Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

Ex Rockstar Devs Start iPhone Studio Double 11

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Two former senior developers from Rockstar Leeds (Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar) have announced their plans for (yet another) iPhone focused studio under the name of Double 11.

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O’Reilly Identifies Most Efficient iPhone Dev’s

February 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

O’Reilly has compiled a few lists that identify the most effective developers on the App Store. The company shrunk it’s selection to only those who had 10 or more releases in the past 12 months.

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Apple Starts Blocking Jailbreakers

February 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems Apple has started to lock-out jailbreakers from the App Store. We received a screenshot and statements by e-mail from the community detailing the lock-out.

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THQ Aims for Digital Distribution

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: PSP Minis, Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Though THQ used to own a lot of shelfspace all over the world, this might change soon as the company has announced to focus themselves more and more on digital distribution.

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Think Services: iPhone Dominates Over Wii Development

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Think Services has interviewed 800 game developers in the US and found out that the iPhone was becoming more and more popular while many are considering to abandon Nintendo’s Wii.

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Apogee Heads for the App Store as well

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apogee will see a real 90’s PC classic return on Apple’s App Store. In close cooperation with developing company Mobila, the company worked on the revival of ‘Rise of the Triad’.

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AppFund for iPad

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Kevin Wendle (CNET) and Daniel Klaus (Fabric Group) are looking to invest in iPad developers with fresh ideas. These AppFund investors are willing to spend up to $ 500.000 on them.

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Glu Tests Augmented Reality Gaming

February 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Location Based Gaming, Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With their latest release, Glu is putting Augmented Reality to the test. In their adventure game ‘1000: Find ‘Em All’, players are challenged to find virtual objects in a real world game.

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iTunes Preview Also for Apps

February 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

From now on, consumers can check iPhone apps from the comfort of their browsers. Apple has upgraded their iTunes Preview system to support this type of content viewing.