was not as severe as expected”. The company didn’t make any changes to its full fiscal year forecast “because the economic outlook is becoming increasingly uncertain and market conditions are changing rapidly”.
Ten landmark devices powered by ARM processors.
Serious game depicting unethical working processes in the manufacture of high-end technology removed from the App Store.
10Rovio US general manager claims that the studio's iOS hit has now reached 350 million downloads across all platforms and that mobile gamers spend over 300 million collective minutes playing it each day. The figure follows news earlier today that the company is shifting around one million Angry Birds plush toys and one million T-shirts each month.
Kickstarter appeal to fund a new iPhone game that keeps you fit with the threat of zombie attack.