Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Developer Reports 96% Piracy on iPhone Game

July 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Developer Bram Stolk has posted a story on his blog about the amount of piracy he encountered on his iPhone game. About 96% of the players didn't take the effort to buy his $1.99 game.

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Fishlabs Shares iPhone OS Demographics

July 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Recently, Fishlabs released their Barclaycard Waterslide Extreme advertgame on the Ap Store. Within the first 5 days, the game was downloaded 2 million times and the company gathered some interesting demographics from it.

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Agon Passes 200 Developers

July 22nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 5 Comments »

Agon, an iPhone community we haven't discussed before, has announced that the company has 200 developers signed up and sees Agon powered games launching on a regular basis.

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King.Com Goes iPhone

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Another online gaming giant has announced it's plans to start publishing it's games on Apple's iPhone OS. King.com has announced that their first mobile game, Amazon Survival, is now available.

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Push Problems for Jailbroken iPhones

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

In a new offensive to halt jailbroken iPhones, Apple is now blocking push notifications for jailbroken iPhones that are not being used on their original networks.

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EA Intensifies 99

July 13th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

EA Mobile has set up a new iPhone development unit called 8lb. The team is dedicated to creating cheap, indy-style mobile games for Apple's App Store in the much fought over 99

App Store’s 99ct Games, the Details

July 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Our friends over at Pocket Gamer have dug into what some refer as the 99 cents drama of the App Store. Their research shows some interesting findings like the fact that the second most popular price point is $ 4.99.

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App Store Turns 1

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

Apple has a lot to celebrate this Saturday as it's successful App Store turns one. To celebrate, the company has put a special 'our favourite games' selection online.