MINI Financial Services launched its take on an “old-school favorite” – MINI Liquid Assets, an interactive iPhone game modeled after the traditional encased water jet games we all played as children. From the press release: Manipulating the face buttons on either side of the screen, players use streams of water — fully accompanied by bubble…
Konami rocks out with “Rock Revolution”
It’s announcement after announcement at the moment for Konami… Konami has announced that Rock Revolution is now available in North America for purchase at major carriers. The company that created the music videogame category with breakthrough titles such as DanceDanceRevolution®, Karaoke Revolution®, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks is taking the music genre on-the-go with Rock Revolution,…
Frodo Commodore 64 Emulator Brings Classic Gaming to Nokia Devices
I simply had to report on this. I’m not much of a Nokia or Symbian guy, but I AM a Commodore 64 guy. Well, at least back-in-the-day I was. This is too good. To get to the point here, if you’ve got the urge to play those classic Commodore 64 games in all of its…
Fantastic Contraption for iPhone Aims at Physics Geeks
A new game for iPhone and iPod Touch, Fantastic Contraption, summons the inner-Rube Goldberg in all of us; the goal is to use wheels and rods to create contraptions that get objects from point A to point B on a map. With upwards of 41 levels to chew on and the ability to download and…
Mobile Gaming in China worth $188m now; $461m soon!
Yep, apparently China’s Mobile games market is worth $188m, and will grow to $461m by 2010! The report from “Research and Markets” pinpoints some pretty decent numbers, but I have to say, compared to the amount of people in China, the revenue is a relatively low amount. I read a report the other that said…
Glu Mobile reveals its North American game line-up for Q1 2009
Glu Mobile has recently announced its North American lineup of games for the first quarter of 2009. The mobile games publisher will release its titles across several platforms including Apple iPhone, Google’s Android, Nokia’s N-Gage (Symbian), Java ME, Windows Mobile and BREW. Glu’s titles that will hit North American mobile gamers are: Superman/Batman: Heroes United…
Konami releases games for iPhone/iPod Touch
Konami has announced the release of Silent Hill: The Escape and DanceDanceRevolution S Lite, now available in North America (what about the UK??) for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Based on top-selling franchises, these titles have been re-designed to take full advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities, including the innovative Multi-Touch Interface™ and accelerometer. Silent Hill:…
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing hits N-gage
A new racing game is available on N-Gage. It’s Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and it promises to deliver the best-so-far mobile driving experience. The official game description goes like this: Face the world’s richest drivers in high-speed races through traffic or take on your friends in the exclusive multiplayer mode! Experience amazing 3D graphics and…
Herocraft brings its games to the iPhone, too
Virtually every single mobile games developer/publisher is joining the “iPhone wave,” so why would the Russia-based Herocraft be any different? That being said, we’ve spotted that two of their titles — Robo and Travel Genius — are already available in the AppStore, with another one — Hexxagon Labs — set to be launched in the…
Sony says ‘nu-uhh’ to Sony Ericsson PSP phone – allegedly
TechDigest is reporting that Sony has given a ‘no’ to Sony Ericsson using it’s ‘PlayStation’ brand in it’s mobile devices. If we are to believe what has been written then Sony wasn’t happy with the UX (user experience) that would be had on mobile devices right now. Shame really, since SE could well benefit from…