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• Disney's first Star Wars game is Tiny Tower with a Death Star spin

  Tiny Death Star is the first Star Wars game released under the Disney banner, and it looks like a blast.

• Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is a spin-off to Tiny Towers coming to mobile soon

  Star Wars: Tiny Death Star has been announced as a spin-off to the popular mobile game Tiny Tower. As the title suggests, the game takes place inside the Death Star. “Live life on the dark side and join Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader on a mission to attract Galactic bitizens, run intergalactic businesses, and build […]

• Ouya game sales "better than expected", "reasonably profitable"

  A couple of indie developers have spoken out on how their games are selling on Android-based micro-console Ouya, with the general consensus being it’s worth the effort.

• Zynga's copycat games 'squander talent', say mobile devs

  Zynga wastes its talented and creative employees by developing derivative games, a couple of independent mobile developers have argued.

• Tiny Tower hits 10 million downloads

  Nimblebit has confirmed that iOS micro-management game Tiny Tower has hit 10 million downloads since it released. This was announced by the developer’s Ian Marsh, who said it was giving away 10 million tower bux to players of the game. Thanks, Edge.

• Zynga boss dismisses Tiny Tower copycat claims

  Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has defended the derivativeness of Dream Heights as standard industry practice.

• Nimblebit lashes out at Zynga over Tiny Tower clone

  Tiny Tower developer Nimblebit doesn’t seem at all happy about Zynga’s latest mobile effort, Dream Heights.

• Tiny Tower clocks up 10 million daily play sessions

  Nimblebit’s Ian Marsh has revealed iOS smash hit Tiny Tower has over 1 million monthly average users – and notches up 10 million play sessions per day. That’s a lot of checking on your tiny, freemium-powered skyscraper, the joys of which netted an Apple game of the year award. Nimblebit’s SkyBurger is also doing well, […]

• Kart racing game Zero Gear lands on Steam next week

  Nimblebit has announced that Zero Gear, its kart racer for PC, will go live on Steam January 12 with a discount to those who pre-order.