1）据gamasutra报道，Strategy Analytics最近数据指出，第三季度Android平板电脑出货量仍落后于iPad，但已经比去年同期的500万部增长至1020万部。而在此期间，全球iPad出货量虽然达到1400万部，高于去年同期时的1100万部，但增幅仅为25.9%，远逊于去年同期时的166%，并且低于分析师所预测的1555万出货量。

Cheap-Android-Tablets(from thecustomizewindows)

Android平板电脑市场份额已从原来的29.2%增长至41.3%，而苹果则从64.5%降至56.7%。

Strategy Analytics报告指出，第三季度全球平板电脑出货量为2470万部，增幅为43.4%，去年同期出货量则是1720万部，增幅却高达288.6%。

2）据TheNextWeb报道，继2011年调整英国市场应用标准售价点（游戏邦注：将与99美分对应的59便士提升至69便士）后，苹果欧洲App Store近日再度将0.79欧元的标准售价点上调至0.89欧元，但并未公开宣布这一消息。

eurozone(from businessinsider.com)

观察者称这种变化可能与美元\欧元汇率有关，18个月之前，0.79欧元相当于1.15美元，但自从欧元国家开始着手解决各自的债务问题时，欧元就开始贬值。

值得注意的是，这是一次全面的售价点调整，例如原先的1.59欧元（1.99美元）应用售价现在也已上调为1.79欧元，而2.39欧元（2.99美元）的应用现在也上涨至2.69欧元。

3）据gamasutra报道，手机游戏公司Ngmoco创始人Neil Young和Bob Stevenson日前宣布离职，但并未公布原因及未来计划。

clive downie(from gamasutra.com)

Ngmoco成立于2008年，在2010年被日本社交游戏巨头以4亿美元价格收购，现在将由Clive Downie接替Neil Young首席执行官一职，不过Young仍将保留在DeNA董事会席位。在此之前，Downie曾任EA营销副总裁，以及美泰公司高管。

4）据The AppSide报道，英国开发商ustwo旗下独立游戏《Whale Trail》下载量已超过100万次，每日收益为250英磅（402美元），相当于每月收益为1.2万美元。

Whale Trail(from toucharcade.com)

5）据pocketgamer报道，波兰开发商Tequila日前宣布其手机游戏平台Tequila Planet独立用户已达2000万，比5月份时增加了1000万。

该平台支持Android、iOS和Java游戏，有30%用户分布于欧洲，30%来自亚洲，18%来自南美，其余用户所在地区较为分散。

Tequila Planet(from twitter.com)

Tequila采用了来自80多个国家/地区的400多家运营商计费系统，该平台每日玩家累计游戏时长达1800万小时。有140万以上用户转化为付费用户（其转化率为7%），共达成230万笔付费交易，创收超过200万美元。

6）据insidemobileapps报道，Rockstar Games日前宣布为庆祝《侠盗猎车手：罪恶都市》发布10周年，将向iOS和Android平台推出该游戏移动版本。

gta_vicecity(from shacknews.com)

这款游戏最早发布于2002年10月，原先运行平台为PS 2，由位于苏格兰的游戏工作室Rockstar North开发。

Rockstar Games之前曾为庆祝《侠盗猎车手3》问世10周年而推出该游戏iOS和Android版本，其iOS版本曾跻身iPhone付费应用榜单第二名，以及iPad付费应用榜单第一名。据AppData数据显示，该游戏目前在iPad游戏榜单位居第56名。

该公司此前还分别在4月和6月推出了《英雄本色》iOS、Android版本，其iOS版本发布两周后曾在iOS热销榜单登顶。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，拒绝任何不保留版权的转载，如需转载请联系：游戏邦）

1）Android tablet shipments double as iPad growth slows

By Eric Caoili

Declining iPad shipments allowed Android tablets to grab more market share than ever in the last three months, as shipments for Android devices more than doubled to 10.2 million units, according to a new study.

Apple disclosed on Thursday that global iPad shipments reached 14 million during its fourth quarter, up from 11 million units in the previous quarter last year — while shipments increased, that 25.9 percent rise is much smaller than the previous year’s 166 percent jump, and those numbers are far below the 15.55 million units analysts expected.

Research firm Strategy Analytics reports that worldwide Android tablet shipment numbers still trailed behind iPad’s in the last three months, but estimates that they doubled from 5 million during the same period last year to now 10.2 million. And Android’s market share grew from 29.2 percent to 41.3 percent (while Apple’s fell from 64.5 percent to 56.7 percent).

No single Android vendor (e.g. Samsung) came anywhere close to matching Apple’s volume of shipments, but the contributions from dozens of Google partners are helping Android tablets catch up. Android-based devices have also dominated the 7-inch mini-tablet space with Asus’ Nexus 7 (pictured) and Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

But Apple is heading into the holidays with its own 7.9-inch tablet, the newly announced iPad Mini, and many game developers tell Gamasutra that the device is likely to dramatically increase Apple’s tablet market share. While it’s the cheapest iPad Apple’s ever sold at $329, it’s still significantly more expensive than its rivals.

Microsoft has also just launched the Surface, its own tablet based on the Windows RT operating system (a version using Windows 8 will release in January). Prior to the Surface, the market share for Windows-based tablets dropped from 2.3 percent last year to now 1.6 percent — shipments remained at around 400,000.

