If you ask me, there’s nothing better than a good World War II game. I know the current trend in gaming is for games to take place in a modern war setting, but there’s something about a good M1 Garand that gets me excited. With that said, I was excited to hear Gameloft has released…
Research: Nokia Losing Marketshare, RIM holds Number Two Smartphone Rank in 2009
Gartner has just published the results of some of their latest research regarding the performance of the world’s big-name cell phone manufacturers and platforms over 2009, and hints at where we’re headed next. Android, iPhone, and to a lesser extent, BlackBerry, are poisoned for substantial growth, while Nokia (though still the world leader), Sony Ericsson,…
Street Fighter IV for iPhone Releasing in March for $10; Eight Characters Available
Last week’s reveal of Street Fighter IV for the iPhone has got the iPhone gaming scene, if I could use my early 1800s slang, all in a tizzy. New details have emerged today regarding its date of release, pricing, and number of characters available. So, let’s get to the goods! Street Fighter IV for iPhone…
Popular iPhone game maker ngmoco raises $25 million, acquires Freeverse
ngmoco, the mobile gaming company that was founded by the former EA Games’ executive – Neil Young, announced that it has raised a $25 million series C round and acquired one of the rivals – Freeverse. Institutional Venture Partners led the round, which also saw existing shareholders — Kleiner Perkins, Norwest Venture Partners and Maples…
Apple to bring iPhone OS to other devices?
Hear that? What that could mean? Honestly, we’ve no idea, but we do know Apple has a job posting for a position that could help the company do just that. Here’s an excerpt from the post: The Core Platform team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead…
Pastefire iPhone app updated with push notifications
Pastefire, the iPhone application that acts as an “action oriented desktop-to-iPhone pasteboard utility” has been updated recently and now runs in version 1.1.1. The main new thing in this release is support for push notifications, which were brought on to the platform with iPhone OS 3.0 (hence one wonders why Pastefire hasn’t supported the feature…
International Mobile Gaming Awards clearly show Apple’s dominance in the pocket gaming arena
have been recently announced and we’re bringing you the list of all games across categories that scored top IMGA points: Best Casual Game – Wire Way, KONAMI Digital Entertainment Best Real World Game – Ulrike and Eamon Complaint, Blast Theory (United Kingdom) Excellence in Design – Ancient Frog Jr., James Brown (New Zealand) Excellence in…
Daimler’s Smart Drive kit for iPhone hitting the market in Q2 2010
Daimler’s Smart Drive kit for the iPhone will be launched in the second quarter of 2010, the company announced. The kit is a hardware-software combo made to bring “all the features needed on the road.” This includes your music library, access to contacts, Internet radio, phone functions, and maps with POI data coming from Microsoft…
Houston, we have a NASA Lunar Rover iPhone app
It was really only a matter of time before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration go on board the good ship iPhone. Today, NASA is giving iPhone users a chance to pilot a Lunar Electric Rover across a virtual lunar landscape. You’re probably never going to get a chance to man the controls of a…
Stinger Table Hockey Now Available in the App Store
I told you about this one just a little while ago… and as expected, Stinger Table Hockey has arrived in the App Store! Get out your iPhone and iPod Touch for some realistic ‘bubble hockey’ action! After having played the game a few times now I can tell you one thing… it’s TOUGH. To move…