Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy Dimensions game will be released on August 31 for iOS and Android. Interestingly, to download the full version of the game, users will need to pay no less than $28.99.

In two weeks – on September 8 – the Northern Capital will host the Mobile Application Development Day or, if a little shorter, MAD’Day.

A South Korean court banned the sale of Apple and Samsung devices and punished both companies with fines.

Ingo Devices, a company specializing in the production of electronics for children, and Mind Candy, the developer of the popular online game Moshi Monsters, have announced an Android tablet for children.

Based on the statements of the American operator Verizon, many have already concluded that sales of the brand new iPhone 5 will begin on September 21. But the intrigue remains: when to wait for the iPad mini?

The Japanese giant has signed distribution agreements with four independent American studios, thereby significantly expanding the portfolio of the eponymous mobile social platform. 

On September 5, Nokia will present the first smartphones based on Windows Phone 8.

The American company Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has scheduled a press conference for September 6. According to rumors, the company’s new devices will be presented at the event.

 

Kabam has released a new Arcane Empires game for iOS and Android. For the company, this release is another step away from the usual Facebook for it. Now Kabam focuses mainly on games for mobile devices.

Sony Mobile has officially announced its intention to reduce costs and improve the operational efficiency of the division by laying off some of its employees.

The Finnish company Applicier, specializing in cross-promotion of mobile applications, has launched a beta version of a new social mobile gaming network called Everyplay, running on iOS devices. The main feature of this service is the ability to share videos of your best gaming sessions with friends.  

British magazine Tap! The iPhone and iPad magazine visualized all Apple’s achievements in one colorful infographic under the uncomplicated title “iOS is great”. After reviewing the presented data, it is difficult to disagree. 

According to analytical data from Localytics, Nokia dominates the global smartphone market on the Windows Phone platform.

The Coding Monkeys, the authors of one of the most successful adaptations of the board game for iOS – Carcassonne, which lasted in the American box office top 200 games for iPad for more than a year and a half, today announced the release of their new project – Lost Cities. 

Currently, the Unity engine is used by over 1.2 million registered developers. These and other statistics were published by the CEO of Unity Technologies, David Helgason, opening the Unite 2012 conference currently taking place in Amsterdam. 

The first information about the venue and timing of the sixth Mobilefest, a conference-festival for mobile application developers, has appeared. 

Today, Google announced the imminent start of sales of gift cards for Google Play.

PopCap Games is reorganizing, within which about 50 people will be laid off. It seems that even successful developers are sometimes forced to make, as they say, “unpopular” decisions.