Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Ngmoco’s Yu on Piracy, Transactions and More

October 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Gamasutra visited the GDC in China and reported on a keynote from ngmoco VP Alan Yu. He talked about topics like piracy, transactions and their social function.

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BulkPix into Publishing, Bonds Journalists Directly

October 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following another three day trip to the Pixalon Office in Prague, I returned today to find a very interesting press release from BulkyPix in which they announce to have become an iPhone publisher like many others.

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NimbleBit Launches App Classics

October 9th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems app discovery on iTunes is getting another push from Indie games developer NimbleBit. The games studio launched App Classics, a portal that tracks app popularity and interprets it in it's own way.

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JeePee Banned from App Store

October 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Another interesting bit of news reached us when we heard the JeePee app has been removed from the App Store. The app was mocking the Dutch minister president Jan Peter Balkenende.

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Edge is Back

October 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Yesterday, Mobigame sent out a notice that their Edge game is back on all App Stores. Due to trademark issues with Tim Langdell, the game was unavailable in some markets for some time.

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Dr. Digs Brings Adult Games to the iPhone

October 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Adult Games, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Earlier this week, we received an e-mail from 'Dr. Digs' about his latest adult mobile game that targets the iPhone demographic. Just like various casino's, he uses the Safari browser to avoid being turned down by Apple.

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GpsAssasin is Playing the App Store

October 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The developer, Side Hobby, behind gpsAssasins has figured out a new trick to score well on Apple's App Store. It is now rewarding consumers for leaving a 5-star review.

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Slide To Play Teams up With Gamespot

October 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Remember the good old Gamespot Mobile part from a few years back? It was coming from the acquired Wgamer site that involved reviewer Steve Palley. Now, he made a new deal with them based on his site Slide to Play.

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Adobe: Flash on iPhone is Possible… Now!

October 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: iOS | 2 Comments »

It seems Adobe has finally given up on getting Flash embedded on Apple's iPhone OS. Instead, they now do something we saw others do earlier to get Flash apps installable on Symbian… They wrap them!

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Fun And Mobile Starts iPhone Development

October 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Polish developer Fun And Mobile is celebrating their first iPhone release. With the release, the developer is proud to have added a new development platform to their growing portfolio.