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Pac Man vs. Mario and Contra vs. Tetris [Video]
Some Labor Day video action courtesy of some ole’ NES and arcade favorites. Pac Man vs Mario: Tetris vs. Contra:
Continue reading...ZeptoLab releases “Cut the Rope: Experiments” – Just $0.99 from the iTunes App Store
Sunday, September 4, 2011
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Cut The Rope may not get the same level of press as Angry Birds, but make no mistake about it, the game is equally as addictive and extremely profitable. About 4 weeks ago, ZeptoLab released a sequel called Cut the Rope: Experiments which features the same style of game play coupled with a bevy of new […]
Continue reading...Grand Theft Auto Trilogy to debut on Mac App Store on September 1
Friday, August 19, 2011
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By John Hiesler: The Mac App Store is about to get a lot more violent, ya’ll. RockStar Games announced that its Grand Theft Auto trilogy will soon be making its way to the Mac App Store. Yep, that means Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will […]
Continue reading...As Nintendo 3DS sales flop, Nintendo still not keen on embracing Apple’s iOS platform
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Ever since the success of the iTunes App Store transformed Apple into a purveyor of mobile gaming, Nintendo has systematically dismissed, criticized, and downright lambasted the iOS gaming experience. All the while, Nintendo’s own mobile efforts were suffering. In 2010, Nintendo posted its first quarterly loss in two years, a fact attributable to the rise […]
Continue reading...Watch out consoles, the iPad is EA’s fastest growing platform
Friday, July 29, 2011
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For a company with a history of being anti-gaming at worst and indifferent at best, Apple has certainly embraced gaming on its line of iOS devices with gusto. Gaming is undeniably a key selling point for devices like the iPad and iPod Touch and developers are reaping the rewards hand over first. Earlier this Summer, […]
Continue reading...Bungie’s Marathon coming to the iPad
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Bungie has a charming and informative post on their blog relaying that an iPad version of Marathon will be hitting the iTunes App Store soon. In an interview with developer Daniel Blezek, Blezek explains why he decided to port Marathon over to iOS: I ask myself that all the time! I got started doing iOS […]
Continue reading...Infinity Blade for iOS clears $10 million in earnings
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Infinity Blade from Epic was one of the most successful app launches in iTunes history when it debuted late last year. With extremely positive reviews and a reasonable price point, the game grossed over $1.6 million in revenue in just its first few days out on the market. Since then, sales have remained steady enough to […]
Continue reading...iOS revenue for EA Mobile is up 100% year over year
Friday, May 6, 2011
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Somewhat overlooked in the news that EA had acquired the Melbourne-based Firemint was an interesting blurb from EA’s earnings conference call yesterday. Not surprisingly, EA’s mobile division is doing gangbusters, with revenue for the past quarter clocking in at $70 million, a 27% increase from the same quarter a year-ago. But EA naturally offers mobile […]
Continue reading...EA to acquire Firemint, the developers behind Flight Control and Real Racing
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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By: John Hiesler When it comes to gaming, and sports gaming in particular, EA is one of the premier development companies around. From the Madden series to NBA Live, EA is in many ways synonymous with hardcore sports console gaming. With respect to mobile devices, however, we’ve often found EA’s titles somewhat lacking. NBA Live […]
Continue reading...Apple provides select game deveopers with A5-based iPhone 4s – Report
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Some interesting news from 9to5Mac who reports that Apple has begun providing select developers with iPhones running the speedy dual-core A5 chip already found in the iPad 2. Apple will reportedly be touting huge speed advancements as one of the major selling points of the iPhone 5 and has already begun giving iPhone 4S devices, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs iPhone introduction with Mike Tyson’s Punchout theme music [Video]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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We were bored and decided to see what Steve Jobs’ original iPhone introduction would sound like set against the theme music from the NES classic, Mike Tyson’s Punchout. If the iPhone is Mike Tyson, would that make Android Buster Douglas? Or maybe the iPhone is Manny Pacquiao and Android is Floyd Mayweather?? Okay, enough Boxing analogies. Enjoy […]
Continue reading...Super Mario sculpture created solely out of actual bullets
Friday, April 8, 2011
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There’s an inordinate amount of Super Mario Brothers inspired artwork out in the blogosphere, but this particular piece is especially cool and impressive. Using actual bullets, 45 ACP cartridges to be specific, Thatswhatido created the following sculpture of everyone’s favorite plumber. Also note that some of the bullets were painted to add a little bit of color […]
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Monday, September 5, 2011
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