Tag Archive | "gaming"
Apple profiles iPhone developers ahead of WWDC
With Apple’s WWDC just around the corner, Apple has posted some interesting video profiles of prominent iPhone app developers and their experiences developing for the iPhone. The featured developers include Dr. Ge Wang of Ocarina fame, Werner Jainek, a developer who worked on Things, Steve Demeter who was the brain behind Trism, and Christina Wick […]
Continue reading...Rolando 2 Trailer looks impressive
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Ngmoco yesterday released a trailer for the second installment of Rolando, a game some people refer to as the Super Mario Brothers of the iPhone. It’s scheduled to drop sometime this summer, and from what we can gleam from the video below, it looks like Ngmoco has upped the ante in an impressive way.
Continue reading...“Myst” hits the iPhone
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Myst, one of the most popular computer games of all-time, is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch courtesy of Cyan. Originally developed for the Mac back in 1993, the game is sure to bring up a lot of nostalgic memories for people who remember using good ole’ System 7. But personally, I’m still […]
Continue reading...iSnort – an iPhone app you’ll never see in the app store
Friday, May 1, 2009
If there’s one thing a cokehead won’t sell for more blow, it’s his/her iPhone, or at least that’s what we’d imagine based upon the video below of an iPhone app called iSnort. What does it do? Well, it makes interesting use of the iPhone’s touchscreen to simulate snorting lines of coke. Original idea? Definitely. Will […]
Continue reading...New Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf game for the iPhone looks pretty sweet
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Not a huge golfer, but the game play on EA’s new Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf game looks pretty slick and very intuitive. And at $9.99, it better be! Check out some of the gameplay footage below. via TouchArcade
Continue reading...Apple hires former Xbox Strategy Chief
Thursday, April 30, 2009
A lot of interesting hiring going on at Apple these days, with the most recent being former Xbox strategy chief Richard Teversham leaving Microsoft for Apple whre he will reportedly take on an education related position. Teversham had worked at Microsoft for over 15 years. He held the role of Xbox director for platform and […]
Continue reading...Silent Scope released for the iPhone, gets abysmal review
Friday, April 24, 2009
Konami recently released Silent Scope for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but video game fiends shouldn’t jump for joy just yet. For those of you unfamiliar with the arcade game, Silent Scope puts you in the position of a sniper trying to take out terrorists in a variety of different environments. At first, hitting your […]
Continue reading...Pangea iPhone and iPod Touch apps on sale for $.99, including Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally
Friday, April 24, 2009
Pangea Software, the development house behind popular iPhone and iPod Touch apps such as Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally is conducting a short-term spring cleaning sale whereby all of its iPhone apps will be available for only $0.99. Stock up if you’re so inclined and need a few more excuses to waste some time. Incidentally, Apple […]
Continue reading...EA founder thinks gaming on the iPhone is “freaking out Sony and Nintendo”
Thursday, April 16, 2009
EA founder Trip Hawkins recently sat down for an interview with VentureBeat where he made a number of interesting insights and observations about gaming on the iPhone. Hawkins on the effectiveness and profitability of gaming on the iPhone: It’s by far our most effective platform. We make as much money with these games on one […]
Continue reading...The all-time most popular iPhone apps (Free and Paid)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
As part of Apple’s promotion for the 1 Billionth downloaded app from iTunes, it recently released a list of the all-time most popular free and paid apps to ever grace the iTunes App Store. Not surprisingly, 14 of the top 20 paid apps are games. Take a look at the rundown below. Most Popular Paid […]
Continue reading...Thursday Evening Link Roundup
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Palm Pre not going to be sold at Best Buy? – PreCentral (Palm is bleeding money, and they desperately need the Pre to be a runaway hit. Palm should do everything it can to get it into as many retail locations as possible, Sprint be damned!) John Carmack on porting Wolfenstein over to the iPhone […]
Continue reading...iPhone cleans up at IGF Mobile Awards
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Last year the iPhone wasn’t even considered a gaming platform, which makes its dominating performance at this years IGF Mobile Awards that much more impressive. Out of 7 categories in the competition, games developed for the iPhone and iPod Touch took home prizes in 6. Keep in mind that IGF stands for the Independent Games […]
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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