Strategy Analytics’ “Global Tablet OS Market Share: Q3 2012″ report found that year-over-year total growth for the global tablet market also fell from 288.6 percent in Q3 2011 (17.2 million tablet shipments total) to 43.4 percent in Q3 2012 (24.7 million tablet shipments total). （source：gamasutra）

2）Eurozone App Store users hit as Apple raises prices by 13%

by Jon Jordan

During its App Store maintenance takedown, it seems Apple has been doing more than just preparing for iPad mini.

As pointed out by TheNextWeb, it’s also tweaked the standard app prices for all countries in the Eurozone.

There’s been no official announcement yet, but similar to what happened when UK prices were changed in 2011 – when the standard 99c pricepoint was raised to 69p from 59p – the previous €0.79 standard price is now €0.89.

Structural weakness

The reason will be the changing dollar vs. Euro exchange rate.

18 months ago, €0.79 was ‘worth’ $1.15 (using commercial exchange rates; Apple no doubt has its own system for working out such conversions).

But since the Eurozone countries have been dealing with their various debt issues, the value of the Euro has been falling steadily against the dollar.

Before today’s changes, €0.79 was nominally worth $1.03. Conversely, €0.89 is worth $1.16, back to the value Apple was getting 18 months ago.

Of course, it’s not just the lowest level of prices that’s changes, it’s the entire set.

For example, the $1.99 price point – previously €1.59 – moves to €1.79, while $2.99 – previously €2.39 – becomes €2.69.（source：pocketgamer）

3）New CEO for Ngmoco as founders move on

By Mike Rose

Neil Young and Bob Stevenson, two of the original founders of mobile games company Ngmoco, have left the company to move on to other opportunities.

Ngmoco was founded in 2008, and is best known for the Rolando puzzle-adventure series. In 2010, the company was bought out by Japanese social games giant DeNA for $400 million.

Clive Downie (pictured), previously head of studios for the company, has now taken up the CEO role in place of Young. Young said that he will remain on the DeNA board of directors.

Prior to this CEO role and his work at Ngmoco, Downie served as vice president of marketing at Electronic Arts, and held management positions at toy company Mattel.

Isao Moriyasu, CEO at parent company DeNA, noted that Downie will now be tasked with driving the Mobage social gaming platform in the West.

As for Young and Stevenson, they are said to be supporting the executive transition, although neither has explained exactly what they are doing next, apart from “moving on to our next adventure.” （source：gamasutra）

4）Whale Trail devs reveal game is making £250 a day — UK developer ustwo’s quirky indie title Whale Trail has been downloaded more than 1 million times and is making £250 ($402) a day reports The AppSide. That’s roughly $12,000 a month — not a chart topping amount, but nothing to sniff at either.（source：insidemobileapps）

5）Tequila Mobile doubles audience as its Android-centric gaming platform hits 20 million users

by Jon Jordan

We’re often GREE-this, Mobage-that, and Zynga-the-other.

Sure, those are the big billion dollar companies but there are also plenty of fast-growing niche players when it comes to social gaming networks.

One such is Polish outfit Tequila, which has just announced that its Tequila Planet mobile platform has reached 20 million unique users.

This is up from 10 million users in May 2012.

Supporting Android, iOS and Java games, its audience is split roughly 30 percent Europe, 30 percent Asia and 18 percent South America (with the remaining quarter spread elsewhere).

Significantly, it’s not yet actively expanded into the lucrative North America market.

Friends together

Tequila’s EVP Lukasz Deszczulka explained the platform’s mainly organic growth had occurred as its integrates with thirdparty app stores, OEM stores and number of mobile portals.

“We acquire traffic from our partners and then share in-app revenue with our affiliates and game developers,” he said.

“We can do this effectively because we operate our own, operator-based in-app billing infrastructure and we have a unique user and partner tracking capability.”

Tequila’s billing system supports 400 operators in more than 80 countries.

Cash converters

In terms of additional metrics, Tequila says that its platform has hosted over 200 million total gaming sessions and around 18 million hours of play time.

More than 1.4 million users have converted into paying users – that’s a 7 percent conversion rate – with over $2 million generated via 2.3 million purchase transactions.

Developers who are interested in signing up for the platform should check out the website. （source：pocketgamer）

6）Rockstar Games to release Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS and Android

Scott Reyburn

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th anniversaryRockstar Games today announced the upcoming launch of ‘80s themed Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS and Android in celebration of the game’s 10th anniversary.

First released in Oct. 2002 for PlayStation 2, GTA: Vice City is an open-world action adventurer developed by Edinburgh, Scotland-based game studio, Rockstar North. The updated mobile version of Vice City will feature native high-resolution graphics and multiple enchainments to cater to the mobile platforms.

Rockstar Games previously gave Grand Theft Auto 3 the same treatment for its 10th anniversary with iOS and Android releases. The iOS version saw early success, ranking as the No.2 paid app for iPhone and the No. 1 paid app for iPad. According to traffic tracking service AppData, Grand Theft Auto 3 is currently ranked No. 56 in the top iPad apps games genre on iOS.

Aside from the Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games brought its Max Payne franchise to mobile with Max Payne Mobile, which released back in April on iOS and June on Android. The title is a port of the original title for PC and consoles and ranked No. 1 on the top grossing iOS app charts for two weeks after its release.

GTA Vice City will hit the App Store and Google Play later this fall.（source：insidemobileapps）