Dec

17

Konami is Getting Serious About iPhone Gaming

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December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do the names Metal Gear Solid or Dance Dance Revolution mean anything to you?  What about Silent Hill?  These are big name titles on a big name system by a big name company.  Could the Apple iPhone be that Tempting?  Apparently.
Konami has announced that those games, plus frogger will soon be available for the iPhone [...]

Dec

11

Sim City iPhone is On Its Way

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December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Any self-respecting video game player, hobbyist, or computer user over 25 knows about the Sim City Series.  You know, those are the games where control freaks like myself can build and destroy empires.  With Sim City, ordinary folks can be as capricious and whimsical as the gods. Now, EA is putting that power at your [...]

Dec

7

Could this Be the New Mac Mini Someday?

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December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ars Technica has released information on a hidden framework tucked inside of the latest iPhone 2.2 SDK.  Apparently, using the right application hooks, you can push iPhone application output to a television instead of the iPhone screen.  Here is a video documenting their successes with Moto Chaser:


Now, follow me here.  [...]

Jun

13

iPhone Application Costs on Target

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June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I asked what you were willing to pay for an iPhone application.
Well, an industry insider, Gene Munster, had the same question.  He did some digging at WWDC and found the following:

The average price for an iPhone app is $2.29.
71% of iPhone apps will be free.
50% of developers plan to write iPhone/iPod [...]

May

21

Web App Wednesday - Gravity Swarm

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May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am not a “gamer” per se.  I do enjoy a bit of mindless distraction now and then however.  It is for that reason that the iPhone is a great gaming device for me.  Technically, that makes me a casual gamer, and this weeks Web App, Gravity Swarm, is a great casual game.
Gravity Swarm is [...]

Apr

11

Gaming on the iPhone - a Real Possibility

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April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

If you haven’t seen this video, it is real, and it is pretty amazing:


This video comes from a developer called HermitWorks.  They have (obviously) already ported Quake 3 to the iPhone, and they are currently working on Space Trader as well as an original title called Quest which will be [...]

Mar

23

Is the iPhone the Next Gaming Platform?

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March 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

Have you heard of the N-Gage?  It is / was a Nokia platform telephone that was designed to play video games.  What about the PSP, have you heard of that?  It is a gaming hand held that now makes Skype telephone calls. Is the iPhone the next cross-over telephone gaming device?
Roughly Drafted Magazine has writen [...]

Mar

12

Web App Wednesday

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March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

Everyone likes games right?  If not, then the overwhelming support of games on the iPhone platform is a bit misguided.  Well, if you cannot wait until the aplications start flowing and iPhone 2.0 hits, then here is a little jewel to help pass your time.
Game producer and publisher PopCap games has created a version of [...]

Mar

11

iPhone Games Are-A-Comin’

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March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

For those of you who voted for games as the number one requested iPhone application, there is good news. 
Michael Guillemot, CEO of Gameloft, has  promised that his company will produce no less than 15 titles for the iPhone this year.  Sounds great you say.  15 games is a lot you say.  Well, Gameloft happens to [...]