The iPhone as a gaming platform. It’s inevitable. And, with the AppStore launching in a couple short months, the success of mobile games on the iPhone will be largely left to how much gaming development is available for the iPhone. One of the few games demonstrated at the iPhone SDK launch was Spore. But, games…
Nokia launches Mobile Games Innovation Challenge
Nokia has recently launched Mobile Games Innovation Challenge with 70,000 EUR in prizes, designed to “encourage development of innovative game concepts with the power to positively disrupt the global mobile gaming industry and to help propel mobile gaming with handheld devices into a new and exciting future.” Nokia Publishing is sponsoring the contest and they’re…
Dope Wars goes native on iPhone!
Who can wait for the iPhone firmware 2.0 to get some native action. Jailbreak your phone now and get all the apps you wanted, games included. The popular turn-based strategy game Dope Wars is hitting iPhone, big time. The native version called “iDope” is already available through Installer.app, allowing you to “enjoy the life” of…
Prison Break mobile game coming in June, first screenshots are here
Back in January, we talked about Vivendi’s plans to release a mobile game based on the popular TV series Prison Break. The game is scheduled for June release and while you’re waiting, we got new bits of information and first screenshots to help you along the way… The game finds you in the midst of…
Almost here: Ferrari World Championship mobile game first screenshots
Recently, we posted about Gameloft’s licencing deal with Ferrari. The mobile game developer is faster than we expected, and we have first screenshots to prove that. Ferrari World Championship finds you racing in Formula 1 either as Kimi Raikkonen or Felipe Massa, and it’s your “job” to win the World Championship or just race for…
EA releases 5 new games for Mobile
EA Mobile has announced availability of five new titles for Mobile devices. They are: The Sims 2 Castaway The Sims Pool Monopoly Here & Now Yahtzee Adventures Merv Griffin’s Crosswords Granted, this isn’t the most exciting of news, so I moseyed on over to the EA Mobile site to take a look around. It brought…
THQ Wireless’ Worms 2008: A Space Oddity coming in June
Don’t know about you, but I really, really enjoy playing Worms. That’s why I was delighted to learn THQ Wireless will mobilize the latest sequel, Worms 2008: A Space Oddity, this summer. According to the game publisher, Worms 2008 retains all the familiar gameplay and unique sense of humour. However, the game will “showcase a…
Guitar Hero III coming to Windows Mobile soon
That’s right! Guitar Hero III fans with Windows Mobile smartphones are just a stone’s throw away from rocking out to the solo-riffs of their favorite rockstars whenever they please. lokeuei over at Backstage at MED has dropped the Guitar Hero 3 bomb on faux-rock fans. Magmic is preparing the launch the GH3 gaming title on…
Wolfenstein 3D goes Symbian
Ehh, Wolfenstein. Do you remember those days? I never enjoyed Doom as much as Wolfenstein. Then came Spear of Destiny, bringing nothing but new levels “on the table.” Back then, I didn’t mind that and after completing the first part I did the same with the sequel. And now I’m glad to report that Wolfenstein…
M:Metrics : Mobile Games Data
When the VP of Corporate Communications from a company like M:Metrics contacts you, you know you should take a look at what they have to say – that is exactly what has happened in this case! M: Metrics have some interesting data on Mobile Gaming as a whole, contextualised by the recent “launch” of N-Gage…