In: Gaming News|Indie|iPhone
27 Apr 2010Following a semi-depressing seasonal lull in truly outstanding iPhone games, it appears that the indie dev community is starting to make a springtime comeback. Case in point: Kometen, the first iPhone game from Erik Svedäng, creator of Indie Games Fest 2009 grand prize winner Blueberry Garden (available on Steam here). Not a terrible amount is [...]
In: Apple|Gaming News|iPhone
10 Feb 2010Two companies have announced new iPhone releases of old games. First, Pocket Gamer reports that Cobra Command developer Revolutionary Concepts will release another Data East classic, Karate Champ, on iPhone and iPod touch. The port will feature Bluetooth and local wi-fi two-player, and will simulate the original dual-joystick interface of the arcade game. In addition, [...]
In: Apple|Gaming News|iPhone
28 Jan 2010We told you about our experience with the just-announced Apple iPad yesterday; this morning, we’ll show you, by way of the above video. You’ll note that both Need for Speed Shift and NOVA are the same non-iPad versions available on the App Store today – the enhanced versions shown during the keynote are works-in-progress and [...]
In: Casual|Gaming News|iPhone
26 Dec 2009Scott Miller, the 3D Realms cofounder who came out looking somewhat better than eternally dithering partner George Broussard in Wired’s recent profile of Duke Nukem Forever, claims that “numerous other Duke games” are in development, some meant for casual gaming. Miller, quoted in the “first printed issue of Gamesauce,” says “the next few years should [...]
In: Gaming News|iPhone
22 Dec 2009A writer from AnandTech got a look at Epic Games‘ Unreal Engine 3 working on the newest iPod Touch. It’s an impressive feat even if there are some asterisks. The Unreal Engine 3 will only run on third-generation iPod Touches and the iPhone 3GS, and the demo being shown is not a fully-operable game, just [...]
In: Culture|Gaming News|iPhone
29 May 2009Game developer Mark Cooke did just that — all for Pecha Kucha in Tokyo. For those who aren’t hip to Pecha Kucha, people give presentations. Twenty slides at twenty seconds. The embedded video is a screencast of Mark’s presentation. Check out the actual presentation here, complete with crummy sound quality. Mark goes through and talks [...]
In: Gaming News|iPhone|Technology
27 May 2009Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicted today not just a coming generation of consoles and a gaming revolution in set-top boxes, but a bigger gaming play by Apple than just the iPhone. Yves Guillemot crossed his name off the list of people who have yet to predict that Apple will become a bigger player in gaming [...]
In: Gaming News|iPhone|Microsoft|Technology
27 May 2009Well, as repeatedly predicted on here, we have the Zune to take on the world. And they haven’t put a phone in it! Features: Wi Fi internet access. Widescreen multitouch OLED screen (nicer display technology). HD Radio. Video and music playback. USA market only. Uses Xbox Live. Downloadable games. Web browser based on Internet Explorer. [...]
In: Gaming News|iPhone|Music
22 May 2009So iPhone games have, to date, been largely disappointing. Let’s forget iPhone games for a minute, then, at look at an iPhone synth that lets you create your own 8-bit soundtracks. This is 8bitone, by Japanese devs Yudo, and it lets you arrange your own chiptune soundtracks on the fly. It’s not a professional solution, [...]