Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Apple Limits Distribution and Development Freedom

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

As a direct result of alternative stores that sell apps for the iPhone, Apple has started to re-align its developer program licensing agreement with their development community.

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Comscore Highlights Top Apps

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

Comscore released some interesting news today about the penetration rate of the most popular mobile games for the App Store. Did you know TapTapRevenge is downloaded by 1 out of 3 mobile gamers?

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Zed Launches First iPhone Games

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Zed announced it’s focus on iPhone development by the release of Bubble Boom and Carnival Hammer. The developer/publisher/distributor expects to release a lot more iPhone games along 2009.

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Nintendo Starts Chasing 1UP for Game&Watch

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

1Up has been known for releasing perfect clones of Nintendo’s Game & Watch collection. After months of generating sales, Nintendo has finally sent the company a cease and desist order to stop selling the titles.

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GDC: Nintendo Talks iPhone

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following the story we launched earlier today in which Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime is bashing the console competition, he also has taken a shot at bashing the iPhone development community at Venturebeat.

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CTIA: AppsWeLike, a. app Recommendation Engine

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Over at CTIA, a company called Mobui is launching AppWeLike.com, a service that allows mobile game and application developers to suggest other great games and applications from within theirs.

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Apple Features IGF Finalists

March 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Is Apple quick by acting on current events, or was this planned for a long time? Many questions arise around the massive success of iPhone titles at the IGF awards earlier this week. Yet, the lucky winners are getting a royal treatment from Apple.

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iPhoneOS v3.0 Presented to the Press

March 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple has revealed iPhone OS v3.0 to the US press today. We checked numerous sources and compiled the items that are important to the mobile game development community.

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App Store Ratings by Version

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

As consumers are getting more aware of quality ratings in the App Store, Apple has yet added another new version which improves consumer information on the quality of the mobile games.

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Apple and Operators Prepare for new iPhone (Firmware)

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

Everything seems to point to a new iPhone that will arrive somewhere this summer. This rumour is not only supported by operators that are dropping the price on the iPhone 3G, but also because Apple is launching iPhone firmware v3.0.