Hands-On Mobile (known for Mobile games like Guitar Hero and World Poker Tour) has announced the release of a development and distribution platform that it says will allow developers to run games on all networks, O/S variants, and devices… Java was the original big solution to all of these problems, but it didn’t solve much…
UK: X Factor goes Mobile – with a game!
Namco Bandai Networks Europe Ltd, a leading global publisher of mobile games, has announced the launch of ‘The X Factor 2008 – The Mobile Game’, a brand new game based on award-winning entertainment show that gives mobile subscribers the chance to test out their own star credentials on the move. Available immediately across all major…
PlayStation Store directly on your PSP!
Following my post on iPod Shuffles, more news on alternative “Mobile devices”…. You can now access PlayStation®Store directly from your PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable). Get the content you want, when you want with System Software 5.01 and put PlayStation Store in your hands. Choose from great demos of top titles, such as echochrome and Everybody’s Golf™2, plus…
SGN’s accelerometer-enabled iBaseball hits the AppStore
Social gaming company SGN, which we know for its iBowl and iGolf games, is launching another title for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users – iBaseball. Like its previous games, iBaseball also leverages the built-in accelerometer to let baseball fans practice their baseball pitches and hitting on-the-go. iBaseball allows players to play an inning of…
Gameloft bringing Far Cry 2 to mobile
Far Cry 2 fans, here’s a reason to rejoice. Your favorite shooter game will be hitting mobile screens anytime soon. Gameloft secured the license and promised to keep us all well entertained while on-the-go. The game scenario sees you fighting on foot and motorcycle across 10 levels in Africa against The Jackal and his evil…
Showtime’s Dexter Making His Way to Your iPhone
Fan of the Showtime series Dexter!? If you are, (and you have an iPhone) you’ll probably be pleased with this news. Rumors have it that ‘America’s Favorite Serial Killer’ will be making his way to an iPhone near you before the end of the year. According to G4tv.com: Developed by Icarus Studios, the video game…
Gaming: Top Ten Handheld Innovations
I read a great post on Digital Spy the other day, in their gaming section – the Top Ten handheld innovations (for gaming, obviously). Given our handheld game devices cousins are not that far removed from some of the current crop of Mobile devices, I thought I would pull a few of these out. To…
In-Stat: US mobile gaming industry reaches billion dollar level
Though still in its infancy, mobile gaming is already a billion dollar industry in the United States, reports In-Stat. According to the research company, mobile gaming will continue to be a key contributor to wireless data usage and revenues. Recent In-Stat’s research found the following: Almost 20% of game-playing respondents to an In-Stat consumer survey…
Greystripe releases October 2008 Consumer Insights Report to help advertisers jump on the ad-supported mobile gaming bandwagon
Marketers crave for metrics and provider of the in-game mobile advertising Greystripe knows that. Hence they’ve prepared October 2008 Consumer Insights Report, which serves as a “quarterly update to answer the demographic questions advertisers may have,” delivering such information to advertisers as demographics, click-through rates and “exclusive iPhone statistics.” With the addition of the iPhone…
Spb Online Games packs four online games for 15 bucks
Spb Software has recently released a new product called Spb Online Games. Originally, part of Spb Online, the new application is actually a collection of four instant online games, supplemented with an online chat service. Spb Online Games packs two versions of Checkers, Hexagon, or Reversi allowing people from all around the world to play…