In one of the first GDC (Game Developers Conference) panels this morning in San Francisco Ngmoco kicked things off with a presentation on how they put their flagship “freemium” FPS Eliminate together. Their aim from the outset was to produce the definitive iPhone FPS which boasts all the features gamers … Read the Full Story →
As I suggested last week, Apple’s lawsuit against HTC over phone patents did not come out of the blue, and is not the last of what may mushroom into a multi-company skirmish, perhaps even including Microsoft. Oppenheimer analyst Yai Reiner issued a report yesterday that illuminated the issues and industry … Read the Full Story →
At GDC today, Bigpoint and Unity hooked up to showcase a game called Uniter, which allows iPhone and PC gamers to race against each other. “This is an important and historic opportunity for the online gaming industry,” said BigPoint CEO Heiko Hurbertz. “We believe the future of gaming exists in … Read the Full Story →
We reported last week about Apple removing the vast majority of apps from iTunes that they considered contained too much “adult orientated” material. Over the weekend we also took a look at how Apple were removing some WiFi Signal Finder apps from iTunes (otherwise known as “Stumblers”). This second case … Read the Full Story →
The biggest barrier for good quality high-performance 3D games on Palm Smart-phones has finally been removed. Palm (PALM) have finally officially confirmed that they have added a component to their webOS Software Development Kit which will allow developers to target high-performance 3D graphics and native ARM code. This is in … Read the Full Story →
It seems Apple may be starting another round of application removals from the App Store. On Thursday it started removing selected Wi-Fi finder apps, otherwise known as “stumblers”. These apps enable iPhone and iPod Touch users to locate Wi-Fi networks around them and then try to use those networks for internet access. … Read the Full Story →
A consortium of mobile operators, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile and Vodafone, have announced an agreement to create a unified mobile application store. This is of course a direct attempt by the providers to muscle away some of the power Apple now exerts on the … Read the Full Story →
X2 Snowboarding Rating: Just in time to cash in on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver X2 Games have released X2 Snowboarding, which on the back of their success with X2 Soccer, brings a lot on eager anticipation with it. So does it take the gold medal or does it … Read the Full Story →
New products always elicit excitement and aggregate buzz around them. The iPad has been a perfect example of this truth. We’ve documented the build up to, and aftermath of, the iPad announcement in many articles. Now new information has come out providing further empirical evidence of the excitement the iPad … Read the Full Story →
We might not ever see Flash on iPhone or iPad however if you have find developing Adobe Air apps easier than creating iPhone apps then just follow the video tutorial to use Flash CS5 for your next iPhone development project. … Read the Full Story →
If you own a jailbroken iPhone and want the UI of your device to look just like the iPad then you can accomplish that by simply installing a few apps from cydia and app store. Winterboard app via Cydia “Simple iPad Theme” via Cydia MakeItMine app via Cydia to Change … Read the Full Story →
FIFA 10 Rating: For many people there is no fence sitting, you’re either PlayStation or Xbox, Coke or Pepsi, Liberal or Conservative and in the world of football (or soccer) most people are either EA’s Fifa or Konami’s International Superstar Soccer. For me it was always ISS, through all my … Read the Full Story →
Fare City: First Shift Rating: If you are a fan of line drawing games Fare City is right up your alley. I’m always looking for decent games that don’t use the accelerometer for my occasional bumpy ride on the train. Fare City meets my jarring ride criteria providing a challenge … Read the Full Story →
WordFlip Rating: When I was young my puzzle of choice were Logic Problems, my Dad’s were Crosswords while for my sister they were Word Search and we buy magazines full of our puzzle of choice to complete whenever the mood caught us. Now of course with computers and esp. iPhone/iPod … Read the Full Story →
Mooch! Rating: Who hasn’t lent someone something? Who hasn’t borrowed something from someone? I think that covers everyone doesn’t it? Well if it does, and if you do either a lot, then Mooch!, not to be confused with Mooch, could be just the app for you as it allows you … Read the Full Story →
