Category Archives: Android

Mojang’s business developer Daniel Kaplan has revealed that the company’s smash hit Minecraft has sold 9.2 million copies across its different versions.

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Tin Man Games, the developers of ‘gamebook’ adventures, have nabbed the license to put out iPhone, iPad and Android apps based on the new Fighting Fantasy gamebook from Ian Livingstone, co-creator of the series.

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Google has enabled in-app subscriptions for apps sold through Play, its all-in-one replacement for the Android Marketplace. The new system allows developers to bill monthly or annually, and all subscriptions automatically renew. Glu Mobile is the first company to get on board. Visit Android Developers Blog for more information.

Thanks, Joystiq.

The Because We May indie sale has gone live. The promotion features various genres for various platforms, and was started by indies as a way to “set the price of their own games,” free of what publishers or format holders wish to set. The entire list of titles can be found though the link. The promotion ends June 1.

US rental-by-mail and lately streaming games service GameFly is moving into the digital publishing sphere with Android and iOS games.

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Mass Effect 3 tie-in Mass Effect: Infiltrator is now available for Android devices.

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SEGA has released stats regarding the closed beta of Phantasy Star Online 2.

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An app, which provides the current status of Diablo III’s servers, has been released for Android through Google Play. Developed by Eluamous, creator of a similar app for World of Warcraft, the free app is ad supported and allows you to check the status of servers in Asia, Europe and the US without bothering to log into your PC or Mac. You can download Diablo 3 Server Checker through here. Via Pocket Gamer.

Some indie developers have banded together to introduce a new discount campaign called Because We May which lowers the price of quite a lot of high-profile indie titles.

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Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls is coming to Android next week in Japan, according to Siliconera. The game, which came to PS3 and later iOS last year, will come to devices carrying version 2.3 and beyond as a free game, with additional scenarios available as in-app purchases.

GamesIndustry reports three former Disney Interactive staffers and one Borderlands veteran have joined forces to form Fun Machine, Defender of the Universe. No wait, the other thing – a studio focused on games for emerging platforms, specifically smart phones, tablets, and even smart TVs. Fun Machine’s first effort, Awesome Eats, has already totted up 800,000 downloads on iOS and appears to be about adorable vegetables.

Namco Bandai’s announced it’s to bring Tales of Tactics to Android this July, featuring characters from past major Tales of games in the series, including Vesperia, Graces, Of The Abyss, Symphonia and more.

Siliconera has more details.

SEGA has posted a decline in revenues and profit for full FY11 and cited a weak demand in the home console market as the main culprit for the the losses.

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Double Fine has released A Perfect Storm for Adventure, the first episode of its documentary series titled which gives you a look at the beginnings of its Kickstarter fundraiser. The firm has also opened up a PayPal account in case you missed out on donating to the Double Fine Adventure the first time out. Those who donate will receive access to the forums, code to download the game on Steam for PC or Mac as well as for Linux or Android. You will also be able to participate in the beta and receive streaming video of the firm’s 2Player Productions documentary series. Watch the first episode below.

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Rovio has acquired the rights to the Casey’s Contraptions IP from Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut, and the firm will release a new game in the series this summer. The original iPad title has been removed from the App Store. The new physics-based puzzler will be the first title from the developer that’s not Angry Birds-centric, and upon release the game will initially launch on iOS and Android before extending to other platforms. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Facebook will launch its own App Center which will include not only apps available on the social network, but apps for iOS, Android, and even web and desktop applications. “The goal is to solve the app discovery problem… based on what you and your friends enjoy,” a Facebook rep told VentureBeat. The App Center will allow Facebook’s 900 million users to browse through the best in apps – both paid and free – and the apps listed will be personalized based on user and social data. The store will be similar to the iTunes App Store and offerings will feature ratings gathered from users. Data will be collected on how often users visit and linger on the app. More through the link.

Atari has announced its library of mobile games has exceeding 10 million downloads across iOS and Android smartphone and tablet devices in less than a year. The milestone comes on the 40th anniversary of Atari and Pong, for which a $100,000 Pong Indie Developer Challenge contest is currently under way. Consisting of cash prizes and publishing agreements for the top 10 finalists, developers tasked with reimagining Pong for iOS devices. The top 20 semi-finalists were recently announced on May 1 and selected from nearly 90 total submissions, all moving on to compete for a spot on the finalist rankings for June 19th.

Rovio announced in its latest financial report that its Angry Birds franchise has been downloaded 1 billion times.

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Nathan Grayson pulls no punches in his attack on the core gaming press, issuing a rallying cry to promote and support one of the most important sectors of our rapidly transitioning industry.

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Google has told TechCrunch that its app store, Google Play, passed the 15 billion download mark “a few weeks ago.” The last time the firm mentioned how many downloads the store had received was during its Q4 2011 earnings in January when the number stood at 11 billion. In comparison, Apple’s App Store hit 15 billion downloads in July 2011, and as of March 2012 the figure was 25 billion downloads. According to TechCrunch’s figures, Google Play is seeing around 1 billion downloads a month where as Apple sees around 1.25 billion. Google currently has 500,000 apps available while Apple has 600,000 available.